Israeli Occupation Set Up Roadblocks In Jenin
The Israeli army erected, on Friday afternoon, a roadblock at the entrance of the town of ‘Aja, south of Jenin, and hindered the movement of palestinian citizens.Palestinian Security Sources reported…
Jimmy Carter Will Visit The Occupied Palestinian Territories, Beginning On Saturday
The trip will be the second collective visit by The Elders, a group of global leaders founded by Nelson Mandela, who are also going to travel to Egypt, Syria, Jordan…
Soldiers Install Roadblocks In Hebron
The Israeli soldiers installed, on Friday morning, several roadblocks at the main entrances leading to the southern West Bank city of Hebron, searched Palestinian vehicles and inspected the ID cards…
Israel Declares Bids For New Construction In Jerusalem
The Israeli Housing Ministry announced bids for the construction of 240 settlement units in occupied East Jerusalem. Israeli paper, Yedioth Aharonoth, reported Friday that the bids are for units in…
Settlers Attack Olive Pickers In Nablus
Israeli settlers attacked, on Friday morning, Palestinian olive pickers, and fired rounds of live ammunition at them, near the village of ‘Azmout, in the northern West Bank city of Nablus.Approximately…
Egypt Decides To Prevent A Number of Hamas Leaders From Crossing Through
The Egyptian Authorities informed a number of Hamas political leaders that they will not be allowed to cross into Egypt on their way for pilgrimage to Mecca. Hamas spokesperson, Dr.…
Gheit: ‘Arab nations may ask U.N. to recognize Palestinian state if settlements continue’
The Arab League’s monitoring committee decided last week to consider alternatives to negotiations On Friday, the Egyptian foreign Minister, Ahmed Aboul Gheit, said that Arab nations may seek recognition of…
Viva Palestina 5 Likely To Sail To Egypt Sunday
Zaher Beerawy, spokesperson of the Viva Palestina 5 solidarity convoy stated that the flotilla will likely leave the Syrian port of al-Lathiqiyya on Sunday instead of Friday, the originally planned…
PCHR Weekly Report: 2 Palestinians killed, 5 wounded by Israeli forces this week
In its Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory for the week of 07– 13 October 2010, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights found that…
P.A. Official: “Israel Changing Jerusalem’s Demography”
Ahmad Roweidy, head of the Jerusalem Unit at the Palestinian President’s office, stated that the Israeli government is escalating what he called “the demographic war” in Jerusalem in order to…
Abbas: “We Believe In A Two-State Solution”
Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas stated that the Palestinian Authority believes in a two-state solution that would ensure the establishment of an independent Palestinian State within the 1967 borders, and that…
Palestine Today 10 14 2010
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Gaza Government Demands Abed Rabbo’s Immediate Resignation
On Thursday, the Hamas-led government in Gaza, called for the resignation of a Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) official, Yasser Abed Rabbo, who was quoted in the press as agreeing to…
U.S. Supports The PLO’s Request To See A Map Of Israel’s Borders
With regard to PLO Secretary-General Yasser Abed Rabbo’s request to see a map of Israel’s borders, U.S. State Department Spokesman Phillip Crowley said it is a “perfectly legitimate question,’ and…
Israeli Troups Shoot a Palestinian Youth in Gaza Strip
A Palestinian youth was wounded, on Thursday afternoon, by Israeli soldiers near Beit Hanoun in the northern Gaza Strip.Medical sources reported that the youth, Yahia al-Za’anin, 17 years old, was…
Israeli Army Detains Journalists Helping with Harvest
Israeli army detained, on Thursday afternoon, a number of journalists who participated as volunteers in harvesting olives. Their work was organized by the Palestine Mininstry of Information in Kafir Kadom,…