Palestinian Shot by Israeli Army, Then Stabbed by Settlers
Israeli forces shot a Palestinian man in the northern West Bank on Saturday and then a group of Israeli settlers repeatedly stabbed him, a Palestinian official told Ma’an news.The incident…
Army To Arrest, Deport, Internationals Living In The West Bank
Israeli Ynet News reported that the Israeli Central Command Chief, Nitzan Alon, signed an order granting the Israeli Population and Immigration Authority “the right” to search for, and arrest, internationals…
15 Palestinians Killed By Army Fire In June
The Al-Mezan Center for Human Rights reported that Israeli soldiers shot and killed 15 Palestinians during the latest escalation against the Gaza Strip in June, including three children. At least…
P.A. Calls For Oct. 20th Elections; Hamas Rejects Unilateral Decision
The Palestinian Authority in the West Bank, led by Fatah’s Mahmoud Abbas, has called on Tuesday for fresh elections to be held on Oct. 20th, yet Hamas have rejected this…
Palestine Today 07 10 2012
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Artistic Director of Freedom Theatre Begins Hunger Strike
Nabil al-Raee, the artistic director of The Freedom Theatre in Jenin, officially began a hunger strike on July 6th to protest his administrative detention in an Israeli prison, according to…
Sarsak Released After 96 Days Of Hunger Strike
Palestinian political prisoner, Mahmoud Sarsak, arrived on Tuesday at noon at the Beit Hanoun (Erez) terminal, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip, after being released from an Israeli…
Israel Digs Under Foundation of Al-Aqsa
Israeli workers dug up dirt under the foundation of the al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem Sunday night, according to a report by Ma’an news.On Monday, the al-Aqsa Foundation for Endowments and…
15-Year-Old Girl Made Temporary Mayor of West Bank Town
A 15-year-old girl has been appointed temporary mayor of a northern West Bank town as part of a youth empowerment initiative, according to Ma’an news.Bashayir Othman will serve as mayor…
Israeli AG To Reject Levy Committee Findings
Following the findings of the Levy Committee, reported on Monday, that declared that Israel’s settler population and military control of the West Bank does not constitute an occupation, Haaretz have…
Israeli Warplanes Continue to Bombard Gaza
In a continuation of Israel’s bombing campaign in Gaza, Israeli jets attacked several locations on Tuesday morning in the southern part of the Gaza strip. No injuries have been reported.In…
Israel Seeks to Legitimise Illegal Settlements
A government-appointed committee has put forward a proposal that would grant official status to all illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank. There are currently more than 200 Israeli settlements…
Child Injured After Being Rammed By Settler’s Car
Palestinian medical sources reported that a Palestinian child from Hebron, in the southern part of the West Bank, was wounded after being rammed by a settler’s car in Susiya area,…
Palestinian Injured By Army Fire In Khan Younis
Palestinian medical sources reported that a Palestinian man, in his thirties, was shot and wounded by Israeli military, on Monday afternoon, in al-Qarara town, east of Khan Younis, in the…
Palestine Today 07 09 2012
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UK Report Condemns Israel’s Treatment of Palestinian Children
In a report published this month, a delegation of British lawyers and MPs who visited Israel/Palestine in 2011 concluded that Israel violates six articles of the United Nations Convention on…
Hebron Governor Denied Visit to Own Constituents
Governor Kemal Hemaid of Hebron was prevented from traveling to visit a family in the village of Imneizil in the southern part of his district by the Israeli military on…
P.A. Agrees to Arafat Exhumation
The Palestinian Authority has on Monday agreed to the exhumation of late president Yasser Arafat’s body following the recent exposé by the al-Jazeera network.The recent al-Jazeera broadcast showed findings by…
Israel Confiscates Temporary Shelters of Evicted Families
Three families in the village of Beit Hanina, north of Jerusalem, were evicted a second time by the Israeli military according to WAFA news. When Israeli authorities demolished their building,…
Legal in EU to Support Boycott of Settlement Goods Says UK Expert
Governments within the European Union (EU) have received a report issued by a prominent jurist in the UK stating that EU member states would be within their legal rights if…
Palestinian Prisoner Near Death
Akram al-Rikhawi, who has now been on hunger strike for 91 days is unable to move his left leg and is at risk of dying, his lawyer and doctor both…
Two Policemen Sentenced To 30 Months For Causing The Death of Palestinian Man
The Israeli District Court in occupied Jerusalem sentenced, Monday, two Israeli policemen to only 30 months imprisonment despite the fact that they left a wounded Palestinian man to die on…
Conscription Reform Targets Palestinian-Israeli Community
The government of Prime Minister Netanyahu is in the process of revoking the military and national service exemption currently offered to Palestinians and ultra-Orthodox Jews living in Israel.Arab-Israelis and ultra-Orthodox…
Settlers Attack A Resident Near Bethlehem
On Monday several teenage settlers attacked a Palestinian man near the illegal Eliezer settlement located close to the West Bank city of Bethlehem.Maan News Agency reported that five teenage settlers,…
Settlers Seize More Land Near Bethlehem
Israeli settlers seize five dunums belonging to 67-year-old Ali Khader Issa from al-Khader village, south of Bethlehem in a continuation of illegal land grabs in the area.Ahmad Salah who is…
Netanyahu Says He Is Willing To Meet Abbas, Release Detainees
Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, stated that he is willing to release dozens of Palestinian detainees before the end of this year, in exchange for holding a meeting with Palestinian…
Soldiers Invade Hebron
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Sunday morning, the towns of Doura and Ein Sinjer, south of the southern West Bank city of Hebron. Two Palestinian workers were wounded after being assaulted…
Settlers and soldiers attack village near Nablus, injuring 5
On Saturday 7 July, 2012, the village of Yanoun, located 12km southeast of Nablus, was attacked by illegal settlers from the illegal Itamar settlement. Five Palestinians were injured in the…
Palestinians, Israelis and Internationals Protest Illegal Settlers in Sheik Jarrah
On Friday afternoon, approximately 80 activists gathered at Sheik Jarrah in East Jerusalem to protest the illegal eviction of Palestinian families, and the occupation of their homes by far right…
European Parliament Strongly Condemns Israeli Violence Against Palestinians
In a strongly worded resolution on Thursday, the EU parliament condemned Israeli settler violence and demanded ‘an immediate end to house demolitions, evictions and forced displacement of Palestinians.’In recent years…
Human Rights Council To Investigate Settlements
The United Nations Human Rights Council said that it will investigate the implication of Israeli settlements on the rights of the Palestinian people in the occupied West Bank. Israel condemned…
Soldiers Attack Bil’in’s Weekly Protest
The Friends Of Freedom and Justice Committee in Bil’in reported Friday that Israeli soldiers attacked the weekly nonviolent protest against the illegal Annexation Wall and Settlements, leading to several injuries.The…
This Week in Palestine week 27 2012
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General Assembly of US Presbyterian Church Narrowly Votes Against Divestment
The General Assembly of the US Presbyterian Church narrowly voted against divestment in three companies doing business with the Israeli military. The extremely close vote on Thursday, 333-331 against the…
“Collaborator Confesses To Poisoning Arafat”, Al-Mayadeen Reports
The Al-Mayadeen TV, based in Lebanon, published a video reportedly documenting the confession of a collaborator with Israel, operating in the Negev detention camp, in which he said that “Israel…
PCHR Weekly Report: 5 civilians wounded, 27 abducted by Israeli forces this week
In its Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories for the week of 28 June– 04 July 2012, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR)…
Two Hamas-Affiliated Legislators Released
On Thursday Israel released two legislators of the Change and Reform Bloc, a wing of the Hamas movement, after imprisoning them without charge at the Negev Detention Camp for 18…
Palestinian Injured By Army Fire In Northern Gaza
Palestinian medical sources reported that a Palestinian youth was shot and wounded by Israeli military fire near the Agricultural School, northeast of Beit Hanoun, in the northern part of the…
Palestine Today 07 05 2012
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Maher Abu Rmeileh First Palestinian to Qualify for Olympics in Judo
Judoka Maher Abu Rmeileh becomes the first Palestinian to qualify for the Olympic games based on his performance in a recent qualifying match in Japan. Maher Abu Rmeileh became the…
Israeli Siege of Gaza Causes Further Power Shortages
The energy authority in Gaza has urged citizens to limit their electricity use. The sole power station in Gaza has reduced its production to 30 megawatts in the daytime and…
Israel Plans to Resume Construction of Annexation Wall in Jerusalem
An Israeli army officer revealed plans to resume construction of the annexation wall in Jerusalem in the coming weeks.Israeli army colonel Ofir Hindi, head of the administration responsible for construction…
World Bank Authorizes $22.3 Million for Palestinian Authority
Thursday the Palestinian Authority received $22.3 million in financial aid from the World Bank.The World Bank announced Tuesday that it would provide $22.3 million in budget support for the Palestinian…
Israeli Journalist In Whistleblower Case Sentenced To Four Months
Uri Blau, who published accounts of illegal assassinations in the West Bank, has been sentenced to four months of community service in a plea bargain deal.The case centred around the…
Oxfam Report Condemns Israeli Occupation Policies in Jordan Valley
A report published by UK-based Oxfam International reveals the fragility of Palestinian communities in the Jordan Valley to be the direct result of illegal Israeli settlements.On Thursday Oxfam International, a…
More Settler Land Grabs In North Jordan Valley
The residents of the Rotem settlement in the North Jordan Valley seized Palestinian land Wednesday as part of their continued illegal expansion.On Wednesday settlers from Rotem, an Israeli settlement in…
Army Confiscates Lands Near Hebron to Construct Military Base
The Israeli army decided to confiscate 2.5 dunams of Palestinian lands near Ath-Thaheriyya town, south of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, in order to build a military base…
Settlers Uproot 41 Olive Trees Near Nablus
A group of extremist Israeli settlers uprooted, on Wednesday morning, 41 olive trees that belong to a resident of Tal village, west of the northern West Bank city of Nablus.Ghassan…
Palestine Today 07 04 2012
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PA Agrees to Exhume Body of Yasser Arafat After Evidence of Radiation Poisoning Alleged
Following a report Tuesday by Al-Jazeera, and a request by President Yasser Arafat’s widow, Suha, the Palestinian Authority announced its support Wednesday for an international investigation into the late president’s…
Palestinian Recognition Set Back by Israeli-American Roadblock
The Palestinian delegation to the United Nations has reaffirmed its demand to have voting rights in international conferences and meetings, according to multiple sources.The United Nations is currently working on…
Committee of US Presbyterian Church votes to divest from Israel
On Tuesday the Middle East Committee of the Presbyterian Church USA voted to divest from three companies involved with the Israeli military, citing human rights abuses carried out by Israel…
Settlers Attack Child In Jerusalem
The Wadi Hilweh Information Center in Jerusalem reported that a Palestinian child was attacked last Thursday by a group of extremist settlers in Silwan, a town in occupied East Jerusalem.…
Palestine Today 07 03 2012
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Romney to Visit Israel in July
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney plans to visit Israel later this month and meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Romney is a vocal supporter of Israel and is reported…
Settler Attack Near Nablus Destroys Olive Trees
Israeli settlers wrecked numerous olive trees in a Nablus village in the West Bank.On Tuesday Israeli settlers from the illegal outpost of Havat Gilad entered a privately owned Palestinian field…
Settler Attack Near Nablus Destroys Olive Trees
Israeli settlers wrecked numerous olive trees in a Nablus village, in the West Bank.On Tuesday Israeli settlers from the illegal outpost of Havat Gilad entered a privately owned Palestinian field…
Army Invades Rafah, Uproots Farmlands
On Tuesday at dawn, a number of armored Israeli military vehicles accompanied by military bulldozers invaded an area east of Rafah city, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip,…
Soldiers Caught On Tape Abusing Palestinian Child
The Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories (B’Tselem) published a video taken by one of its volunteers showing an Israeli officer of the Border Police kicking…
Israel Planning A Military College on Mount of Olives
The Israeli Regional Planning and Construction Committee in Jerusalem approved, on Monday, a plan to build a Military College near the Augusta Victoria Hospital in Mount Olive, in occupied East…
Palestinian journalist beaten and arrested by PA police
The Palestinian Center for Development and Media Freedoms (MADA) condemned the beating of journalist Mohammed Jaradat, who was covering a march in the city of Ramallah on Saturday.Mr. Jaradat reported…
Palestine Today 007 02 2012
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Israel Continues To Pound Gaza, Injure Civilians
The Gaza Strip was besieged by airstrikes from the Israeli military once again Monday morning. Conflicting reports from Israeli and Palestinians sources leave the total number killed or injured unknown.The…
After 83 Days on Hunger Strike, Detainee in Serious Condition
Diabetic Palestinian prisoner Akram Rikhawi has been on a hunger strike for 83 days and is at imminent risk of dying. According to the World Medical Association, in most cases…
P.A. Security Forces Assault & Detain Protestors, Journalists
For consecutive days protests by Palestinians in Ramallah have been broken up with violence by Palestinian Authority security forces.On Saturday, Palestinians from various parts of the West Bank came together…
Palestinian Legislator Injured In Jenin
The Palestine News Network (PNN) reported that legislator Shami Ash-Shami member of the Revolutionary Council of the Fateh Movement, was shot and injured on Saturday evening by unknown gunmen in…
Abbas-Mofaz Meeting Postponed Until Further Notice
On Saturday, a senior Palestinian official told the Quds Net online news agency that the planned meeting between Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, and the Israeli deputy Prime Minister, Shaul Mofaz,…