Palestine Today 04 30 2014
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VIDEO: 15-year-old Palestinian Kidnapped by Israeli Forces
On Sunday, April 27, 2014, four Palestinian boys were detained in al-Khalil (Hebron), at checkpoint 55.Three Youth Against Settlements (YAS) volunteers tried to document the incident after arriving on the…
Gal-on: Netanyahu Government ‘Not Interested In Peace’
Leader of the Israeli Meretz Party, Zahava Gal-on, said Sunday that the current Israeli government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is not interested in peace.Gal-on stated, in an interview with…
Soldiers Demolish Two Homes North Of Hebron
[Wednesday, April 30, 2014] several Israeli military jeeps and bulldozers invaded the al-Bass area, in Shiokh al-‘Arroub, north of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and demolished two Palestinian…
US Students Push Divestment from Israel at Several Universities
Four universities in California held lengthy sessions over the past week as their student senates considered divesting from companies involved in the Israeli occupation of Palestine, while students at the…
Detainee Moved To Hospital After Health Deterioration
A Palestinian detainee identified as Adnan Shanayta, 25 years of age, was moved to the Assaf HaRofeh Israeli Medical Center after a sharp deterioration in his health condition resulting from…
Soldiers Invade West Bank Communities, Kidnap Several Palestinians
[Wednesday, April 30, 2014] Israeli military vehicles invaded various Palestinian communities in the occupied West Bank, searched homes, and kidnapped several Palestinians.Several military jeeps invaded Beit Ola town, in the…
Gaza’s Ark Organizers Remain Determined After Attack
Gaza’s Ark was badly damaged and partially sunk by a large explosion, at about 3:45 AM Gaza time, on April 29th. No one was injured. Mustafa Abu Awad, the guard…
Erdogan: “Full Reconciliation With Israel Within Days, Or Weeks”
[Tuesday, April 29, 2014] Turkish Prime Minister, Recep Teyyip Erdogan, stated that a comprehensive reconciliation deal with Israel is likely to be reached within a few days or weeks, at…
Israeli Threatens To Kill Arab Christians Unless They Leave The Country
[Tuesday, April 29, 2014] In a letter delivered to the Latin Patriarch in the Holy Land, Paul Marcuzzo of Nazareth, an Israeli man has said that all Christian priests, and…
Lawyer Commits Suicide after Being Tortured in Israeli Jail
A Palestinian lawyer was found dead in his apartment, on Tuesday, after being tortured during a 45-day detention by Israeli forces, according to the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society.Amjad al-Safadi, aged 39,…
14,000 Settler Homes Approved, Over 500 Palestinian Structures Demolished During ‘Peace Talks’
Plans for nearly 14,000 new settler homes were approved by the Israeli government, during the nine months of peace talks with the Palestinians, according to an Israeli NGO — this…
Police Attack Students Protesting Army Enlistment
[Tuesday, April 29, 2014] Israeli police officers attacked dozens of students protesting Israeli efforts to enlist Arabs in the Israeli military, detaining three before releasing them after denying them access…
Settlers Vandalize Christian and Muslim Holy Sites
Groups of Jewish Israeli settlers vandalized, on Tuesday, a church in the Galilee region and a mosque in the Haifa district. Also on Tuesday, settlers built illegal structures on Palestinian…
Palestine Today 04 29 2014
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Palestinian Injured after Being Rammed by Settler’s Vehicle
Bethlehem – April 29, 2014 – Palestinian medical sources have reported that a Palestinian man was injured after being hit by a settler’s car, while working in Beitar Illit illegal…
Israel Designates 28,000 Dunams of Palestinian Lands as State Land
The so-called Civil Administration Office, run by the Israeli military in the occupied Palestinian territories, designated around 28,000 Dunams of Palestinian lands, beyond the Annexation Wall, as state lands. The…
Army Demolishes Two Sheds, Kidnaps Two Palestinians in Jerusalem
[Tuesday, April 29, 2014] Israeli military bulldozers, and various armored jeeps, invaded the at-Tour town, in occupied East Jerusalem, demolishing two residential sheds and kidnapped two Palestinians.Local sources said the…
Soldiers Demolish a Mosque, Residential Structures and Sheds Near Nablus
[Tuesday, April 29, 2014] Several Israeli military jeeps and bulldozers invaded Khirbit at-Taweel village, near Aqraba town, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, where they demolished a…
‘Gaza’s Ark’ Boat, About to Leave Gaza, Attacked
At 3:45 AM Gaza time, on April 29th, the night guard on board Gaza’s Ark received a call to leave the boat because it was going to be attacked.The guard…
Over 150 Olive Trees Destroyed Near Nablus
Israeli settlers destroyed over 150 Palestinian-owned olive trees south of Nablus, on Monday, according to a Palestinian official.PA representative Ghassan Daghlas, who monitors settlement activity in the northern West Bank,…
Continued Attacks and Abductions Across West Bank
Attacks and abductions continue across the West Bank, with numerous assaults on Palestinians by settlers, police and military alike, according to media and security sources.Six Palestinian youth, including a teenager,…
Kerry: Israel Risks Becoming Apartheid State
According to US media, US Secretary of State John Kerry said to a number of senior international officials that Israel risks becoming an apartheid state if it does not make…
Jordan and Palestine Sign Cooperation Protocol
On Monday, Minister of Local Government Sa’ed al-Kuni signed a protocol, in Ramallah, for mutual cooperation in local government and municipal affairs with the Jordanian Minister of Municipal Affairs Waleed…
7 Kidnapped in West Bank and Jerusalem, 2 Injured
Israeli forces raided several areas in the West Bank and Jerusalem, on Sunday, kidnapping 7 and injuring two, according to reports by local, media and security sources.In the area of…
19 West Bank Consruction Projects to be Halted by Israeli Sanctions
The Israeli government made clear, Sunday, its decision to freeze construction on 19 Palestinian projects in the West Bank, according to Israeli and Palestinian news sources. Israel’s coordinator of government…
Administrative Detainees Continue Their Hunger Strike
Held by Israel under arbitrary detention orders without charges or trial, 186 Palestinian detainees continued their hunger strike for the fourth day.In a press release, Sunday, the Palestinian Prisoners Society…
Settlers Assault A Palestinian Farmer Near Bethlehem
[Sunday Morning, April 27, 2014] A number of Israeli settlers attacked a Palestinian farmer in his own land, near Wady Rahhal village, south of the West Bank city of Bethlehem.Medical…
Abbas: “No State Without Jerusalem”
[Saturday, April 26, 2014] Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas stated, during a meeting of the Central Council of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO), that the Palestinians will not agree to an…
To Counter Israeli Sanctions: P.A. To Start Austerity Measures, Improve Tax Collection
The Palestinian Authority in the occupied West Bank is weighing all possible measures to counter Israeli sanctions and restrictions, including initiating austerity measures and advancing tax collection systems, to be…
Detained Woman Sentenced To Five Additional Months
[Saturday, April 26, 2014] Nawal Saady, 53, wife of Islamic Jihad leader Bassam Sa’ady, was sentenced to five additional months, added to her already existing sentence of 20 months imprisonment,…
Seven Summoned from Bethlehem for Interrogation
Israeli forces served seven people from the Bethlehem district with notices to appear before Israeli intelligence, according to a local security source.Forces stormed Dheisheh camp, located to the south of…
Human Rights Watch Calls on Israel to Stop Shooting at Gaza Civilians
Israel must stop shooting at Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip, Human Rights Watch said Friday, noting four have been killed near the border fence since the beginning of 2014.…
France Withholds Funds to Settler Association in Jerusalem
The Israeli newspaper Israel Hayom reported, on Wednesday, that the French government has halted the transfer of donations worth €3,000 to an Israeli association operating in the Gilo settlement, in…
This Week in Palestine Week 17 2014
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Turkey to Provide Aid to West Bank and Gaza Strip
Minister of Turkish Foreign Affairs, Ahmet Davutoğlu, said that his country would provide humanitarian aid to the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, in facilitation of implementing the Palestinian reconciliation…
PLO: National Unity is Prerequisite for Power & Peace
PLO Executive Committee Member Dr. Hanan ‘Ashrawi stated, Thursday, that national unity is a basic prerequisite for empowering the Palestinian state and people and for reinforcing means of popular resistance,…
Israel to Turn Mughrabi Gate into Female Synagogue
Israeli authorities have started turning parts of Mughrabi Gate pathway, adjacent to the western wall of the Al-Aqsa mosque, into a synagogue for women, Al-Aqsa Foundation for Waqf and Heritage…
Christian Leaders Tell Youth to Tear Up Israeli Army Forms
Orthodox Archbishop Atallah Hanna and former Latin Patriarch Michel Sabbah, on Friday, April 25th, called upon Christian youth to resist enlisting in the Israeli military and to disregard any ‘propaganda’…
Palestinian Girl Injured by Settlers in South Hebron Hills
On Thursday April 24, at around 12 pm, two Israeli settlers coming with a quad-bike from the illegal outpost of Havat Ma’on attacked, with stones, four Palestinian children and the…
Israel Halts Peace Talks, Discusses More Sanctions On P.A
The Israeli ministerial cabinet held an extended session in response to the Palestinian reconciliation and unity agreement, and decided to halt peace talks with the Palestinian Authority, and to conduct…
West Bank Delegates Leave Gaza Following Unity Deal
Palestinian sources have reported, Thursday, that the Palestinian delegates, headed by Azzam al-Ahmad of the Fateh movement, left the Gaza Strip heading back to the West Bank, after finalizing the…
Soldiers Invade An Area In Jabalia, In Northern Gaza
A number of Israeli military vehicles invaded on Thursday evening [April 24, 2014] the Eastern Graveyard Area, east of Jabalia, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip, and clashed…
Army Invades Al-Ma’sara Near Bethlehem
[Friday at Dawn, April 25, 2014] Several Israeli military jeeps invaded the al-Ma’sara village, near Bethlehem, broke into and searched the home of Hasan Breijiyya, coordinator of the Popular Committee…
Soldiers Invade Deir Samet Near Hebron
On Thursday evening, [April 24, 2014], Israeli soldiers concluded one of the largest invasions into Deir Samet village, southwest of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, with the arrest…
Police Investigate Israeli Organ-trafficking Ring
An Israeli man believed to be behind an organ-trafficking ring has evaded capture, according to a month long police investigation, Israeli media sources report.The main suspect is from Beersheva and…
Palestine Today 04 24 2014
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Netanyahu’s Driver Accused of Serially Raping Minors
A driver for the Prime Minister’s Office was arrested in Jerusalem, three weeks ago, on suspicion of serially raping young girls between the ages of 8 and 12, it emerged…
15 Ailing Detainees In Ramla Prison Face Deteriorating Conditions
Hanan Khatib, one of the lawyers of the Palestinian Ministry of Detainees, stated Thursday that 15 ailing Palestinian political prisoners, held at the Ramla Prison Clinic, are facing deteriorating conditions…
To Break Strike, Israel Transfers Detainees From Ofer Prison
[Thursday, April 24, 2014] The Ahrar Center for Detainees’ Studies and Human Rights has reported that the Israeli Prison Administration decided to move several detainees, including detained legislators, from the…
Israeli Tanks, Bulldozers Invade Farmlands Near Khan Younis
[Thursday Morning, April 24, 2014] A number of armored Israeli military vehicles invaded Palestinian farmland east of the al-Qarara town, northeast of Khan Younis, in the southern part of the…
200 Administrative Detainees Start Hunger Strike
[Thursday, April 24, 2014] The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) has reported that 200 detainees, held by Israel under arbitrary Administrative Detention orders, without charges or trial, started an open-ended hunger…
Soldiers Kidnap Eleven Palestinians In The West Bank
[Thursday, April 24, 2014] Israeli soldiers invaded Deir Samet village, southwest of the southern West Bank West Bank city of Hebron and kidnapped eight Palestinians, two Palestinians in Nabi Saleh,…
Palestinian Elections To Be Held In Six Months, Agreement States
The agreement signed on Wednesday, April 23, 2014, between the delegation of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) and the Hamas movement, calls for forming a unity government, implementing the Cairo…
Lieberman: “Fateh-Hamas Agreement, An End to Negotiations”
Israeli Foreign Minister and head of Israel Our Home Party, Avigdor Lieberman, stated Wednesday that the signed agreement between Fateh and Hamas movements “is an end to political negotiations with…
Including Two Children, Eight Injured By Israeli Missile In Northern Gaza
[Wednesday, April 23, 2014] Palestinian medical sources have reported that eight Palestinians, including children, were injured when the Israeli Air Force fired a missile into an area in Beit Lahia…
US: “Support To Any Palestinian Government Depends On Respecting Peace Agreements”
[Wednesday, April 23, 2014] In one of its first comments on the signed reconciliation agreement between Fateh and Hamas movements, and the decision to form a unity government, the United…
PLO and Hamas Sign Reconciliation Agreement
Representatives of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) and Hamas agreed to form a government of national unity, and have called for general elections within five to six weeks, officials said…
Palestine Today 04 23 2014
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Cooperative Agreements Signed between Palestine and Jordan
Several agreements to enhance mutual cooperation between Palestine and Jordan were signed, Wednesday, at the presidential headquarters in Ramallah.WAFA reports that Palestinian Prime Minister, Rami Hamadalla, and his Jordanian counterpart,…
Clinton Denounces Settlement Expansion Amidst Ongoing Violence in West Bank
Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton expressed dissent with the state of Israel for announcing what she deemed a ‘counter-productive’ and ‘provocative’ expansion of illegal settlements in the midst…
Palestinians in Israel Condemn Plan to Recruit Christians
Several Israeli-based organizations, on Wednesday, condemned a new campaign to recruit Palestinian Christian citizens of the country to serve in the military.In a joint statement, more than 15 Palestinian youth…
Soldiers Kidnap 14 Palestinians In West Bank
[Wednesday at Dawn, April 23, 2014] Israeli soldiers invaded several Palestinian communities in the occupied West Bank, broke into dozens of homes and searched them, kidnapping at least 14 Palestinians.The…
‘Unlawful Combatants’: Excuse for Indefinite Detention without Charge
The right to liberty is one of the pillars of human rights. International Law — most significantly, the Geneva Conventions and International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights — states,…
Palestine Today 04 22 2014
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Israel Rejects Abbas’ Conditions for Extending Talks
President Mahmoud Abbas said, Tuesday, that he would extend faltering peace talks with Israel only if it agreed to conditions, including a settlement freeze, which it promptly rejected.(AFP/Ma’an) Abbas listed…
Al-Arabi: “UN Security Council Adopts Double Standards when Dealing with Israel”
Secretary-General of the Arab League Nabil al-Arabi said, Tuesday, the UN Security Council adopts double standards when handling resolutions involving Israel.Al-Arabi referred to the US’ veto on resolutions obliging Israel…
In Bethlehem Raid, ‘Israel and the Palestinian Authority Are Together’
The seamless coordination between the Israeli military and Palestinian Authority forces was on open display during a recent raid on the occupied West Bank city of Bethlehem.Originally submitted by Dan…
Israel to Hand Muslim Holy Site To Vatican
Israeli government represented by Ministry of Foreign Affairs seeks to transfer the sovereignty over the Maqam of the Prophet Dawud from occupied Jerusalem to the Vatican, during the Pope’s visit…
US Warns: Dissolution of PA Would Have ‘Grave Implications’
The US warned Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas of the dissolution of the Palestinian Authority, and described it as an ‘extreme step’ which could fundamentally alter relations between Washington and Ramallah.US…
Fateh Movement: “No Peace Talks Unless Based On International Legitimacy”
[Monday Evening, April 22, 2014] Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, headed a meeting of the Central Committee of his Fateh Movement at the presidential headquarter, in the central West Bank city…
Two Children Injured By Israeli Fire Near Bethlehem
[Tuesday at Dawn, April 22, 2014] Several Israeli military jeeps invaded Teqoua’ village, in the West Bank district of Bethlehem, and fired gas bombs at a number of houses, wounding…
Israel Denies Legislator Barghouthi Entry To Gaza
The Israeli Authorities prevented Palestinian Legislator and the secretary-general of the Palestinian National Initiative, Dr. Mustafa Barghouthi, from entering the besieged and impoverished Gaza Strip, as he was planning to…
Administrative Detainees To Hold Hunger Strike
The Ahrar Center for Detainees Studies and Human Rights has reported that Palestinian political prisoners, held by Israel under arbitrary Administrative Detention without charges or trial, have decided to go…
Israeli Settlers Release Wild Pigs on Palestinian Farms
Palestinian farmers in the Salfit district appealed all to Palestinian and international bodies to stop the continued destruction of their crops, caused by the Israeli pigs in the district.Farmers said,…
US Supreme Court Takes Up Status of Jerusalem
The US Supreme Court, today, decided to hear the case of an American born in Jerusalem, once again taking up the sensitive issue of the status of the contested city.(AFP/Ma’an)…
Mekorot Loses Portugal Deal, Faces Global Protests
Lisbon’s water company EPAL has announced that it has terminated a technology exchange deal with Israeli state water company, Mekorot, following protests over Mekorot’s role in Israel’s ‘water apartheid’ over…
Senior Hamas Official Arrives in Gaza for Reconciliation Talks
Senior Hamas official Mousa Abu Marzouq arrived in Gaza via the Rafah crossing, on Monday, where he was welcomed by a delegation of Hamas and Fatah officials.The senior official, who…
Jordan to Safeguard Al-Aqsa in Coordination with Palestine
Jordanian Minister of State for Media Affairs, Mohammad al-Momani, said on Monday that Jordan will take the necessary steps to protect the Islamic and Christian sites in Jerusalem, including Al-Aqsa…
Police Continue to Impose Restrictions on Palestinians while Allowing Settlers to Storm Al Aqsa
Groups of Settlers, on Monday, raided the al-Aqsa Mosque through Bab al-Magharbeh (Mughrabi gate), under the protection of Israeli police.The police, stationed at the main gates of the mosque, imposed…
Israeli Air Force Opens Fire at Agricultural Lands in Northern Gaza
[Monday Morning, April 21, 2014] Israeli military helicopters fired dozens of rounds of live ammunition into Palestinian agricultural lands, east of Beit Hanoun town, in the northern part of the…
Soldiers Kidnap Several Palestinians in West Bank and Gaza
[Monday, April 21, 2014] Israeli soldiers invaded various Palestinian communities in the occupied West Bank, broke into and searched homes, and kidnapped several Palestinians. Local sources in Bethlehem have reported…
Fighters Fire Shell at Israeli Military Vehicle in Central Gaza
[Monday, April 20, 2014] Palestinian fighters fired a shell at an Israeli military vehicle, across the border east of Deir al-Balah, in central Gaza. Eyewitnesses said the army fired dozens…
Nabi Saleh Breaks The Military Siege
For three days, a small village in the West Bank, Nabi Saleh, was subjected to a military siege imposed by the Israeli army as a form of collective punishment. Nabi…
PLO Delegation to Head to Gaza for Reconciliation Meetings
A delegation from the PLO will visit the Gaza Strip, within the next two days, for meetings to discuss reconciliation between Fatah and Hamas, a member of the delegation said.Bassam…
‘Miles of Smiles’ Convoy 26 Arrives in Gaza
Miles of Smiles Convoy (26) arrived this past week, in Gaza, with solidarity activists from 21 nations worldwide.Deputy Foreign Minister, Ghazi Hamad, welcomed the convoy’s activists ‘Here Gaza, where we…
Israeli Forces Set Up Base in Bethlehem on Easter Sunday
Israeli forces set up a military base on the roof of a Palestinian house in the Bethlehem district, on Sunday, a Ma’an reporter said.In the village of Tuqu southeast of…
Several Kidnapped, Summoned to Interrogation in WB
Israeli forces, Sunday, abducted five Palestinians from across the West Bank and summoned four others for interrogation, according to reports by local and security sources. Undercover Israeli forces, driving a…
2014: 748 New Settlement Units in West Bank and Jerusalem
The Israeli occupation has constructed 748 settlement units in the occupied West Bank and Jerusalem, since the beginning of 2014, the Information Centre of Separation Wall and Settlement has revealed.The…
Israeli Forces Storm Aqsa Compound, Dozens Injured and Detained
[Sunday, April 20, 2014] Dozens of Palestinian worshipers were wounded and dozens of others were detained after clashes broke out in the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, on Sunday morning, with Israeli…
Israeli Attacks in West Bank and Jerusalem
Israeli soldiers, on Saturday, attacked a number of Palestinian farmers and shepherds in the village of Um al-Khair to the east of Yatta, in the Hebron district, preventing them from…
UN Mideast Peace Envoy Denied Entry to Holy Fire Ceremony
Israeli police, on Saturday, prevented UN Middle East peace envoy Robert Serry from celebrating the Holy Fire ceremony in Jerusalem, a statement from his office said.According to Ma’an, Serry said…
OCHA: Palestinian Woman Killed, 101 Injured in oPt
One Palestinian was killed and 101 were injured by Israeli violence in the occupied Palestinian territories, during the period from April 8 to 14, a UN report said. According to…
This Week in Palestine Week 16 2014
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Detention Extended for 4 Jerusalemites, 2 Released
The Israeli Magistrate Court’s judge, in occupied Jerusalem, extended the detention of four Jerusalemite prisoners, releasing two with conditions.Israeli forces arrested them last Wednesday, after clashes erupted in Al-Aqsa mosque.…
3 Palestinians Kidnapped, 10 Others Detained Near Hebron
The Israeli army, on Friday, abducted three Palestinians and detained ten others during a raid campaign carried out in the village of Beit Awa, west of Hebron.According to local sources,…
Vandals Torch Mosque in Umm al-Fahm
Suspected Jewish vandals, on Friday, set fire to a mosque and sprayed racist graffiti in the northern Israeli city of Umm al-Fahm, on the border of the West Bank, according…
Journalist Majd Kayyal Released
Journalist Majd Kayyal was released from detention Thursday, April 17, by Israel’s secret police, who held him incommunicado since his arrest on Saturday, upon his return from Lebanon.Majd Kayyal, the…
UN Official Pledges to Lift the Siege on Gaza
The new Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) Pierre Krahenbuhl pledged, yesterday, to defend Gaza and to work hard to end the blockade.Krahenbuhl…
Palestine Today 04 17 2014
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