Pope Francis Meets with Abbas following Treaty Announcement
Pope Francis met President Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday, calling him ‘an angel of peace,’ days after the Vatican said it was preparing to sign its first accord with Palestine, to…
Clashes Take Place In Different Parts Of Occupied Jerusalem
As thousands of Palestinians marked, on Friday, the 67th anniversary of the Palestinian Nakba, Israeli soldiers resorted to the excessive use of force against the protesters, causing dozens of injuries.The…
Soldiers Open Fire On Farmers And Fishers In Gaza
Israeli soldiers opened fire, on Saturday morning, on Palestinian farmers in their own lands, east of the al-Maghazi refugee camp, in central Gaza, while navy ships opened fire on fishing…
Dozens Injured In Silwad And Betunia, Near Ramallah
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Friday afternoon, Silwad and Betunia towns, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, and attacked dozens of Palestinians marking the Nakba Day. The Palestine TV…
Scores Injured as Bil’in Marks Palestinian Nakba
The Popular Committee against the Wall and Settlements in Bil’in village, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, has reported that Israeli soldiers have attacked the weekly protest, firing…
Injuries Reported as Soldiers Attack Nil’in’s Weekly Protest
More than 1,200 Palestinians, accompanied by Israeli and international peace activists, marched in the weekly protest in Ni’lin village on Friday, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, marking…
Hundreds of Unarmed Demonstrators Confront Live Fire at Kafr Qaddum on Nakba Day
Today (15th of May), during the Nakba day demonstration in Kafr Qaddum, four young men were shot with live ammunition in their legs. One of the men got a serious…
(VIDEO) Life After a Live Ammunition Fatality: Nowarah Family
One year ago, on May 15, Nadeem Nowarah, 17, was shot and killed by Israeli forces near Israel’s Ofer military prison in the occupied West Bank. An hour later, Mohammad…
67 Torches Light the Streets of Ramallah
A march was organized, Thursday evening in Ramallah, where 67 torches, 67 keys, 67 Palestinian flags and 67 black flags were held high in remembrance of Nakba 1948.The streets were…
Nakba at 67: The Ongoing Crime of Forcible Population Transfer and Secondary Displacement
For Palestinians, 2015 marks the 67th year of forced displacement from, and within, their ancestral homeland.This ongoing Nakba (‘catastrophe’) continues to be perpetuated through Israel’s denial of the Palestinian refugees’…
Nakba Solidarity: South African Students Protest Woolworths
More than 10,000 South African students marched, earlier today, in protest against Woolworths Stores’ trade agreements with Israel. 15th May 2015 | Congress of South African Students | Welkom (Free…
Aida Camp Remembers Nakba
Alrowwad Cultural & Theatre Society, today, organized a march commemorating the 67th anniversary of the Nakba. The group, mainly consisting of young people, marched from the Alrowwad centre in Aida…
Gaza: 3 Palestinians Shot and Injured in Nakba Day Protest
Three Palestinians were injured by live fire during a Nakba Day demonstration in the Gaza Strip on Friday, according to witnesses.Locals told Ma’an News Agency that Israeli soldiers opened fire…
This Week in Palestine Week 20 2015
Audio Link After Text Welcome to this Week in Palestine, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for 9th, to the 15th, 2015. This week, Palestinians marked…