Palestine Today 05 12 2015
Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Tuesday, May 12th, 2015. Israeli soldiers raid West Bank communities kidnaping…
Khader Adnan Renews Hunger Strike
Former Palestinian hunger striker and detainee, Khader Adnan, has been on a hunger strike for seven consecutive days in protest of his administrative detention in Israeli jails, without charge or…
Israeli General: ‘Israel and Hamas have common interests.’
The general responsible for Israel’s border with the Gaza Strip says that continued rule by Hamas is necessary for its stability, Israeli media reported Tuesday.’The alternative would be the Israeli…
Life in a Refugee Camp – New Askar, Nablus
New Askar refugee camp is situated north-east of Nablus in the Askar area. It was created in 1965 to accommodate the increased number of refugees who were living in (old)…
Fateh Leader Receives 9 Months Jail for Facebook Posts
Head of the Fateh political party in East Jerusalem was sentenced to nine months imprisonment for postings on Facebook, the first time such a punishment has been given under Israeli…
Extremist Settlers, Israeli Intelligence, Continue with Raids on Al Aqsa
Israeli intelligence teams, along with groups of extremist colonial settlers, Tuesday morning, have renewed raids on Al Aqsa Mosque, entering from the Mughrabi gate.The groups were heavily guarded by private…
Gaza Civil Servants On Strike
Civil servants hired by Hamas leadership in the Gaza Strip went on strike across all Gazan ministries and public institutions, excepting schools, on Tuesday.The employees have not received regular pay…
Olympics 2016: Brazilian Government Denies Association with Israeli Security Company
More than 30 Brazilian social movements and progressive organisations have called on the Brazilian government to exclude International Security and Defence Systems (ISDS) from Olympics contracts, after the Israeli company…
Israeli Forces Burn Wheat Crops in Gaza
Israeli occupation forces have reportedly opened fire at Palestinian farms in the eastern part of the Gaza Strip, burning a large amount of wheat crops.No casualties were reported, as the…
Three Palestinians Kidnapped, Two Summoned For Interrogation
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, Tuesday, a Palestinian man, summoned two for interrogation, in the West Bank district of Bethlehem, a child in occupied Jerusalem, and a third Palestinian in Hebron. Two…
Lawyer Shireen al-‘Eesawy Moved Into Solitary Confinement
The Palestinian Detainees Committee has reported, Tuesday, that the administration in the Ramla Israeli Prison moved lawyer Shireen al-‘Eesawy, from the al-‘Isawiyya town in occupied Jerusalem, into solitary confinement. Shireen…