Israel to Open New Police Station in Occupied East Jerusalem
The Jerusalem Post, an Israeli daily, reported via their website on Tuesday that the State of Israel intends to open a new police station at the Mount of Olives, in…
Palestine Today 01 31 2012
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Detainee on Hunger Strike For 47 Days, To Stop Liquids
Palestinian detainee, Adnan Khader, head of the Islamic Jihad Movement in the West Bank, declared he will be stepping-up his hunger strike that started 47 days ago, by refraining from…
Soldiers Invade Al-Maghazi Refugee Camp, Kidnap Two in Rafah
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Monday at night, the eastern area of the Al-Maghazi refugee camp, in the central Gaza Strip, and kidnapped two residents east of Rafah, in the southern…
Fateh: “No Talks Without Israeli Commitment to International Law”
Media spokesperson of the Fateh movement, Osama Al-Qawasmi, stated that the Fateh movement and the Palestinian leadership has a unified position regarding rejecting peace talks with Israel before Tel Aviv…
Palestinian Killed in an Iraqi Interrogation Center
Sa’ad Khalil, of the Palestinian-Iraqi Brotherhood Society, stated that the Iraqi security forces killed a Palestinian detainee three days ago, who was undergoing questioning at an interrogation center in Baghdad.Ma’an…
Palestine Today 01 30 2012
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Settler Takes Over Palestinian Land, Fences It
The Palestine New and Info Agency, WAFA, reported that a Jewish settler illegally took over Palestinian land near the northern West Bank city of Jenin by enclosing the land in…
Israel Shuts Down Two Institutions in Jerusalem
The Israeli Police shut down, on Sunday evening, two Palestinian institutions in Silwan neighborhood, in occupied East Jerusalem, under the claim that they are funded by the Hamas movement. The…
King Abdullah Meets Hamas Leader in Amman
King Abdullah II of Jordan met the head of the Hamas Political Bureau, Khaled Mashal, on Sunday in Amman. Mashal is conducting his first official visit to Amman in twelve…
Soldiers Kidnap Three Residents in Hebron
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Saturday at night and on Sunday at dawn, three Palestinians in Hebron city in the southern part of the West Bank, and in the nearby town…
Israeli vehicle rams Palestinian teen in hit and run incident
An Israeli driver hit a Palestinian teenager at a checkpoint near Jerusalem Saturday, then drove off in an apparent ramming attack. These types of incidents have increased in recent months,…
Israeli Missile Targets Home in Ash-Shujaa’eya Neighborhood, Abu Mustafa shells Nahal Oz
Palestinian local sources reported that an Israeli missile targeted Saturday at dawn a home in the neighborhood of Ash-Shujaa’eya, east of Gaza. No injuries reported. Eyewitness told the Maan News…
This Week in Palestine week 4 2012
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PCHR Weekly Report: 1 dead, 4 wounded by Israeli forces in 60 incursions
In its Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories for the week of 19- 25 January 2012, A Palestinian civilian died out of his wounds…
Fayyad, Peres, Meet During Davos Forum
Israeli President, Shimon Peres, and Palestinian Prime Minister, Dr. Salaam Fayyad, participated in meetings regarding the possibilities of resuming Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, and the prospects of peace in the region.…
Molcho Presents Verbal Stance On Borders
Israeli daily, Haaretz, reported Wednesday that Israeli Envoy, Yitzhak Molcho, presented on Wednesday a verbal Israeli stance on the issue of borders, during talks with Chief Palestinian Negotiator, Dr. Saeb…
New UN Report Shows Sharp Rise In Palestinians Uprooted By Israeli Demolitions
Almost 1,100 Palestinians, over half of them children, were displaced due to home demolitions in the West Bank by Israeli forces in 2011 – over 80 per cent more than…
International media complicit in legitimization of Israeli settlements
Unbelievable, but true: over 70 journalists from international mainstream media took part in a tour through Israeli settlements in the Palestinian West Bank last Thursday 19th. Israel national news source…
Palestine Today 01 26 2012
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Minister of Detainees Calls for Boycott of Military Courts
Palestinian Minister of Detainees in the West Bank, Issa Qaraqe’, called for the boycotting of all Israeli military courts for their repeated rulings that confine thousands of detainees under administrative…
Israel’s Refusal to Present Borders with Palestinian State Marks End of Talks
The recent talks between Israeli and Palestinian negotiators have reached a standstill, with the Israeli negotiators refusing to present borders between Israel and a future Palestinian state. With the deadline…
Egypt’s People’s Council Head Declines Invitation to Visit Israel
Dr. Mohammad al-Kittani, the elected head of the Egyptian People’s Council, a political leader of the Freedom and Justice Party in Egypt, declined an invitation to visit Israel to deliver…
Palestine Today 01 25 2012
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Army Bulldozers Destroy Six Sheds Near Jerusalem
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Wednesday at dawn, the Wa’r ad-Beik area of Anata town, north east of occupied East Jerusalem, and demolished six sheds. These sheds were home to six…
Fifth Final Meeting Between Erekat & Molcho to be Held in Amman
The Palestinian senior negotiator, Dr. Saed Erekat, and the Israeli negotiator, Yitzhak Molcho, will be holding a meeting in the Jordanian capital of Amman to discuss the resumption of Palestinian-Israeli…
U.S. Government Pledges $3.8 Billion In Loan Guarantees To Israel
In a meeting on Monday between U.S. State Department and Israeli officials, the U.S. officials promised to extend loan guarantees to Israel for the next three years. The $3.8 billion…
Troops Abduct Hamas Political Leader In Jenin
Israeli troops abducted, on Tuesday evening, Sheikh Mohammad Freihat, 46 years old. Sheikh Freihat is a religious figure and a political leader of the Hamas movement, in al-Yamoun town, west…
PCHR Condemns Raid on Red Cross and Detention of Palestinian Legislator
The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) strongly condemns the detention of the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) Member from the Change and Reform Bloc affiliated to Hamas, Mohammed Toutah, and…
Palestine Today 01 24 2012
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The Jewish Demographic Threat to Democracy
Fear runs rife in Israeli society regarding what has been previously labelled as the “demographic time bomb”, painting a scenario whereby the Israeli-Jews will be outnumbered by non-Jews inside Israel…
Two Residents Kidnapped In Hebron
On Tuesday Morning, the Israeli army kidnapped two Palestinians near the Ibrahimi Mosque, and moved them to an undisclosed location, the Palestinian news agency, Maan, reported.Local sources stated that the…
Speaker Of Palestine Parliament Receives Six Months Administrative Detention
The Israeli Military Court at the Ofer Israeli prison, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, decided to imprison the elected head of the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC), Dr.…
Man Dies Of Wounds Sustained In 2002
Palestinian medical sources reported on Thursday that resident Hamid Ahmad Sahloul, 42, from the western refugee camp in Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, died of…
Army Carries Out Four Airstrikes Against Gaza
Palestinian sources in the Gaza Strip reported that the Israeli Air Force carried out, on Tuesday at dawn, four airstrikes targeting areas in the northern and southern parts of the…
Israel Obstructs Meeting Between Abbas and Jewish Leaders In Britain
Israeli daily, Haaretz, reported that Jewish leaders in Britain cancelled a meeting that was scheduled with Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, following intense pressure from the Israeli embassy in London, and…
Patient Kidnapped At Erez Terminal
The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) strongly condemns arresting a Palestinian patient from the Gaza Strip by the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) at Beit Hanoun (Erez) crossing. The patient…
Sources: Meshaal Intends to Visit Amman Next Week
Jordanian sources reported that Khalid Meshaal, the Chairman of the Hamas’ political bureau, would pay a visit to the Jordanian capital of Amman next Sunday, along with the Qatari Crown…
€10 Million Water Supply Agreement Signed by the P.A. & France
Palestinian Authority news agency WAFA are reporting that the P.A. has signed a water supply agreement with France on Monday worth €10 million.WAFA state that the agreement was signed at…
Two More Legislators Detained by The State of Israel
The State of Israel raided on Monday the Jerusalem headquarters of the International Red Cross and detained two Palestinian members of parliament.Khaled Abu Arfa and Mohammed Totah, both members of…
Palestinian Shot at Qalandia Checkpoint During Attack; Home Raided
A Palestinian man has been shot by the Israeli military on Saturday at the Qalandia checkpoint in Ramallah.Israeli media reports state that the man was brandishing an axe, and when…
Nine Palestinians Detained in Pre-Dawn Raids
Nine Palestinian men have been detained in pre-dawn raids on Monday across the West Bank.In the village of Anabta, in the district of Tulkarem, five men were arrested by the…
Palestine Today 01 23 2012
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Trial Of Dr. Dweik Delayed Until Tuesday
The Israeli “Ofer” Military Court, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, decided Sunday to stay the deliberations on the case of the detained head of the Palestinian Legislative…
Two Wounded in Tunnel Accident
Palestinian medical sources in the Gaza Strip reported that two Palestinians were injured on Saturday, when a tunnel partially collapsed while they were in it. The tunnel is located south…
Israeli Troops Raid Community Center; Abduct Non-Violence Organizer
According to local sources, a squadron of Israeli troops invaded the southern West Bank city of Hebron on Saturday, raided a community center, and abducted a leader in the non-violent…
Child Dies Of Wounds Suffered Three years Ago
Palestinian medical sources reported on Sunday that Hanin Kamal Abu Jalala, 16 years old, died of wounds suffered during the Israeli offensive on Gaza three years ago. The child was…
U.S. Newspaper Owner Writes Op-ed Proposing Israel Assassinate Obama
The editor and publisher of the Atlanta Jewish Times, Andrew Adler, has come under fire for an op-ed in which he surmised that the Israeli Prime Minister should “order a…
Border Policeman Stabbed in Jerusalem
Israeli sources reported Saturday that a Palestinian man stabbed an Israeli border policeman at a military roadblock near the Shufat refugee camp, in occupied East Jerusalem. The soldier was mildly…
Bank of Palestine Stopped Online Services Temporarily to Prevent Hack
In light of the latest hacker attacks on several international internet sites, Bank of Palestine (BoP) has decided to disable its online banking services for a short period of time.…
Al-Ashqar: “26 Elected Legislators Currently Imprisoned By Israel”
A Palestinian researcher, who specializes in detainees’ affairs, Riyadh al-Ashqar, reported that the number of elected Palestinian legislators currently imprisoned by Israel has risen to 26 following the abduction on…
Unsettled, unlawful, unresolved: Israeli settlers in a foreign land
Violence, abuse, non-accountability, hate. Such is communal living today within the occupied West Bank, where some 518,974 colonisers sit within “200” illegal settlements. Noam Chomsky, “The settlements cover over 42%…
Israeli army bombards Gaza; no injuries reported
The Israeli Air Force bombarded, Saturday, an area in the Gaza Strip leading to no injuries; an Israeli military spokesperson claimed that the attack targeted resistance fighters who fired a…
Troops Attack Nonviolent Protest in Kufr Qaddoum
Local sources in Kufr Qaddoum village, east of the northern west Bank city of Qalqilia, reported that Israeli soldiers attacked, on Friday, the weekly nonviolent protest against the Annexation Wall…
Haniyya Calls on P.A to Stop Talks with Israel
Ismail Haniyya, Prime Minister of the Hamas-led government in the Gaza Strip, demanded that the Palestinian Authority (P.A.) in the West Bank halt talks with Israel in response to the…
This Week in Palestine week 3 2012
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Clashes Erupt Between Israeli Settlers and Palestinian Residents of Beit U’mmar
On Friday morning, dozens of Israeli settlers, accompanied by Israeli soldiers, walked in a provocative manner along the illegal settlement of Etzion, near Beit U’mmar village, in the West Bank…
PCHR Weekly Report: 2 fighters killed, 2 wounded by Israeli forces this week
Two Palestinian resistance fighters were killed by Israeli forces in Beit Hanoun, in the northern Gaza Strip. In a separate incident, two Palestinian resistance fighters were wounded by Israeli forces…
Hamas: “Dweik’s Abduction Aims At Sabotaging National Unity”
Dr. Ahmad Bahar, the deputy head of the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC), strongly denounced the kidnapping of PLC head, Dr. Aziz Dweik, and held Israel responsible for his safety. The…
1,500 Tank Shells Missing from Israeli Army Base
Israeli Hebrew-language Walla news reported, Thursday evening, that approximately 1,500 tank shells went missing, likely stolen, from a military base in southern Israel. The website stated that the large number…
Israel Arrests Islamic Jihad Fighters In Jenin
Released for Publication – The Israeli Internal Security Service (Shabak) revealed that its operatives kidnapped ten members of the Islamic Jihad in recent months, in the Jenin district, in the…
Army Kidnaps PLC Head Dr. Dweik
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Thursday evening, the elected head of the Palestinian Legislative Council, Dr. Aziz Dweik, after stopping him at the Jaba’ military roadblock, south of Jenin, in northern…
Palestine Today 01 19 2012
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Seventy-Six Acres of Lands Confiscated in Bethlehem
On Thursday, Palestinian families were shocked by the decision to confiscate seventy-six acres of land to the benefit of the Jerusalem Municipality. The land lays behind the Annexation Wall in…
Israeli Tanks Open Fire on Northern Gaza
On Thursday, the Israeli army fired several shells at farmlands in Beit Hanoun, in the northern part of the Gaza strip, the Palestinian news agency, Ma’an, reported.Eyewitnesses said that Israeli…
U.N: “Gaza Siege, Collective Punishment”
In its annual report that was submitted to the Security Council on Wednesday, regarding the humanitarian situation and human rights in the occupied territories, the United Nations (UN) reported that…
Israeli Troops Clash with Settlers During Removal of Illegal Outpost
During the eviction of an unauthorized settlement outpost Thursday morning, Israeli troops arrested three Israeli settlers who were protesting the eviction. During the clashes that resulted, six settlers and three…
Three Arab Students Exiled from Jerusalem for Seven Days
The Arabs48 news website reported on Wednesday that three Arab students, studying at the Engineering Academy in occupied Jerusalem, have received police warrants exiling them from the city for seven…
Twelve Palestinians Abducted by Israeli Troops Wednesday Morning
In a series of military incursion into West Bank towns in the pre-dawn hours of Wednesday morning, Israeli troops arrested twelve Palestinians and took them to an unknown location.One of…
18 January 2009: The Abu Rujailah family
“As I arrived there I found many people in the area, working on their lands. It was calm so I felt comfortable and stayed there. Suddenly one of the jeeps…
Second Death Sentence in 2012 Issued in Gaza
On Monday, 16 January 2012, a civil court in Gaza issued a death sentence in absentia against (D. Y. Q.), 27, from the northern Gaza Strip town of Beit Hanoun,…
Palestine Today 01 18 2012
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Two killed by Israeli Military in Gaza
Two men have been confirmed dead, with two more injured, after Israeli planes and tanks opened fire upon them as they approached the ‘kill zone’ established by the Israeli military…
Israel Readies for Possible Offensive Against Gaza
Israeli daily, The Jerusalem Post, reported that the General Staff of the Israeli Army had instructed the Southern-Command to take all measures to be ready for the possibility of a…
Knesset Committee Removes Dr. Tibi For One Week
The so-called “Ethics Committee” of the Israeli Knesset decided to remove member of Knesset (MK) Dr. Ahmad Tibi, from participating in Knesset sessions for one week, for strongly denouncing Mk…
17 January 2009 – The Al Ashqar Family
“Madleen refuses to sleep by herself; she will only sleep in her parent’s room” says Nujoud, “she’s afraid to be by herself at all. The other day we were in…
Shouting ‘Kill him…Kill him’, Settlers Attack a Young Jerusalemite with Knives
In the early hours of Sunday morning, Israeli extremists, armed with sticks and sharp metal tools, attacked a young Palestinian man from Jerusalem whilst he worked in Jaffa street, West…
Palestine Today 01 17 2012
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Settlement Construction Causing the Slow Demise of the Two-State Solution
A tour of several European Capitals by the Palestinian President has given several politicians a sterner voice. This is welcome at a time when the two-state solution is steadily slipping…
Palestinian Sentenced to Five Life Terms for Murder of Israeli Settler Family
A Palestinian teen charged with the murder of nearly an entire Israeli family, including a baby, in the illegal settlement of Itamar in March 2011 , was sentenced on Monday…
Israeli Forces Abduct Three Palestinians in Jenin Area
Israeli forces invaded the Jenin refugee camp and the city of Jenin, in the northern West Bank, on Monday morning, and abducted one Palestinian. Separately, two Palestinian men were taken…
Tel Aviv Stock Exchange Website Shut Down by Hackers
A group of computer hackers known as ‘Nightmare’ managed to shut down the websites of the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, as well as the Israeli national airline El Al on…
Soldiers Invade Azzoun Village, Kidnap 12 Residents
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Monday, the village of Azzoun, east of the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia. They arrested twelve residents, after violently beating and attacking them; four of…
Palestine Today 01 16 2012
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Israeli Settlers Burn Car Belonging to Senior P.A. Official
On Monday, Israeli settlers torched the car of a Palestinian Authority Intelligence officer, Mohammad Ghannam, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, the Palestinian news agency, Ma’an reported.Ghannam stated that…
P.A Security Attack, Arrest Palestinian For Participating In Protest
Ad-Dameer, the Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association, issued a press release denouncing the Palestinian Security Forces for arresting and attacking a Palestinian youth on Sunday, for participating in a…
Hundreds of ultra-Orthodox Protesters Block Roads, Throw Stones in Beit Shemesh
Religious “Haredi” Jews clashed on Sunday with Israeli Policemen in Beit Shemesh, a city in central Israel that has in recent weeks become the flashpoint for conflict between secular/moderate majority,…
15 January 2009: The al-Nadeem family
“Naser used to help the children with their school work, especially English and mathematics. Now that is my duty. Nothing can compensate me for the loss of my husband. He…
Ban Ki-Moon: All Israeli Settlements Illegal
The UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-Moon, demanded on Sunday the removal of the Israeli occupation in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, considering that the continuing of the Israeli occupation blocks the establishment…
European Aid Convoy ‘Miles of Smiles 8’ Arrives in Gaza
The eighth in a series of vehicle convoys from European and Arab countries to the Gaza Strip reached its destination on Saturday, bringing medical equipment and vehicles for the disabled.According…
One Palestinian Killed, Four Injured, In Rafah Explosion
Palestinian medical sources in the Gaza Strip reported that one resident was killed and four were wounded in an explosion that took place on Saturday evening at the house of…
14 January 2009 – Muhammed Mousa
“We would stay up late at night talking with each other about what had happened over the day, we were brothers, if ever I needed anything I could go to…
Troops Attack Weekly Protest in Bil’in
Israeli trooped attacked the weekly nonviolent protest in Bil’in village on Friday, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah; dozens of residents suffered the effects of teargas inhalation, and…
Settlers Cut More Than One Hundred Olive Trees Near Salfit
A number of fundamentalist Israeli settlers cut on Friday more than 100 Palestinian Olive trees, including some ancient Roman trees that belong to residents of Yasouf and Jam’een towns, near…
13 January 2009: Hibba al-Najjar
“The first two years I could manage but this year I have been suffering a lot from the loss of my mother. When I see girls from my school with…
Two Palestinians Attacked by Settlers and Abducted by Soldiers
A number of fundamentalist Israeli settlers attacked two Palestinian youth on Friday, in Ash-Shuhada Street, in the southern West Bank city of Hebron. According to eyewitnesses, Israeli soldiers arrived at…
PCHR Weekly Report: 4 civilians wounded, 29 abducted by Israeli forces this week
In its Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories for the week of 05- 11 January 2012, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) found…
Israeli Artillery Shells Central Gaza, Two Injuries Reported
Two Palestinians were injured on Friday midnight as Israeli artillery fired two missiles into the eastern area of Al-Breij Palestinian Refugee Camp, the central Gaza Strip. The Palestinian medical spokesman…
Army To Demolish A Mosque Near Hebron
Israeli soldiers handed a military order on Thursday afternoon aimed at the destruction of a mosque in Al-Mafqara area, south east of Yatta town, near the West Bank city of…
12 January 2009 – The Ayad Family
“If there is another war I won’t be moving, even if we die there, I don’t want to go through that again” On 12 January 2009, the Ayad family home…