International Day of Solidarity with Palestinians
Monday 29th November was marked as the world Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, with the Palestinian Authority appealing…
U.S. Students Group Calls to Boycott an Israeli Hummus Brand
A group of Princeton University students proposed a boycott of the Sabra hummus brand for its donations to the Israeli…
Abbas To UN: Settlements a ‘Time Bomb”
Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, stated during a UN Speech marking the International Day for Solidarity with the Palestinians, that Israel’s…
5 Palestinians Injured By Army Fire In Gaza
Five Palestinian workers were wounded, on Tuesday, in an area close to the border north of Gaza after the army…
Al-Maqdese Concludes Comprehensive Report On Israel’s Violations In Jerusalem
The al-Maqdese Society for Development concluded, recently, a comprehensive report on Israeli violations in occupied East Jerusalem, and revealed that…
Gendelman: “Israel Will Continue To Construct in Jerusalem”
“Jerusalem is the eternal capital of Israel, we will continue to build and no freeze order ever applies to the…
Palestine Today 11 29 2010
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Israel Tries to Improve Its International Image
The Israeli foreign ministry has called on 10 of its embassies in Europe to begin an advocacy campaign for Israel,…
A Palestinian Boy Arrested Near Hebron
On Sunday night, Israeli troops arrested a 17-year-old Palestinian boy in the village of Sair, near Hebron, after inspecting his…
Golan Leaders Disown Likud MK Ayyoub Qarra
During a meeting led by dozens of Druze figures in the occupied Golan Heights, social and religious leaders and residents…
Israeli-Palestine Holiday Tour, Without Showing the Conflict
The French tour company Voyageurs du Monde (World Travelers) has launched a new brochure to promote tourism in Israel and…
Fighters Fire Mortars At Invading Troops In Gaza
The al-Quds Brigades, the armed wing of Islamic Jihad, claimed responsibility on Monday morning for firing mortars at Israeli troops…
Hamas Prevents Two Fatah Leaders From Entering Gaza
The Palestinian Security Forces operating under the dissolved Hamas led government in the Gaza Strip, prevented, on Sunday, two Fatah…
Washington To PA; “Don’t Over React Over WikiLeaks Documents
After some documents regarding the U.S. Palestinian relations and alleged plans prepared by Washington to foil Palestinian reconciliation attempts, the…
Officer Who Shot American Activist In Her Eye Exonerated
The Israeli District Police in the Occupied West Bank exonerated an Israeli Army officer who shot an American peace activist…
Two Detainees In Israeli Prisons Start Hunger Strike
The Ahrar Center for Detainees’ Studies and Human Rights reported that Sheikh Jamal Abu Al Haija, 52, from the Jenin…
Hamas Prisoners In Jericho Start Hunger Strike
Political prisoners of the Hamas movement, imprisoned by the Palestinian Authority of Mahmoud Abbas, at the Jericho Prison, started an…
17 Palestinians Wounded After Their Vehicle Was Chased By Army Near Bethlehem
Palestinian medical sources in Bethlehem reported, Saturday evening, that 17 Palestinian workers were wounded near the Israeli settlement of Beitar…
European Parliamentarians Arrive In Gaza
The Borders Authority in Gaza reported late on Friday at night that European Parliamentarians made it into Gaza on Friday…
Britain To Act Against Arrest Warrants Targeting Israeli Officials
The Jewish Chronicle reported that the United Kingdom will be taking measures meant to prevent British courts from issuing arrest…
This Week in Palestine week 47 2010
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Non Violent Demos in Bil’in and Ni’lin Attacked by Israeli Troops
Dozens of people suffered tear gas inhalation during the weekly nonviolent protests against the Wall and Settlements in the West…
Rabin’s Son Proposes Alternative Israeli Peace Initiative
The son of Yitzhak Rabin and businessman Koby Huberman presented a plan in response to the 2002 Arab Peace Initiative,…
Four People Detained At Peaceful Protest Near Bethlehem
The Israeli army detained three Israeli peace activists and one young Palestinian man during the weekly Friday non-violent demonstration in…
Israel Contributed to Hariri Tribunal
Israel’s Foreign Minister said Israel has contributed to U.S. backed tribunal probing the murder of ex-Lebanese Premier, Rafic Hariri, sources…
Israel Set to Vote on Holding Facility for ‘Infiltrators’
The Israeli cabinet is due to vote on Sunday on the planned holding facility for illegal migrants, media agencies reported…
PCHR Report: Two killed, 18 wounded by Israeli forces during last two weeks
According to the Palestinian Center for Human Rights’ Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories…
4 Palestinians Arrested from their Homes in Night Raid on Beit Ummar
Four Palestinians, including two prominent activists, were arrested in a late night raid, on Thursday, on the town of Beit…
PFLP Set Ambush on Israeli Troops in Gaza
Militants of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, the Abu Ali Mustafa Brigades, claimed, on Thursday night, to…
Hamas Fighter Killed By Own Gun In Gaza
A fighter of the al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Hamas movement, was killed, on Thursday evening, when he…
“Road To Hope” Humanitarian Convoy Arrives In Gaza
The humanitarian “Road To Hope” convoy arrived in the Gaza Strip, on Thursday, carrying 30 vehicles filled with aid and…
Army Demolishes Ten Structures In the West Bank
The Arabs48 News Website reported that Israeli soldiers demolished, on Thursday, ten structures in two areas in the occupied West…
Palestine Today 11 25 2010
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International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
On Thursday November 25, women and men worldwide celebrate the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, The…
Army Demolishes A House In Yatta VIllage
The Palestine News and Information Center,WAFA, reported on Thursday that Israeli soldiers demolished a house of that belongs to two…
Physically Challenged Child Wounded After Soldiers Pushed Her Mother While Carrying Her
The Research and Documentation Unit at the Jerusalem Center for Social and Economic Rights reported that a 4-year-old child was…
Gaza Photo Exhibition Attacked by the Jewish Defense League in Paris
Members of ‘The Jewish Defense League’ attacked earlier this week a photo exhibition of the German photojournalist Kai Wiedenhöfer ‘depicting…
Soldiers Demolish Tubas Mosque
Palestinian News Agency, Ma’an, reported on Thursday that Israeli bulldozers leveled a mosque in the neighborhood of Yazra in the…
Palestinian Child Hospitalized After Being Violently Attacked By Israeli Policemen
A 7-year-old Palestinian child from Silwan neighborhood, south of the Al Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem, was hospitalized Wednesday,…
Extremists Attack Jordan Embassy Employees In Tel Aviv
An official Jordanian source reported Wednesday that a number Israeli extremists attacked on Tuesday at night two employees working at…
Scandinavian funds divest from companies involved in occupation of Palestinian land
Activists with the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement (http://www.bdsmovement.net) claimed another victory on Wednesday as Swedish and Norwegian pension funds…
Army Fires Missile At Motorcycle Rider in Gaza
Palestinian sources reported Wednesday that the Israeli army fired a missile at a motor cycle rider in Al Zeitoun neighborhood,…
“Politeness patrols” in Israel
I read an article a few days ago in the Israeli press about how a group of college students in…
Sahara at the Crossroad
The violent dismantling of Gdaim Izik protest camp in Western Sahara by the Moroccan police has become the last straw…
Palestine Today 11 24 2010
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First Performance for al-Ashekeen in Palestine
Palestinian music band al-Ashekeen performed in Palestine and invigorated audiences with their songs of resistance and hope, the Jerusalem Media…
Settlers Occupy Home in at-Tur, East Jerusalem
A group of settlers, on Wednesday, with the help of the Israeli police force, took possession of the apartment in…
Netanyahu Apologizes to U.S. Politician, After Praising Castro
During his last official visit to the U.S., the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had to apologize to a Republican…
Palestinian Home Demolished in East Jerusalem
Israeli police forces razed, on Wednesday, a Palestinian house in East Jerusalem, shortly before the owner arrived with a court…
Shin Bet May Build Shortcut for Netanyahu through Nature Reserve
Shin Bet security service is considering building a private road through a nature reserve that would connect Prime Minister Netanyahu’s…
Syria Joins Palestinians in Condemning Israel’s Referendum Law
Syrian and Palestinian officials condemned, on Tuesday, a new Israeli law that mandates a referendum must be held ahead of…
Army Levels Bedouin Structures In the Northern Plains
Israeli army bulldozers, accompanied by dozens of armored vehicles, leveled dozens of structures, including homes and structures for livestock in…
Bomb Thrown At Hadarim Prison
After unknown persons hurled a bomb at the Hadarim Israeli prison, Palestinian Minister of Detainees, Issa Qaraqe’, held, on Wednesday,…
Three Dead, Five Injured in Toxic Leak at Israel Oil Refinery
Two people died on Tuesday evening, a third person died on Wednesday morning, and five were hurt in an accident…
Troops Invade Villages in Hebron, Install Several Roadblocks
The Palestinian News Agency, WAFA, reported, on Wednesday, that Israeli army invaded the villages of as-Sammou’, Ithna and Beit Ummar,…
Palestine Today 11 23 2010
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A Microcosm of the Palestinian Struggle
The first encounter with Abed occurs one evening in a spontaneous fashion with a small group of people keen on…
Internal Revenue Service Asked to Revoke AIPAC’s Tax Exemption
An 1,389 page filing, demanding that the American Israel Public Affairs Committee’s (AIPAC’s) tax exempt status be revoked, was received…
Palestinian Family Forced From Their Home, Acquired by Jewish Settlers in East Jerusalem
Israeli settlers have been moved into, on Tuesday, houses in the al-Farouq neighborhood of Jabel Mukaber in occupied East Jerusalem,…
Arms Detonated at Checkpoint Near Tulkarem
Israeli forces, at the Jubarah checkpoint south of Tulkarem, detonated on Tuesday three bags carrying live grenades, an Israeli security…
The Story of a Surviving Love in Gaza
A Palestinian and an Israeli married couple has survived war, poverty and family ostracism, Donald Macintyre reported in The Independent,…
16 Year Old Child Detained During Night Raid in Bi’lin
The Israeli military raided the West Bank village of Bi’lin, on Tuesday, and detained a 16 year old boy, Mohammed…
Reporters Without Borders Calls for Press Freedom for Palestinian Journalists
On Monday, the international press freedom organization, Reporters Without Borders (RSF), denounced that, in the enmity between Hamas and Fatah,…
UNICEF: Israel Violates the Convention on the Rights of the Child
A statement by the UNICEF, issued on the 21st anniversary of the Geneva Convention to protect children’s rights, accused Israel…
Roman Baths Rather Than a Modern Mikbe
A group of archaeologist, who were excavating near the Jewish neighborhood in old Jerusalem to leave space for the construction…
Israeli Knesset Passes Referendum Bill
With a majority of 65 votes in favor and 33 opposing, the Israeli Knesset passed the Referendum Bill in the…
E.U. Slams Israel’s Ongoing Siege on Gaza
European Union Foreign Policy Chief, Catherine Ashton, lashed out at Israel for failing to ease the blockade on the Gaza…
Report: Israeli Army Still Using Children As Human Shields In 2010
One day after an Israeli military court imposed a suspended sentence on two Givati Brigade soldiers for using a nine-year-old…
Explosive Charge Detonated In Front Of Home In Central Gaza
The al-Mezan Center for Human Rights reported that an explosive charge was placed and detonated by unknown gunmen in front…
Palestinian Youth Wounded By Army Fire Near Hebron
Palestinian medical sources reported, Monday, that a Palestinian youth was shot and wounded by Israeli army fire in an area…
Palestine Today 11 22 2010
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Livnat Defines the Boycotters of Ariel Cultural Center as ‘Ignoramuses’
After the theater figures who are boycotting the Ariel center sent a letter to Be’er Sheva Theater actors, encouraging their…
Palestinian Worker Shot by Israeli police in Ashkelon
On Monday, Israeli police shot a Palestinian worker who according to Israeli officials, was working in Israel without permission, Ma’an…
Israeli Soldiers Who Used 9-year Old As Human Shield Receives No Jail Time
Israeli news sources reported on Sunday, that two soldiers were convicted of following their actions in 2008 during Israel’s war…
Barrier Along Israel-Egypt Border, Ready To Begin
Explained by Israeli government as an essential element to protect the State of Israel, the project will cost NIS 1.35…
Al-Arakib Bedouin Village Razed for Seventh Time
On Monday morning, Israeli police destroyed the Bedouin town of al-Arakib, in the southern Israel, after the residents rebuilt their…
A Palestinian-American view of NATO strategy paper
The new NATO Strategy was adopted last week at a meeting in Portugal by heads of state of the 28-member…
U.S. State Dept. Report: Religious Freedom Under Attack in Israel
A new report by the U.S. State Department documents a rise in religious violence and state-sponsored discrimination over the last…
In Beit Ummar, Israeli Forces Attack Non-Violent Protest; 6 Abducted
Just days after Israeli troops oversaw the bulldozing of Palestinian homes and farmland in Beit Ummar village to make way…
Israeli Military Attacks Non-Violent Anti-Wall Demos in Bil`in, Ni`lin, al-Ma’sara and Nabi Saleh
Dozens of civilians were treated for the effects of tear gas inhalation as Israeli troops attacked anti wall protests organized…
Israel Harbors Fugitive, Wanted For War Crimes in Colombia
International fugitive, arms trader and death squad leader, Yair Klein, has arrived in Israel a free man, despite warrants for…
This Week in Palestine week 46 2010
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Air Strikes Continue To Hit Gaza
Ma’an News Agency’s Jared Malsin, has reported, via his Twitter feed that further Israeli air strikes have hit Gaza.Malsin states…
Over 100 British MPs Against Change to Universal Jurisdiction Law
More than a hundred British MPs have opposed the coalition government’s plans to alter the law prosecuting Israeli leaders for…
Dutch Film Director Accuses Ariel Sharon of Killing Two Palestinian Children in 1982
George Sluizer declared that in 1982 he saw then Israeli defense minister Ariel Sharon shooting Palestinian children from near the…
88 Palestinian Homes to be Demolished in Silwan
Israel has ordered demolition of around 88 Palestinian homes in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Silwan, Palestinian officials warned. Israeli…
U.N. Welcomes Israel’s decision to Withdraw From Northern Ghajar: Residents Angry
On Thursday, the U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon defined Israel’s decision to pull its troops out of the Lebanon’s Ghajar…
Gaza Long-range Rocket Fired into Israel
Gaza militants fired a long-range Grad rocket into western Negev, early on Friday, the Israeli Army Radio reported. No casualties…
Son of Settler Leader Found Guilty of Severely Beating And Dragging Palestinian Child Behind Tractor
One of a group of Israeli settlers who beat a 15-year old Palestinian boy, then tied him to a tractor…
Palestinian Non-Violent Organizer Released From Prison After One Month Without Charges
Eyad Jamil al-Alami, of Beit Ummar village, in the southern West Bank, has been released from an Israeli detention camp…
Group Reportedly Linked To Al-Qaida Vows To Avenge Two Gunmen
A group known as the Ansar al-Sunna, a fundamentalist group that rivals the Hamas movement in Gaza, published a 30-second…
Website Removed After Publishing List of Israeli Military Officials Dubbed As War Criminals
A website that placed pictures, names and personal information of some 200 Israeli soldiers, topped by Israeli Army Chief of…
Fighters Fire RPG Shell At Israeli Military Vehicle Near Gaza Border
Palestinian medical sources reported, Thursday, that a resident was wounded by Israeli military fire near Beit Lahia, in the northern…
Boycott Campaign Chalks Up Small Victory As Israeli Company Ends Endorsement Of Israeli Military
The worldwide campaign to boycott Israel to pressure the country to end its apartheid system has claimed a small victory,…
Army Kidnaps 13 Activists Accompanying Palestinians Near Hebron
13 Israeli, international and Palestinian activists were kidnapped on Thursday morning while accompanying farmers to their lands in the Saffa…
Palestine Today 11 18 2010
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Haniyya: ‘Palestinian Christians Share the Same Pain and Hope’
In a meeting with a Bishop of the Greek Orthodox Church, the Prime Minister of the deposed government of Gaza,…
Two Mortar Shells Launched at Israel, a Day After the Israeli Airstrike
On Thursday, two mortar shells from Gaza landed in the southern district of Israel, adjacent to the Strip. No injuries…
Israeli Intelligence Suggests Exile of a Number of Prisoners
Palestinian news agency, Ma’an reported on Thursday that Nizar Mahagneh, the lawyer of the Palestinian Prisoners Club was able to…
Israeli Army Invades a School in Hebron
Israeli army has invaded a school in the village of Bani Na’im in the eastern part of Hebron, Palestinian News…