Israeli Army Demolishes 20 Barracks in Jordan Valley
Israeli soldiers demolished 20 barracks in Jiftlik, this morning. As a result of the military’s actions, 25 Palestinian families have been left homeless.Jiftlik is a village in the Jordan Valley…
Hunger Strike Expanding In Israeli Prisons, 20 Detainees Hospitalized
As more Palestinian political prisoners in Israeli prisons are joining the hunger strike that started 28 days ago, at least 40 more detainees have joined the strike, while all 5200…
Israeli Navy Kidnaps Two Palestinian Fishermen In Rafah
[Wednesday Morning, May 21, 2014] Israeli navy vessels attacked Palestinian fishing boats in Gaza waters, close to the shore in Rafah, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, and…
Al-Hamdallah: “No Peace Agreement, Or Truce, Without Releasing All Detainees”
[Tuesday, May 20, 2014] Palestinian Prime Minister, Rami al-Hamdallah, stated there can be no peace with Israel, or even a truce, without the release of all Palestinian political prisoners held…
Hamas-Fateh Unity Government Talks Advancing
[Tuesday, May 20, 2014] The Arabs48 news website has reported that unity and government formation talks between the Fateh and Hamas movement, as well as other factions, are advancing, and…
Mashal: “Palestinian Reconciliation, Not An Alternative To Resistance”
[Tuesday, May 20, 2014] Head of the Political Bureau of the Hamas movement, Khaled Mashal, stated that Palestinian reconciliation and national unity are not alternatives to the legitimate resistance against…
Palestine Today 05 20 2014
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Israeli Forces Destroy 1,500 Fruit Trees Near Bethlehem
Israeli forces destroyed an estimated 1,500 fruit trees belonging to the Tent of Nations farm outside Nahalin village, in the Bethlehem region of the occupied West Bank yesterday morning.Ben White…
11 Kidnapped in West Bank and Jerusalem
Israeli forces kidnapped four Palestinians, including two minors, from the Hebron area, in addition to seven others from inside the yards al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem, according to reports by security…
Barghouthi, Saadat, Negev Prisoners to Join Hunger Strike
Imprisoned Palestinian leaders Marwan Barghouthi and Ahmad Saadat have announced that they will go on hunger strike tomorrow, according to a senior official. 40 prisoners in Al-Naqab Prison will also…
12-year-old Imprisoned Following Interrogation
Israeli forces have taken Ahmad Qasim al-Azraq to Ofer prison, following his interrogation in Etzion.Ahmad is a resident of Aida refugee camp, the PNN reports. Sunday evening, the Israeli army…
2 Workers Killed, 1 Injured in Central Israel Fire
In a fire which broke out in central Israel, on Tuesday, two Palestinian workers have died while another has been injured after jumping to safety, according to medical sources. A…
Jenin – Army Invasion Causes Damage to Homes, Hospital And Infrastructure
[Tuesday, May 20, 2014] Israeli soldiers invaded Jenin city, in the northern part of the West Bank, as well as the Jenin refugee camp, kidnapping one Palestinian and attacking various…
Two Fishermen Injured By Israeli Navy Fire
Palestinian medical sources have reported that two fishermen were shot and injured late Monday night, after Israeli navy boats opened fire at Palestinian fishing boats near the Rafah shore, in…
Army Invades Villages Near Ramallah, Bethlehem
[Tuesday, May 20, 2014] Israeli soldiers invaded the al-Obeydiyya village, east of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, and the al-Mogheer village, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah.…
Palestinian Injured After Settlers Hurl Stones At His Car
A number of militant Israeli settlers hurled stones, on Monday, May 19, 2014, at a Palestinian car driving on the main road near Beitello village, near the central West Bank…
New Video Shows Israeli Soldiers Killing Two Teens in Unprovoked Attack Last Thursday
A newly-released surveillance video showing the killing of two teenage boys, age 16 and 17, by Israeli troops during a demonstration last week contradicts Israeli accounts of the incident.While the…
Homes, Structures, Demolished In Occupied Jerusalem
Israeli soldiers demolished on Monday, May 19, 2014, nine buildings in occupied Jerusalem, displacing families, and causing significant losses. The destruction took place in al-Ezariyya and a number of Bedouin…
Arab World Remembers Mavi Marmara Attack
Monday marked the 4th anniversary of the Israeli massacre, in international waters, on board the Turkish vessel Mavi Marmara. In commemoration, dozens of Palestinians and Arab activists staged a march…
Israeli Troops Shoot & Injure Man in Northern Gaza
A Palestinian man was shot and injured by Israeli forces in northern Gaza, on Monday, in the second incident of its kind in 24 hours, according to locals. In the…
Homes, Structures, Demolished In Occupied Jerusalem
Israeli soldiers demolished on Monday, May 19, 2014, nine buildings in occupied Jerusalem, displacing families, and causing significant losses. The destruction took place in al-Ezariyya and a number of Bedouin…
Palestine Today 05 19 2014
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Abbas Amends Sentencing for ‘Honor Killings’
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has amended Article 98 of the Palestinian Criminal Law no. 12 of 1960, abolishing the ease in punishment against crimes of honor killing committed against women.According…
Hamas Leader: Palestinian Muslims, Christians United
Dr. Mousa Abu Marzouk, a senior member of the Hamas political bureau, says all Palestinians, regardless of religious diversities, are sailing on the same boat.Abu Marzouk, making a visit to…
Update: Shireen Essawi Hunger Strike
On May 8, 2014, human rights defender and lawyer Ms. Shireen Essawi began a hunger strike after learning of the postponement of her trial for nine months and a day.…
VIDEO: Interview With Haidar Eid
Palestinian Professor Haidar Eid discusses several of the most pressing topics of Palestinian national liberation, including the ongoing siege of Gaza, the apartheid nature of Israel, the BDS movement and…
Ongoing Demolitions in Naqab Reinforce Prawer Plan
The ongoing demolitions in the area between the Naqab (Negev) and Jerusalem show that the Prawer Plan is still in full force, even if not under official implementation; the effects…
As Israeli Violations Escalate, BDS Gains International Momentum
With settler attacks on the rise across the West Bank and historic Palestine, and military incursions escalating throughout the occupied territories, often in direct conjunction with one another and with…
Army Uproots Trees In Bethlehem
[Monday, May 19, 2014] Israeli soldiers uprooted hundreds of trees that belong to members of various families of Nahhalin village, west of the West Bank city of Bethlehem.The WAFA news…
Four Palestinians Kidnapped In Bethlehem, Hebron
[Monday, May 19, 2014] Israeli soldiers kidnapped four Palestinians during a number of military invasions into Palestinian communities in the West Bank districts of Bethlehem and Hebron, while one resident…
Army Demolishes Wall, Uproots Land, In Hebron
[Sunday, May 18, 2014] Several Israeli military jeeps, accompanied by a military bulldozer, invaded Tel Romedia area, in the center of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, where they…
Elderly Man Kidnapped By Israeli Police In Al-Aqsa Mosque
[Sunday, May 18, 2014] Occupied Jerusalem – Israeli police officers attacked and kidnapped an elderly Palestinian man in the courtyards of the al-Aqsa Mosque, in occupied East Jerusalem, the WAFA…
Israel Approves Illegal Confiscation Of 700 Dunams Of Palestinian Lands
[Sunday, May 18, 2014] The Israeli “Regional Council for Planning and Construction” approved a plan that would lead to the annexation of more than 700 Dunams (172.9 Acres) as part…
Two Aid Convoys Arrive In Gaza
[Sunday, May 18, 2014] Around 30 international peace activists, in two humanitarian convoys, made it into the Gaza Strip through the Rafah Border Terminal, between Gaza and Egypt.The convoys, Miles…
Settlement Toxins Kill 14 Sheep In Jordan Valley
[Sunday, May 18, 2014] Aref Daraghma, head of the Al-Maleh Village Council, in the Northern Plains of the occupied West Bank, stated that at least 14 sheep died due to…
Israeli Forces Storm School Near Bethlehem
Israeli forces, on Sunday, stormed a school in the village of al-Khader, to the south of Bethlehem, while settlers took over an agricultural property in the village, according to Ahmad…
Some Hunger Strikers Close to Death
The High Leadership Committee for Palestinian Prisoners has announced that health conditions of some of the prisoners are deteriorating. The committee points out that three prisoners, Nael Khalaf, Yasser Badrassawi…
New Unity Government To Be Unveiled in Days
A new Palestinian ‘consensus government’, to be named by the PLO and Hamas, is to be finalized within days, according to a senior Hamas official.Senior member of President Mahmoud Abbas’…
Army Confiscates Tents, Displaces Palestinians, Near Nablus
[Sunday Morning, May 18, 2014] Dozens of Israeli soldiers invaded Khirbit at-Tawil village, near Aqraba village, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, where they confiscated tents and…
At Least Six Palestinians Kidnapped In Hebron
[Sunday at dawn, May 18, 2014] Israeli soldiers invaded various Palestinian communities in the Hebron district, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank, and kidnapped at least six…
Child, Fisherman, Injured In Two Israeli Attacks In Gaza
[Saturday, May 17, 2014] Palestinian medical sources have reported that a Palestinian child, and a fisherman, were shot and injured by Israeli army fire, in two separate attacks, in the…
Lieberman: “Israel Has An Alternate Plan For Peace”
[Saturday, May 17, 2014] Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman stated that his Ministry has an alternate plan to use following the collapse of direct talks with the Palestinians, and that…
Elderly Hebron Man Dies of Heart Attack after Israeli Raid
[Saturday, May 17, 2014] An elderly Palestinian man from Wadi al-Hariya, in Hebron, has died of a heart attack after Israeli soldiers raided his house, Saturday, according to local sources.‘Abd…
Thousands Attend Funeral for Two Boys Killed During Nakba Protests
Palestinians attended, on Friday, the funerals of Nadeem Siyam Nuwara, age 15, and Mohammad Odeh Abu al-Thahir, 17, who were shot dead by Israeli forces during a demonstration in commemoration…
Palestine to Receive Fuel from Venezuela
President of Venezuela Nicolas Maduro has pledged to send oil and diesel to the Palestinian Authority, as part of agreements signed in Caracas with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.The country of…
Haniyah Expresses Solidarity With Turkey
Palestinian Prime Minister Haniyah called all Palestinians in the West Bank, Jerusalem, Gaza and Pre-1948 Palestine, Thursday, to unify in prayer for the souls of some 230 Turkish miners who…
Amnesty Condemns Israel’s ‘Reckless Killings’
International human rights group Amnesty International has condemned Israel’s military for the murder of two Palestinian youth during a protest on Nakba Day.Human rights group Amnesty International has condemned Israel’s…
Princess Al-Hussein Donates Food to Gaza Families
Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein, wife of Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Ruler of Dubai, has made a…
Several Palestinians Injured in East Jerusalem
Over 15 Palestinians sustained injuries during clashes in Issawiya, East Jerusalem, according to medical sources.Medics told Ma’an News Agency that 11 people were injured by rubber-coated steel bullets, while another…
Ariel: “Settler Popular Could Witness a %50 Increase By 2019”
[Friday, May 16, 2014] Israeli Housing Minister, Uri Ariel, stated that he expects the number of Jewish settlers, illegally living in segregated settlements in occupied Palestine, to significantly increase, reaching…
This Week in Palestine Week 20 2014
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Three More Deaths Due to Israeli Violence as Nakba Continues
In commemoration of the 66th annual Nakba day, hundreds of Palestinian youth from the Ramallah district moved against Israeli soldiers outside of Ofer prison in Beitunya. Soldiers retaliated with tear…
Abbas: Time to End the Longest Occupation in History
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said during a speech, this past week: ‘After 66 years since the Palestinian catastrophe ‘al-Nakba’, Palestinians have been proving that their presence on the map will…
Israeli Settlers Destroy 58 Trees Near Bethlehem
Jewish Israeli settlers have reportedly raided a Palestinian-owned orchard, west of Bethlehem, where they destroyed 58 trees early Friday morning, according to the victim of the raid.Raji Abd al-Aziz Sabateen…
14 Palestinian Women Killed Since Beginning of 2014
In a statement, yesterday, UN Women in Palestine expressed concern over the killing of ‘yet another Palestinian woman this week, raising the number of reported cases of femicide in the…
Palestine Today 05 15 2014
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Thousands Mark Nakba Anniversary with Rallies in Israel, West Bank and Gaza
Palestinians commemorated, today, the 66th anniversary of the Nakba (Catastrophe) of 1948, by participating in a series of nonviolent actions in the West Bank, the Gaza Strip, pre-1948 occupied lands…
As Palestinians Mark Nakba In Jerusalem, Army Kidnaps Four
[Thursday Evening, May 15, 2014] Dozens of Israeli soldiers and police officers attacked Palestinians nonviolently protesting, marking the 66th anniversary of the Palestinian Nakba of 1948, and kidnapped four young…
Two Killed, Several Wounded, Near Ramallah
[Thursday, May 15, 2014] Palestinian medical sources have reported that two Palestinians have been killed and several others injured by Israeli army fire, after soldiers attacked a nonviolent protest near…
Ferwana: “20% Of The Palestinians Experienced Arrest, 5,243 Still Imprisoned”
Mass Executions Took Place Following The Nakba — Palestinian Researcher and head of the Census Department at the Palestinian Ministry of Detainees, Abdul-Nasser Ferwana, states that around 20% of all…
Rights Groups Call for Omar Saad’s Release
A number of human rights groups and political parties, including Amnesty International and representative organizations for Palestine, in Israel, have published a petition calling on the Israeli Minister of Defense…
Sweden Refuses Airspace Entry to Peres’ Plane
Swedish authorities refused, on Sunday, to allow the plane of Israeli President Shimon Peres to cross into its airspace en route to Norway, according to the Middle East Monitor (MEMO).…
Parents of Rachel Corrie Seek Justice in Jerusalem
Cindy and Craig Corrie, the parents of American human rights activist Rachel Corrie, who was killed in Gaza in 2003 as she attempted to defend a Palestinian family’s home from…
Ministry of Social Affairs, UNICEF Sign Childhood Protection Agreement
The Ministry of Social Affairs and UNICEF have signed a cooperation agreement on childhood protection in Palestine.The agreement aims to foster capacities of the ministries concerned with childhood affairs through…
American Actors Call for Cultural Boycott of Israel
Ma’an reports that actor Danny Glover and a number of others featured in a US documentary about a prominent social justice activist protested the film’s screening at a Tel Aviv…
Settlers & Police Storm Al-Aqsa Mosque Again
Israeli settlers, backed by special police, stormed the yards of al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem, Wednesday, where they abducted two brothers for trying to prevent the settlers from performing…
Al-Sayed to Join Hunger Strike
Senior Hamas member Abbas al-Sayed, sentenced to life imprisonment, is to declare an open-ended hunger strike next Monday, in solidarity with the administrative detainees, according to to the Palestinian Center…
Israel Denies Sovereignty Deal with Vatican
Israel says that it has ‘no intention’ of giving the Vatican sovereignty over a Jerusalem holy site, amid protests by ultra-Orthodox Jews which are marking Pope Francis’ upcoming visit.’Contrary to…
Palestine Today 05 14 2014
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Israeli Supreme Court to Hear Rachel Corrie Appeal
13th May 2014 | Rachel Corrie Foundation for Peace & Justice | Occupied PalestineNine years after filing a civil suit against the State of Israel for the wrongful death of…
Child, Young Man, Kidnapped In Jerusalem
[Wednesday Morning, May 14, 2014] Israeli soldiers kidnapped a Palestinian child in Silwan, and a young man in a yard of the al-Aqsa Mosque, in occupied East Jerusalem.Eyewitnesses said the…
Settlers, Soldiers, Clash As Army Readies To Demolish Illegal Outposts
Israeli sources have reported that clashes took place between Israeli soldiers and settlers as the army arrived at the Ma’aleh Rehavam illegal outpost, one of three outposts Israel intends to…
Army Demolishes Three Structures In Occupied Jerusalem
[Wednesday, May 14, 2014] Israeli soldiers invaded the neighborhoods of Beit Hanina, Shu’fat and Ras al-‘Amoud, in occupied East Jerusalem, and demolished three Palestinian structures, allegedly for being constructed without…
Army Kidnaps Eleven Palestinians In West Bank
Israeli soldiers invaded on Wednesday at dawn, [May, 14, 2014] various districts in the occupied West Bank and kidnapped at least eleven Palestinians. Dozens of Israeli military jeeps invaded the…
Abbas Won’t Be Heading New Government
According to the Ma’an News Agency, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will not be the head of the upcoming unity government, and that the new president will not have a deputy…
Israeli Police Request Pope Francis’ Poster be Removed from Jerusalem Church
The Israeli police have requested that a welcome poster for Pope Francis’ eminent visit be removed from a building belonging to a church near Jaffa Gate, to avoid ‘inflaming Jewish…
Al-Ahmad Arrives in Gaza for Hamas-Fatah Unity Talks
Senior member of Fatah and reconciliation officiator Azzam al-Ahmad arrived in Gaza, Tuesday evening, via Erez Beit Hanoun crossing, to discuss the formation of a unity government with Hamas.Fatah spokesman…
Mass Protests in Denunciation of Peres’ Visit to Norway
Israeli President Shimon Peres’ visit to Norway was met with mass demonstrations organized by popular human rights organizations and leftist parties calling for his expulsion, on Tuesday, according to Al…
Shireen Isawito Begin Hunger Strike
East Jerusalem lawyer Shireen Isawihas announced to family members that she will begin an open-ended hunger strike in protest of her detention by Israel, according to Issawi’s relatives.Shireen was abducted…
Ex-Premier Olmert Gets 6 Years for Bribery
Former Israeli PM Ehud Olmert sentenced was sentenced to six years in prison by a Tel Aviv court, on Tuesday, for accepting bribes in connection with a major Jerusalem land…
Settler Attacks and Violations in Ramallah and Bethlehem
Israeli settlers assaulted and severely beat a Palestinian shepherd near the village of Taybeh, east of Ramallah, Tuesday, according to witnesses.WAFA reports that at least seven settlers wearing masks assaulted…
Palestine Today 05 13 2014
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Kerry To Meet Abbas In London
U.S. Secretary of State, John Kerry, will be holding a meeting, on Tuesday, May 13, 2014, with Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, in London, to discuss efforts meant to ensure the…
Soldiers Kidnap Seven Palestinians In West Bank, Jerusalem
[Tuesday, May 13, 2014] Israeli police officers kidnapped two female students in the yards of the al-Aqsa Mosque, in occupied Jerusalem, while Israeli soldiers kidnapped five Palestinians in the West…
Freedom Flotilla Update: ‘We Will Sail in the Fall!’
Following is a statement by the Freedom Flotilla Coalition regarding the April 29th attack on Gaza’s Ark. Statement from the Freedom Flotilla Coalition regarding the attack on Gaza’s Ark, for…
Further Attacks and Abductions in West Bank
Israeli violations against the Palestinian people and their property continued throughout the day, on Monday May 12, 2014, with attacks and abductions occuring in various regions of the West Bank,…
Gaza’s Ark Could Sail Again
12 May, 2014 Dear supporters, This weekend representatives of the Gaza’s Ark steering committee met with our Flotilla Coalition partners in London, England, and this morning we are standing together…
Palestine Today 05 12 2014
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IEC Sues Palestinian Firm Over Debt
Israel Electric Corporation has filed a suit against a private Palestinian firm for 531 million shekels ($153 million) in past dues, after attempts to settle the debt failed, according to…
Global March to Jerusalem: Christians, Muslims Called to Unite and Defend Jerusalem
On June 6, which coincides with the 46th anniversary of Israel’s illegal occupation of Jerusalem, representatives of more than 45 countries will peacefully march on Israeli embassies, or as close…
Murad Eshtewi, 4 Palestinian Youth Arrested in Nablus
On the night of the 28th to 29th of April 2014, the Israeli army raided the village of Kafr Qaddum to arrest five people, among them Murad Eshtewi, the media…
Rising Number of Palestinian Children Subject to Solitary Confinement
Rising numbers of Palestinian children are being subjected to solitary confinement for interrogation purposes in Israeli detention, according to a new report from Defense for Children International Palestine. Written by…
Clashes, Injuries, Reported As Army Attacks Educational Facilities In Abu Dis
[Monday Morning, May 12, 2014] Dozens of Israeli soldiers surrounded the al-Quds Open University, and a number of schools, in Abu Dis town, near occupied East Jerusalem, clashing with local…
Fourteen Palestinians Kidnapped Near Qalqilia, One Woman Near Jenin
[Monday, May 12, 2014] Israeli soldiers invaded different Palestinian neighborhoods in Kufur Qaddoum village, east of the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia, kidnapping 14 Palestinians. One woman was also…
Army Invades Bethlehem, Kidnaps A Palestinian, Searches Property
[Monday At Dawn, May 12, 2014] Several Israeli military jeeps invaded various Palestinian communities in the West Bank district of Bethlehem, kidnapping one Palestinian as they searched homes and a…
Secret Talks Held In Jerusalem, Amman
Palestinian and Israeli sources revealed, Sunday [May 11, 2014] that, despite the collapse of direct Palestinian-Israeli negotiations, Israel and Palestinian negotiators are still holding “secret talks” in the Jordanian capital,…
Palestinian Priest Fired for Supporting Israeli Army
The Greek Orthodox church has officially dismissed a Palestinian priest who publicly promoted service in the Israeli army, by Christians, according to a church spokesman. Spokesman Issa Musleh said that…
PCHR Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory
In its Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories for the week of 24 – 29 April, 2014, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR)…
Security Concerns as Pope Prepares to Visit Levant
The head of the Roman Catholic church in the Holy Land said, today, that Israeli hate crimes against local Muslims and Christians are souring relations ahead of a papal visit,…
Army Invades A Town Near Jenin
Several Israeli military jeeps invaded, on Sunday morning [May 11, 2014] Methaloon town, south of the northern West Bank city of Jenin, where soldiers clashed with local residents, leading to…