Palestine Today 03 30 2015
Audio Link After text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Monday, March 30th, 2015. Israeli navy attack Palestinian fishermen in Gaza…
Soldiers Kidnap At least 20 Palestinians In The West Bank
Israeli soldiers kidnapped during late-night hours, and on Monday at dawn, at least twenty Palestinians in different parts of the occupied West Bank, and took them to a number of…
Soldiers Kidnap A Woman Near Al-Aqsa Mosque
Media sources in Jerusalem said Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Monday morning, a Palestinian woman near the Silsila Gate (Chain Gate), one of the Gates of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, as she…
Soldiers Kidnap Ten Palestinians In Occupied Jerusalem
Israeli soldiers conducted, on Monday morning, an extensive military campaign targeting dozens of homes in different parts of occupied East Jerusalem, and kidnapped ten Palestinians, after searching and ransacking their…
Report: Palestinian Authority will not file charges against Israel in International Court
A new report by the Israeli newspaper ‘Jerusalem Post’, based on unnamed sources within the Palestinian Authority, claims that the PA has agreed to pursue no formal charges against Israel…
Soldiers Invade A Number Of Communities Near Jenin
Israeli soldiers invaded, late on Sunday evening, several Palestinian villages and towns, in the northern West Bank district of Jenin, installed roadblocks, detained and interrogated scores of local youths.Several Israeli…
Israeli Soldiers Raid Palm Sunday Celebration in Beit Jala
Palm Sunday celebrations in Beit Jala were brought to an abrupt end, on Sunday, when Israeli troops raided the majority-Christian town near Bethlehem and began threatening locals.Palestinian policemen on duty…
Israeli Navy Targets Fishing Boats Off Gaza Shore
The Israeli navy Sunday targeted Palestinian fishermen with gunfire while they were sailing offshore the city of Gaza, according to a WAFA correspondent.He said the navy fired heavy gunfire towards…
PCHR Report on Israeli Human Rights Violations in the oPt (18 – 25 March 2015)
Israeli forces have continued with systematic attacks against Palestinian civilians and their property in the occupied Palestinian territories (oPt) for the reporting period of 18 – 25 March 2015.Israeli attacks…
10 Kidnapped in West Bank, Jerusalem
Israeli army and police, on Sunday, kidnapped at least 10 Palestinians in separate incidents in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem, according to reports by local and security sources.Israeli…
Dr. Hanan Ashrawi on the 39th Commemoration of Land Day
PLO Executive Committee Member Dr. Hanan Ashrawi said: “On March 30, 1976, as thousands of Palestinians inside Israel protested Israeli plans to steal 60,000 dunams of land in the Galilee,…
Israeli Forces Open Fire on Demonstration at Gaza Border
Israeli forces opened fire on dozens of protesters marching on the eastern border of the Gaza Strip near Khan Younis on Sunday.Witnesses said that Israeli forces opened fired on the…
VIDEO: Nabi Saleh Land Day Protest Met with Extreme Violence and Live Ammunition
On the 27th of March 2015, close to 200 protesters from all over the West Bank gathered in Nabi Saleh to protest the occupation in commemoration of Land Day. 28th…
AIC Report: Settler Leader Makes Deal in Corruption Case
Israel’s television Channel Ten reports that Gershon Mesika, head of the regional council of northern West Bank settlements, is negotiating a deal with the state attorney’s office on corruption charges.…
Israel Seeks Permission to Demolish Ancient Palestinian Village
The Israeli public prosecution has asked the Israeli High Court of Justice for permission to demolish the ancient Palestinian village of Sussia, and relocate its residents to Yatta, near Hebron,…
Settlers Steal Stones near Salfit for Paving Settlement Streets
Witnesses and citizens of towns and villages west of Salfit reported that bulldozers were tracking the area and left with several massive stones. Settlers are using this kind of stone…
Head Of the Popular Committee Against The Wall Released
The Israeli Authorities released, Sunday, the head of the Popular Committee against the Wall and Settlements, in Nabi Saleh village, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah after holding…
PA to ‘Pause’ ICC Move in Exchange for Tax Revenues
When the Palestinian Authority joins the International Criminal Court on April 1, it will hold off on steps against Israel regarding settlement construction, Israeli media reported Sunday. The Jerusalem Post…
Two Teens Released, Forced Away From Al-Aqsa Mosque For 30 Days
The Israeli District Court ordered, Sunday, the release of two Palestinian teenagers from occupied Jerusalem, but also ruled that they would not be allowed into Al Aqsa Mosque and its…