Fighters Detained In Nablus Go On Hunger Strike
A number of Palestinian resistance fighter, detained by the Palestinian Authority at the Jneid prison in the northern West Bank city of Nablus, went on hunger strike four days ago…
The Artery Of Life Expected in Gaza in Mid-December
The Artery of Life 3 humanitarian convoy, led by member of parliament in the British House of Commons, George Galloway, is expected in the Gaza Strip in mid-December, as part…
Israel To Release 980 Palestinian Detainees For Shalit
Israel decided to release 450 Palestinian detainees as part of a prisoner-swap deal to secure the release of the captured soldier, Gilad Shalit, and would also release additional 550 detainees…
Israeli Navy Shells Palestinian Fishing Boats
The Israeli Navy fired several shelled at a number of Palestinian fishing boats near the Al Shudaniyya shore, north west of Gaza City. No injuries were reported in the shelling.…
Israeli Navy Shells Palestinian Fishing Boats
The Israeli Navy fired several shelled at a number of Palestinian fishing boats near the Al Shudaniyya shore, north west of Gaza City. No injuries were reported in the shelling.57245…
Israeli army admits that hundreds of soldiers can’t speak Hebrew
The Israeli military’s Education Corps admitted Saturday that hundreds of new immigrants to Israel are allowed to serve in combat units in the Israeli occupying forces in the West Bank…
Likud Fundamentalists Protest Netanyahu, Obama
Some 200 Likud party members protested on Saturday evening against the decision of Likud leader, Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, to temporarily freeze settlement activities in the occupied territories. They…
Jordan: “Settlement Freeze Must Include Jerusalem”
Jordan’s Foreign Minister, Nasser Joudah , stated Saturday that the Israeli declaration of a temporary freeze of settlement activities, excluding in Jerusalem, is an insufficient step that does not help…
Palestinian Authority in West Bank shuts down radio station after Israel claims interference
The Palestinian Authority in the West Bank, led by Mahmoud Abbas of the Fateh party, shut down a radio station on Friday that Israel claimed was causing interference to air…
East Jerusalem protest brings together Israeli, Palestinian peace activists
On Friday afternoon, around 70 Israeli and Palestinian peace activists gathered in Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood to protest a court order that denies Palestinian owners the right to remain in their…
Ala’ Jaradat of Addameer on Palestinian prisoners
This is a one-hour audio interview with Ala’ Jaradat about the conditions facing Palestinian political detainees – including family visitation, administrative detention, imprisoned children and women, and mothers whose children…
PCHR Weekly Report: 9 Palestinians injured by Israeli forces this week
According to the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights’ Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, during the week of 19-24 Nov. 2009, 9 Palestinian civilians,…
Israeli forces racially profile, deny entry to former Black Panther leader from US
Dhoruba bin Wahad was a political prisoner in the US for 19 years – 7 of those years in solitary confinement. In 1990, he was cleared of all charges when…
This Week in Palestine -Week 48 2009
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Nil’in: dozens suffer tear gas inhalation during the weekly protest
The villagers of Nil’in, central West Bank, along with their international supporters staged their weekly protest on Friday. Villagers along with their international supporters conducted the midday prayers at the…
The Israeli military attacks Bil’in’s weekly protest
The international day for solidarity with the Palestinian People in the Palestinian Eid holiday, dozens suffered teargas inhalation in Bili’n’s weekly protest. Under the slogan, “Towards a Palestine free from…
Army Closes Huwwara Roadblock Due To Settlers’ Protest
Israeli soldiers closed on Thursday evening Huwwara roadblock, leading to the northern West Bank city of Nablus, as fundamental settlers held a protest for more than two hours demanding to…
Israel Pardons Dozens Of Fighters, Some Partially
Palestinian sources reported Friday that Israel decided to pardon dozens of Palestinian fighters of Fateh’s armed wing, in the occupied West Bank, including senior fighters who were targeted for assassinations.…
Palestine Today 112609
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Gaza based Resistance groups fire home made shells into the Negev
Palestinian resistance fighters fired on Thursday five home made shells from Gaza at the Negev region, southern Israel. Israeli sources reported that the shells landed in open area causing no…
Settlers take over 10 Acers of farm lands owned by Palestinian farmers in northern W.B
Israeli settlers took over on Thursday 10 Acers of lands owned by Palestinian farmers from Yannon village, northern West Bank. Villagers said that settlers invaded the village then took over…
Israeli soldiers kill a Palestinian man after stabbing two settlers
A Palestinian man was shot and killed on Thursday evening by an Israeli soldier after he stabbed two Israeli settlers in southern West Bank. Israeli media said that attack took…
U.S Asked Israel To Release 1000 Fateh Detainees
Avigdor Lieberman, Israel’s Foreign Minister, head of the Yisrael Beiteinu fundamentalist party, stated that the United States asked Israel to release 1000 detainees of the Fateh movement, headed by Mahmoud…
Freeze Not Cease
Several fundamental Israeli ministers slammed Netanyahu’s temporary settlement freeze proposal, which was approved by his cabinet, and said that “that this issue a submission to the Palestinian demands”. OSCAILTIMAGE(attachments/nov2009/netanyahu_isrflag_3.jpeg 300…
Netanyahu Announces 10 Months Settlement Freeze
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that his government has decided on a 10-month freeze of construction in West Bank settlements, The temporary 10 months freeze will not include settlements…
Palestine Today 112509
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The Israeli military kidnaps six Palestinians from the West Bank
The Israeli military kidnapped on Wednesday six Palestinian civilians during pre dawn invasions targeting a number of west Bank communities. Local sources announced that the invasions targeted the southern West…
Israeli troops and police attack a Palestinian village and remove electricity pylons
Israeli military and police forces attacked on Wednesday afternoon the village of Towani southern West Bank. Around 50 soldiers and police officers surrounded the village decelerated it a close military…
American Diplomats Touring Israeli Settlements
American diplomats are touring Israeli settlements in the occupied territories to gather information and meet settlement mayors and settlers. OSCAILTIMAGE(attachments/nov2009/us_isr_settlement2.jpg 300 0) Image Caption Goes Here American diplomats are touring…
Detainee To Be Allowed To Receive Medical Treatment Abroad, Won’t Be Allowed Back
Palestinian sources reported Wednesday that the Israeli Authorities decided to release detainee Akram Oneiter, 25, who will be receiving urgent medical treatment abroad under the condition that he does not…
UN Slams Israel’s Plan To Expand Gilo Settlement
The United Nations slammed an Israeli plan to expand the Gilo illegal Israeli settlement in East Jerusalem and considered it as another obstacle to the already stalled peace process. OSCAILTIMAGE(attachments/nov2009/un_1.jpg…
Abbas: “Obama Is Doing Nothing To Advance Peace”
Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, stated that U.S. President, Barack Obama is, so far, doing nothing to facilitate the peace process, and added that he hopes Obama will be playing an…
Abbas: “Obama Is Doing Nothing To Advance Peace”
Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, stated that U.S. President, Barack Obama is, so far, doing nothing to facilitate the peace process, and added that he hopes Obama will be playing an…
Palestine Today 112409
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The Israeli military kidnaps eight civilians from the West Bank
The Israeli military kidnapped on Tuesday at dawn eight Palestinian civilians during pre dawn invasions targeting a number of west Bank communities. According to local sources Israeli troops searched and…
Israel Bans Senior P.A Official From Al Aqsa For Six Months
The Israeli Authorities decided to ban Fateh official, Hatem Abdul-Qader, from the Al Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem for six months. The official said he will not respect the decision as…
Three Palestinians Wounded In An Israeli Air Strike In Rafah
Palestinian medical sources reported on Tuesday morning that three Palestinians suffered mild-to-moderate wounds after the Israeli Air Force shelled the ‘Tunnels Area’ in Rafah, in the southern part of the…
Two Qassam Fighters Killed In Gaza
The Al Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, reported that two of its fighters were killed on Tuesday at dawn in an explosion that took place in a home…
Israeli TV: “Israel Agees To Freeze Settlements For 10 Months”
The Israeli TV, Channel One, reported on Monday at night that Israel agreed to freeze all settlement activities, except in Jerusalem, for 10 months. The TV added that Israeli Prime…
Shalom: “Israel Will Not Free Barghouthi, Saadat”
Visiting London, Israeli deputy Prime Minister, Silvan Shalom, stated that Israel will not release Fateh leader, Marwan Barghouthi, and Secretary-general of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, Ahmad…
Netanyahu: “No Prisoner-swap Deal Reached Yet”
Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, stated Monday that efforts are being conducted to the release of the captured soldier, Gilad Shalit, but so far no deal was reached, and that…
Netanyahu: “No Prisoner-swap Deal Reached Yet”
Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, stated Monday that efforts are being conducted to the release of the captured soldier, Gilad Shalit, but so far no deal was reached, and that…
Abbas: “Palestinians Will Not Start A New Intifada”
Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, stated Monday that the Palestinians will not start a new Intifada despite the fact that they are disappointed by the stalled the peace process, sponsored by…
Palestine Today 112309
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The Israeli military kidnaps two civilians during a number of invasions in the West Bank
Two Palestinian civilians were kidnapped on Monday at dawn by Israeli troops during military invasions targeting a number of West Bank communities. Local sources reported invasions targeting the northern west…
Israeli settlers attack Palestinian vehicles in northern West Bank
A Group of 20 Israeli settlers hurled stones, on Monday afternoon, at Palestinian vehicles driving at road near the northern west Bank city of Nablus. Local Palestinian sources said that…
The Israeli military hands out 25 evection orders to Palestinian families near Jerusalem
25 Palestinians families living near Jerusalem city received on Monday at dawn evection orders from the Israeli military. Local sources said that the eviction orders targeted homes located at Siramis,…
More Than 370 Children Currently Imprisoned By Israel
Riyadh Al Ashqar, head of the media department at the Palestinian Ministry of Detainees in Gaza, stated that Israel is currently holding captive more than 370 child detainees under the…
Blind Detainee Moved To Interrogation
The Media Committee of Hamas political prisoners stated that detainee Ebada Bilal, 30, from the northern West Bank city was moved last week to Petah Tikva Israeli interrogation facility and…
Israel Renews Administrative Detention Against Member Of Nablus City Council
The Tadamun (Solidarity) human rights institution reported that the Israeli Prison Authorities renewed the administrative detention against member of Nablus City Council, Dr. Majida Fidda, for additional three months without…
Dweik: “Efforts Ongoing To Achieve Reconciliation”
Head of the Palestinian Legislative Council, Dr. Aziz Dweik, stated that efforts are ongoing to achieve national reconciliation, and added that he is still in contact with President Mahmoud Abbas…
Shalit deal could reached Friday
Moneer Mansour, head of the Friends of the Palestinian Detainee Society, stated that a prisoner-swap deal between Israel and Hamas could be executed on the eve of the Al Adha…
Resistance In Gaza: “We Did Not Agree With Hamas To Halt The Firing Of Homemade Shells”
The National Resistance Brigades, the armed wing of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine, and the Al Aqsa brigades, the armed wing of Fateh, said in separate press…
Palestine’s right to statehood
With the Palestinian authorities in Ramallah seeking recognition of a Palestinian state through the United Nations, we must consider what this means both to Palestinians and to the rest of…
Israeli legislators plan commemoration of Jewish terrorist Meir Kahane
Israeli Knesset (Parliament) Member Michael Ben-Ari is organizing, with other legislators and supporters, a commemoration this month of the death of Rabbi Meir Kahane, whose organization, Kach, was declared a…
After ceasefire declaration by Hamas, Israel launches air strikes in Gaza
Early Sunday morning, the Israeli airforce launched a series of missiles into the central, northern and southern Gaza Strip, wounding seven Palestinians. The air strikes follow a Saturday night declaration…
Hamas Convinces Armed Factions To Halt Homemade Shelling
Fathi Hammad, Hamas’ interior minister, announced Saturday that Hamas had convinced all the armed factions in Gaza to cease any firing of homemade shells across the border from Gaza into…
P.A To Move Four Main Files To The United Nations
The Palestinian Authority in the West Bank decided to move to the UN four main files, regarding borders, the Wall, the Palestinians state and the illegal weapons used by Israel…
Troops Kidnap Five Palestinian Security Officers In Salfit
Israeli soldiers kidnapped on Friday morning five Palestinian security officers near the West Bank city of Salfit. Israel confirmed the arrests but did not provide details on the circumstances. The…
Barhoum: “Hamas Will Not Negotiate With The Occupation”
Hamas spokesperson, Fawzi Barhoum, stated on Friday evening that his movement will not negotiate with the Israeli occupation, as such negotiations give the occupier legitimacy to continue the violations.Barhoum added…
Troops Attack Ni’lin Weekly Nonviolent Protest
A Palestinian villager from Ni’lin village, near Ramallah, was injured, and several protesters suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation after the Israeli soldiers attacked the weekly nonviolent protest against…
Palestinian Child Wounded After Being Rammed By A Setter’s Vehicle
The Palestinian Police in Nablus reported on Friday evening that a 9-year old child was wounded after being rammed by a setter’s vehicle close to Za’tara junction, near the northern…
This Week in Palestine -Week 47 2009
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Dozens suffered tear gas inhalation at the weekly demonstration in Bil’in
Residents of Bil’in village, central West Bank, gathered in a demonstration today, commemorating the 21st anniversary of the Declaration of Independence and condemning the ongoing expansion of illegal Israeli settlements.…
Villagers near Bethlehem stage a protest against the Israeli wall
Villagers from Al Ma’sara, southern West Bank, along with their international and Israeli supporters staged a protest against the Israeli wall on Friday. Israeli troops spread barb wire across the…
Palestinian Ministry of Prisoners’ affairs: Israeli army kidnapped 6200 children since 2000
An official report, received by Arab League from the minister of prisoners’ affairs in the Palestinian Authority (Ramallah), revealed that the Israeli occupation forces have kidnapped about 6,200 Palestinian children…
Palestinian Ministry Of Prisoners’ Affairs: Israeli Army Kidnapped 6200 Children Since 2000
An official report, received by Arab League from the minister of prisoners’ affairs in the Palestinian Authority (Ramallah), revealed that the Israeli occupation forces have kidnapped about 6,200 Palestinian children…
Israel Planning Seven Settlement Neighborhoods in Jerusalem
The Al Quds Media Center reported that the Israeli government, headed by Benjamin Netanyahu, is planning to build seven large settlements neighborhoods in East Jerusalem.The center added that the Israeli…
Netanyahu: “I Want A Permanent Peace Deal”
The Jerusalem Post Israeli newspaper reported that Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, stated during internal government discussions that ‘if there is a courageous Palestinian leadership’ he would be interested in…
PCHR Weekly Report: 1 child killed, 6 civilians wounded by Israeli forces this week
In its weekly report on Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, during the week of 12-18 Nov. 2009, a Palestinian child was killed by Israeli forces in…
Hamas Will Not Sign Egyptian Unity Document
Member of Hamas’ Political Bureau, Mohammad Nassr, said that the movement will not sign the Egyptian Unity deal for Palestinian reconciliation, and added that Hamas wants to achieve unity based…
Dr. Tibi: “Jerusalem Municipality Planning Additional 15.000 Units For Settlers”
Arab member of Knesset, Dr. Ahmad Tibi, stated Thursday that the Jerusalem municipality is planning to construct additional 15.000 housing units for Jewish settlers in East Jerusalem. In an interview…
Palestine Today 111909
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The Israeli military kidnapped two civilians from Hebron city
The Israeli military kidnapped on Thursday two Palestinian civilians during home searches in Hebron city. Local sources reported that Israeli troops searched and ransacked two homes in Hebron city then…
An Israeli man stabs a Palestinian in east Jerusalem
A Palestinian man sustained moderate wounds on Thursday afternoon as an Israeli man stabbed him in Jerusalem. According to the Israeli police report the Israeli man escaped the scene and…
A number of Israeli air raids at targets in the Gaza strip leave three injured
Three Palestinians were injured on Thursday at dawn when Israeli jetfighters attacked a number of targets at several locations in the Gaza Strip. The first raid targeted the southern Gaza…
Cats Are Illegal; A Potential Terrorist Threat
The Israeli Prison Administration at the infamous Negev detention camp decided to banish and punish wild cats for befriending Palestinian political prisoners and providing them with light services. It seems…
Israel To Construct New Neighborhood In Nof Zion Illegal Settlement
Regardless of the statements of U.S President, Barack Obama, slamming Israel decision to construct 900 units in Gilo illegal settlement, the Israeli government decided to implement a plan to construct…
Kouchner Claims Gilo Settlement Expansion Would Not Hinder Peace
French Foreign Minister, Bernard Kouchner, claimed Wednesday that the Israeli plan to construct hundreds of homes in Gilo settlement, near Bethlehem, would not hinder the peace process. He also expressed…
Beilin: “Temporary Freeze Of Settlements Could Lead To P.A Collapse”
Former head of the Meretz Israeli leftist party, Yossi Beilin, stated Wednesday that a temporary freeze of settlement construction could lead to the collapse of the Palestinian Authority (P.A). He…
Palestine Today 111809
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The Israeli military attacks a number of areas in the West Bank
The Israeli military invaded two different areas in the southern and central parts of the Gaza strip on Wednesday. On Wednesday afternoon, a number of tanks invaded Khuza’a town, in…
Palestinian Swine flu patient died in the West Bank, death toll reaches six
A Palestinian suffering from H1N1, also known as swine flu, died in the central West Bank city of Ramallah on Wednesday bringing the death toll to six since the virus…
Israel Demolishes Four Palestinian Homes And NGO Offices In East Jerusalem
The Israeli municipality demolished on Wednesday four Palestinian owned homes and offices of a local NGO in East Jerusalem. Seven Palestinians were wounded in Al Bustan neighborhood, when residents tried…
US Politician urges Americans to move to settlements in violation of international law
A Democratic State Assemblyman from New York is leading a mission of 50 US citizens through Israeli settlements in the West Bank, encouraging the US citizens to move to the…
US Politician urges Americans to move to settlements in violation of international law
A Democratic State Assemblyman from New York is leading a mission of 50 US citizens through Israeli settlements in the West Bank, encouraging the US citizens to move to the…
Israel approves 900 new homes in settlement; US ‘dismayed’
Israeli government officials gave the final approval on Tuesday to a plan that will expand the ‘Gilo’ settlement, near Bethlehem, by 900 units. Gilo, like all Israeli settlements constructed on…
Jewish Voice for Peace Protests AIPAC in Seattle
On Sunday November 15th, a group of Jewish activists held a protest using street theatre and a brass band to challenge a meeting of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee,…
Two Homes Demolished In Jerusalem
The Israeli Authorities demolished on Tuesday two Palestinians homes in Beit Hanin and in Wadi kadum, in East Jerusalem. The Beit Hanina house was home to five Palestinians for the…
U.S Asks Israel To Halt Construction In Gilo Settlement
Israeli sources reported Tuesday that the United States demanded Israel to halt the construction in Gilo settlement, built on Palestinian lands in between Jerusalem and Bethlehem. Israel considers Gilo as…
Palestine Today 111709
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Israeli setters attack international human rights workers in southern West Bank
A group of five Israeli settlers attacked on Tuesday two international volunteers at the village of Towani in the southern west Bank. The two are members of the Christian Peace…
Israeli tanks and bulldozers invade borders areas near Gaza City
A number of Israeli tanks and bulldozers invaded on Tuesday midday boarder area near Gaza City. Local Palestinian sources said that four bulldozers and six tanks rolled into Khaza town…
The Israeli military kidnaps five civilians from the West Bank
Five Palestinian civilians were kidnapped on Tuesday by Israeli troops during military invasions targeting a number of West Bank communities. Local Palestinian sources reported invasions to the cities of Ramallah,…
EU: It Is “premature” To Recognize A Palestinian State
The European Union’s Swedish presidency said Tuesday that it was ‘premature’ to recognize a Palestinian state, Reuters news agency reported.The comments came a few days after news about Palestinian leadership’s…
Hamas: “Declaring A Palestinian State Requires Voiding Oslo Deals”
Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, stated Monday that declaring a Palestinian State should not be conducted before ending the Israeli occupation, and that the statements of Dr. Saeb Erekat in this…
Report: 32 children killed in Gaza tunnels in last two years
A new report has found that thirty two children have died in the last two years in smuggling tunnels between the Gaza Strip and Egypt.The report, conducted by the Palestinian…
Thousands Protest Peres In Argentina
Thousands protested in front of the Argentinean Congress building in Buenos Aires against the visit of Israel’s President, Shimon Peres. The protested called Peres a murderer and a child killer,…
Lieberman: “P.A Asks Israel To Crush Hamas Then Complains To The International Community”
Israeli Foreign Minister of the Yisrael Beiteinu fundamental party, Avigdor Lieberman, stated Monday that the Palestinian Authority seeks Israel’s support in fighting and countering Hamas, and at the same time…
Israel Offers NIS 10 M. For Information About Shalit
Israeli sources reported that thousands of residents of the Gaza Strip receive daily calls from an Israeli organization offering 10 Million NIS for information on the whereabouts and the conditions…