Palestine Today 09 30 2013
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Five Palestinians Kidnapped In West Bank
Monday [September 30, 2013] Israeli soldiers invaded different parts of the occupied West Bank, violently broke into several homes and kidnapped at least five Palestinians, including one child.Several Israeli military…
Soldiers Who Beat Cuffed Palestinian Face Charges
The Israeli army declared Sunday that an Israeli military court is looking into an indictment filed against two Israeli soldiers who beat a cuffed and blindfolded Palestinian.The Palestinian, from Gaza,…
Soldiers Invade Nablus Village
Sunday at night [September 29 2013] Dozens of Israeli military jeeps invaded the village of Beta, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, fired gas bombs and flares;…
Israel Declares Destroyed Palestinian Village Closed Military Zone
Monday at dawn [September 30 2013] Israeli soldiers declared Khirbit Makhoul area, in the West Bank’s Northern Plains, a closed military zone. The Bedouin village was destroyed for the third…
Israeli Extremists Destroy Christian Gravestones In Jerusalem
Sunday [September 29, 2013] A number of Israeli extremists invaded a Christian Cemetery in occupied Jerusalem, and destroyed several gravestones before Israeli police officers chased, and apprehended them.The Radio Bethlehem…
Settlers Damage Eight Palestinian Cars In Jerusalem
Using screwdrivers and iron bars, a group of extremist Israeli settlers damaged and defaced, on Sunday night after midnight, eight Palestinian cars in Sheikh Jarrah, in the center of occupied…
Soldiers Invade Abu Dis In Jerusalem
[Sunday September 29, 2013] Dozens of Israeli soldiers invaded Abu Dis town, east of occupied Jerusalem, and clashed with local youths who hurled stones and empty bottles at them.Hani Halabiyya,…
Settlers Clash With Palestinians In Nablus
Sunday evening [September 29, 2013], local sources have reported that a number of extremist Israeli settlers of the Bracha illegal settlement, clashed with Palestinian youths in Burin village, south of…
Palestinian Injured Near Bethlehem
Sunday evening [September 29, 2013] Palestinian medical sources have reported that a Palestinian worker was injured after being rammed by a settler’s vehicle, near Husan town, west of the West…
Veolia transportation firm divests from Israeli settlement bus lines
After a campaign beginning more than six years ago, activists with the global Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement have declared a major victory this week, when the French transportation company…
Soldiers Attack, Detain, A Palestinian Journalist In Jerusalem
Jerusalem – Saturday [September 28, 2013] Israeli soldiers attacked Palestinian journalist, Sabreen Thiab, and took her to a police station to interrogate her for carrying a picture of late Egyptian…
Haiti, Grenada, Recognize Palestine As A State
[Saturday September 28, 2013] The Republic of Haiti and the State of Grenada has officially recognized Palestine as a state, and expressed significant interest is strengthening the relations with the…
23 Palestinians Injured During Clashes In Hebron
Friday evening [September 27 2013] Palestinian medical sources have reported that 23 Palestinians, and three Israeli soldiers, have been injured during clashes between Israeli soldiers, in Hebron and nearby areas.The…
Child Shot In The Eye In Hebron
Saturday [September 28, 2013], Palestinian medical sources have reported that a seven-year-old child lost his right eye after being shot with a rubber-coated metal bullet fired by an Israeli soldier…
Three Injured By Israeli Army Fire In Azzoun
Friday evening [September 27, 2013] Palestinian medical sources have reported that three residents have been injured by rubber-coated metal bullets, fired by Israeli soldiers invading Azzoun town, east of the…
Soldiers Attack Weekly Nonviolent Protest In Bil’in
Medical sources in Bil’in village, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, have reported that a cameraman was injured, and dozens of protesters suffered the effects of teargas inhalation,…
Several Palestinians Injured In Aida Refugee Camp
Bethlehem, Friday evening [September 27, 2013] Palestinian medical sources have reported that several residents have been treated for the effects of teargas inhalation during clashes with Israeli soldiers in Aida…
This Week in Palestine Week 39 2013
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PCHR Weekly Report: Israeli troops injure 14 civilians, including 4 children this week
In its Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories for the week of 19- 25 September 2013, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) found…
Abbas At UN: “It Is Time For Peace”
In his first speech as the President of Palestine at the United Nations General Assembly, President Mahmoud Abbas said that the time for peace has come, and that the International…
Palestine Today 09 26 2013
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Five Palestinians Kidnapped In Hebron
Israeli soldiers kidnapped on Thursday at dawn [September 26 2013] five Palestinians in different parts of the southern West Bank district of Hebron, after the soldiers broke into and searched…
Soldiers Detain, Beat, Four Children Near Bethlehem
Wednesday evening [September 25, 2013] Israeli soldiers detained, for several hours, four Palestinian children in the Al-Khader town, south of Bethlehem, and violently beat them before handing them back to…
Palestinians Attacked By Soldiers In Jerusalem’s Old City
Wednesday at night [September 25, 2013] a group of extremist Israeli soldiers attacked several Palestinian youths in the Al-Qarmy neighborhood, in occupied East Jerusalem, as they verbally confronted settlers who…
Barghouthi: “Israel Used Peace Talks To Implement Apartheid”
Palestinian Legislator, Secretary-General of the Palestinian National Initiative, Dr. Mustafa Barghouthi, stated that the Oslo peace agreement is a big failure, and that Israel is the only party the benefits…
Palestine Today 09 25 2013
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Soldiers, Police, Surround Worshipers In Al-Aqsa Mosque
[Wednesday morning September 25, 2013] dozens of undercover soldiers of the Israeli army, followed by soldiers and police officers, invaded the yards of the Al-Aqsa mosque, and surrounded hundreds of…
Soldiers Attack Nonviolent Protest In Bethlehem
Local sources have reported that Israeli soldiers attacked on Wednesday [September 25, 2013] a nonviolent protest held by students in Aida refugee camp, north of Bethlehem, leading to several injuries.The…
Palestine Today 09 24 2013
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At Least 25 Palestinians Injured In Hebron
Tuesday evening [September 24, 2013] Palestinian medical sources have reported that at least 25 Palestinians have been injured during renewed clashes that took place in Bab Az-Zawiya and Shallala Street,…
Dozens Injured In Jerusalem, Two Kidnapped
Tuesday evening [September 24, 2013] Palestinian medical sources in Jerusalem have reported dozens of residents suffered the effects of teargas inhalation, and at least two have been kidnapped following clashes…
Fighters Clash With Soldiers Invading Central Gaza
[Tuesday Morning, September 24, 2013] A number of armored Israeli military vehicles, and a military bulldozer, invaded an area east of the Al-Boreij refugee camp, in central Gaza, and clashed…
Soldiers Kidnap Eight Palestinians In West Bank
Israeli soldiers kidnapped on Tuesday at dawn [September 24, 2013] eight Palestinians in different parts of the occupied West Bank.The Al-Aqsa Foundation for Islamic Waqf and Heritage in Jerusalem has…
World Bank Grants $10 Million to Provide Direct Assistance to Palestinian Families in Need
The World Bank Tuesday approved a $10 million grant that will scale up a current Cash Transfer Project and benefit 5,000 Palestinian households living in extreme poverty in the Palestinian…
Abbas to Jewish Leaders: Help Us Bring Peace
NEW YORK, September 24, 2013 (WAFA) – President Mahmoud Abbas urged leaders of the American Jewish community to support efforts to bring peace to the Middle East.He told a group…
Settlers Burn 350 Olive Trees Near Nablus
Local sources reported Monday [September 23 2013] that a group of extremist Israeli settlers set ablaze more than 350 Palestinian olive trees that belong to villagers of Sorra and Tal…
Police Attacks Five Palestinians In Jerusalem
Monday evening [September 23 2013] Israeli police officers attacked five Palestinian young men as they were driving in Jabal Al-Mokabbir Palestinian neighborhood, in occupied East Jerusalem, eyewitnesses said.The witnesses stated…
Health Minister In Gaza: Lift Siege Or Patients May Die
After the new Egyptian government decided to close the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian population of Gaza has faced a worsening health crisis due…
Palestine Today 23 09 2013
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Two Armed Groups Claim Joint Responsibility For Killing Israeli Soldier
[Monday September 23, 2013] Two Palestinian armed resistance groups issued a joint statement claiming responsibility for killing an Israeli soldier in the southern West Bank city of Hebron.The two groups,…
Fifteen Palestinians Kidnapped In West Bank
Monday at dawn, [September 23, 2013] Israeli soldiers invaded several areas in the occupied West Bank, and kidnapped at least fifteen Palestinians, after breaking into their homes and searching them.…
Extremist Settlers Uproot Palestinian Orchard Near Nablus
[Monday morning September 23, 2013] a group of armed extremist Israeli settlers attacked a Palestinian orchard, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, and uprooted its trees. “Death…
Netanyahu Orders Court To Allow Settlers Back Into Hebron Home
Following the deadly shooting of an Israeli soldier in Hebron city, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank, Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, vowed to boost settlement activities,…
Israeli Soldier Killed By Palestinian Fire In Hebron
Sunday evening [September 22, 2013] Israeli military and medical sources have reported that an Israeli soldier was shot dead by a Palestinian sniper near the Ibharimi Mosque, in the occupied…
Israeli Extremists Puncture Tires Of Palestinian Cars In Jerusalem
Sunday at dawn [September 22, 2013] A group of extremist settlers punctured tires of six Palestinian cars belonging to residents of Sheikh Jarrah, in the center of occupied Jerusalem, and…
Nine Palestinians Kidnapped By The Army In West Bank
Israeli soldiers invaded on Sunday at dawn [September 22, 2013] several areas in the occupied West Bank, kidnapped eight Palestinians, and also kidnapped a Palestinian working at the Al-Aqsa Mosque…
Israel Refuses To Recognize Children Of Detainees Conceived By “Smuggled Semen”
Saturday [September 21, 2013] the Israeli Prison Administration at the Nafha Detention camp, in the Negev Desert, refused to allow detainee Abdul-Karim Reemawi, from visiting with his new born son,…
Two Kidnapped, Several Injured By army Fire Near Jenin
Saturday [September 21, 2013] undercover soldiers kidnapped two Palestinians after several Israeli military jeeps invaded Jaba’ village, south of the northern West Bank city of Jenin. Clashes, and injuries among…
Israeli Soldier Killed In West Bank
Israeli sources have reported Saturday [September 21, 2013] that the Israeli soldier who went missing on Friday at night was found dead on Saturday morning near Qalqilia, in the northern…
Palestinian Wounded After Being Hit By Settler’s Car
Silwan – Occupied Jerusalem, Palestinian medical sources have reported Saturday [September 20, 2013] that a Palestinian man was injured in what appears to be a hit-and-run accident with an Israeli…
Soldiers Attack Diplomats, Residents, In Destroyed Palestinian Village
On Friday [September 20, 2013] Israeli soldiers violently attacked international diplomats, and prevented dozens of residents from rebuilding the destroyed Khirbit Makhoul village, in the West Bank’s Northern Plains.The visiting…
Two Injured By Israeli Fire In Northern Gaza
Friday evening [September 20, 2013] Palestinian medical sources reported that two Palestinian youths have been shot and injured by Israeli army fire east of Jabalia, in the northern part of…
Palestinian Youth Kidnapped At Roadblock Near Qalqilia
Israeli media sources reported Friday [September 20, 2013] that a Palestinian youth was kidnapped by Israeli soldiers at a roadblock in the northern part of the West Bank allegedly after…
This Week in Palestine Week 38 2013
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Soldiers Demolish Structures In Destroyed village In Northern Plains
[Friday September 20, 2013] Dozens of Israeli soldiers invaded Khirbit Makhoul village, in the West Bank’s northern plains area, and removed tents and structures for the third time.Aref Daraghma, head…
PCHR Weekly Report: Palestinian civilian killed, 3 children & 1 adult wounded by Israeli troops
In its Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories for the week of 12- 18 September 2013, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) found…
UFree Network denounces the Egyptian military courts sentences against Palestinian fishermen
UFree Network strongly condemns the Egyptian military court sentences against Palestinian fishermen who were given a one-year prison sentence and a penalty fine for fishing in Egyptian waters near the…
Palestine Today 19 09 2013
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Child Injured After Settler’s Car Rams Her In Hebron
Thursday morning [September 19, 2013] A Palestinian child was injured after being rammed by a settler’s vehicle in an area south of Hebron city, in the southern part of the…
Soldiers Kidnap Two Palestinians In Central Gaza
Thursday morning [September 19 2013] Two Palestinians have been kidnapped by Israeli soldiers in the Juhr Ad-Deek area, in central Gaza, allegedly after they tried to cross the border fence…
Two Palestinians Kidnapped In Hebron
The Popular Committee Against the Wall and Settlements Hebron, in the southern part of the West Bank, has reported that Israeli soldiers kidnapped two Palestinians from the Al-Hadeediyya area, east…
Fishermen Sentenced To One Year For Entering Egyptian Waters
Egyptian sources have reported that an Egyptian military court sentenced on Wednesday [September 18, 2013] five Palestinian fishermen to one year imprisonment after “convicting” them of violating Egyptian territorial waters.The…
UFree Denounces Arrest Of Children In Jerusalem
European Network to Support the Rights of Palestinian Prisoners (UFree) issued a report denouncing the Israeli arbitrary arrest of Palestinian children in occupied Jerusalem. The statement came after the army…
Soldiers Detain Child In Hebron
[Wednesday September 18 2013] The Palestinian District Coordination Office (DCO) has reported that it managed to secure the release of a Palestinian child, from the Old City of Hebron in…
PCHR Denounces Killing Of Civilian By Army Fire
Israeli Forces Use Excessive Force Killing Palestinian Civilian and Wounding 4 Others, Including 3 Children, in Jenin Refugee Camp.In an excessive use of lethal force, on Tuesday morning, 17 September…
Palestine Today 18 09 2013
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Army Invades Yatta, Searches Homes
Wednesday at dawn [September 18 2013], dozens of Israeli soldiers invaded Yatta town, south of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, broke into and searched several homes, and installed…
Israeli Contractor Leaves Injured Palestinian Worker to die
A Palestinian worker working for an Israeli contractor, without work permit, was seriously injured at a renovation site in Tel Aviv, and instead for calling for professional medical help, the…
Israeli Police Kidnaps Deputy Head of Islamic Movement
[Tuesday September 17, 2013] The Israeli Police arrested the deputy head of the Islamic Movement in Historic Palestine, Sheikh Kamal Khatib, and the movement’s Advisor for Jerusalem and Al-Aqsa Mosque…
Palestine Today 17 09 2013
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Palestinian Teen Killed By Army Fire In Jenin
[Tuesday September 17, 2013] Palestinian medical sources have reported that a Palestinian youth was shot and killed by Israeli soldiers invading his home in the Jenin refugee camp, in the…
Nine Palestinians Kidnapped In West Bank
Tuesday at dawn [September 17, 2013] Israeli soldiers invaded various areas in the occupied West Bank, broke into dozens of homes, and searched them, before kidnapping at least nine Palestinians.Local…
Palestine Today 16 09 2013
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Legislator, Five Residents, Kidnapped In Hebron, 15 Kidnapped In West Bank
Dozens of Israeli soldiers invaded on Monday at dawn [September 16 2013] the southern West Bank district of Hebron, and kidnapped five Palestinians, including a son of an imprisoned Palestinian…
Soldiers Demolish Northern Plains Village
As part of ongoing violations against the Palestinians, living in small villagers, in the West Bank Northern Plains area, dozens of Israeli soldiers invaded Khirbit Makhoul, and demolished homes and…
Settler Attacks Palestinian Children In Jerusalem
[Sunday evening September 15, 2013] an extremist Israeli settler attacked Palestinian children in Al-Isawiyya town, in occupied East Jerusalem, and was violently beating them before attacking a Palestinian man who…
Remembering Sabra And Shatila Massacre
Monday marks the 31st anniversary of the Sabra and Shatila massacre that took place starting on September 16 1982, after the Israeli occupation army, led back then by Ariel Sharon,…
500 European Academics urge EU to maintain stance on Israeli settlements
Over 500 academics, including researchers from 13 European Union member states, have today written to the EU’s head of Foreign Policy, urging the EU not to water down its new…
Two Workers Injured By Army Fire Near Hebron
[Sunday at dawn September 15, 2013] Palestinian medical sources have reported that two Palestinian day laborers have been injured by Israeli army fire in the Ramadeen area, close to the…
Three Children Kidnapped Near Jenin
Sunday morning [September 15, 2013] Israeli soldiers kidnapped three children from Ya’bod town, south of the northern West Bank city of Jenin, and installed a roadblock at the eastern entrance…
Settlers Burn Under Construction Home Near Nablus
Sunday at dawn [September 15, 2013] A number of extremist Israeli settlers burnt an under construction Palestinian home south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus.Ghassan Daghlas, in charge…
Egyptian Navy Boats Enter Palestinian Waters In Rafah
[Saturday evening September 14, 2013] Palestinian security sources in the Gaza Strip have reported that a two Egyptian Navy boats sailed into Palestinian territorial waters in the Gaza Strip, chased…
Soldiers Attack A Mentally-Challenged Woman In Hebron
Friday evening [September 13, 2013] A number of Israeli soldiers violently attacked a mentally challenged Palestinian woman in Beit Ummar town, near the southern West Bank city of Hebron.Mohammad Ayyad…
Clashes Take Place In Al-Isawiyya In Jerusalem
Friday evening [September 13, 2013] dozens of Israeli soldiers invaded the Al-Isawiyya town, north of occupied East Jerusalem, and clashed with dozens of local youths.Local sources have reported that several…
Kerry To Visit Region Sunday
Israeli sources have reported that United States Secretary of State, John Kerry, will be arriving in the region this coming Sunday to hold talks with Palestinian and Israeli officials to…
IMF predicts “challenging” and “dim” economic future for Palestine
A report released Thursday [September 12, 2013] by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on the economic situation in the West Bank and Gaza says that worrying trends have continued despite…
This Week in Palestine Week 37 2013
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Report: “5200 Palestinians, Including 220 Children, Imprisoned By Israel”
The Census Department of the Palestinian Ministry of Detainees issued a report on Palestinian political prisoners held by Israel, revealing that Israeli soldiers kidnapped 2436 Palestinians since the beginning of…
PCHR Weekly Report: 7 Palestinian civilians wounded; 40 civilians abducted, including 17 children
In its Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories for the week of 05- 11 September 2013, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) found…
As Israel Marks Yom Kippur, West Bank Closure Enforced
Israeli Defense Minister, Moshe Yaalon, ordered a complete two-day closure on the West Bank as Israel marks the Yom Kippur (Atonement Day) Jewish holiday. Israeli media sources have reported that…
Israel Interrogates A Palestinian “Who Drove Into Military Base”
[Thursday September 12, 2013] The Israeli Police arrested a Palestinian, in his fifties, from Nazareth city allegedly for driving his car, in a high speed, into an Israeli military base…
Mentally Challenged Youth Tells Story Of Horror Inflicted By Soldiers
Ahmad Obeid is a young Palestinian man who cannot speak, and is suffering from a mental disability. Approximately a week ago, he was violently attacked and beaten by Israeli soldiers…
Palestine Today 09 12 2013
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Seven Injured By Army Fire In Askar Refugee Camp
Palestinian medical sources in Nablus, in the northern part of the West Bank, have reported that seven residents have been injured by Israeli army fire after dozens of soldiers invaded…
Army Kidnaps Five In Jenin, Demolish Structures
[Thursday September 12, 2013] Dozens of Israeli soldiers invaded several areas in the northern West bank city of Jenin, kidnapped five Palestinians, and confiscated computers and tractors. Soldiers also demolished…
Two Settlers Mildly Injured Near Hebron
Wednesday evening [September 11, 2013] Israeli sources have reported that two settler women were mildly injured after a number of Palestinian youths threw stones at their car, near Beit Ummar…
Three Palestinians Injured After Being Rammed By Settler’s Vehicle Near Bethlehem
Israeli and Palestinian sources have reported that three Palestinians, members of the same family, have been injured after being rammed by a settler’s vehicle near the Gush Ezion settlement bloc,…
Palestine Today 09 11 2013
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Soldiers Invade Towns In Northern, Southern, Parts of West Bank
Dozens of Israeli military jeeps invaded various areas in the northern and southern parts of the occupied West Bank, broke into and searched dozens of homes, and interrogated the residents…