Normalization: What It Is and Why it Matters
What is normalization in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and why does it matter?The concept of normalization emerged at the Camp David agreements signed by Egypt and Israel in 1979. The agreements…
Al Aqsa Mosque: Soldiers Assault Children, Guards
Israeli occupation forces assaulted and injured guards at the Al Aqsa Mosque, Monday morning, at the door of al-Asbat, while detaining one other.The media coordinator of the Foundation of the…
MK Tibi: “Barzilai Hospital Will Not Force-Feed ‘Allan”
An Arab Member of Israeli Knesset, Dr. Ahmad Tibi, said the administration of Barzilai Hospital will not force-feed hunger striking detainee Mohammad ‘Allan, since force-feeding prisoners is a violation of…
Arson Suspects Released by Israeli Authorities
Israel has released all suspects detained in raids as part of a probe into the firebombing of a Palestinian home which killed an 18-month-old child and his father, Israeli authorities…
Soldiers Kidnap Three Palestinians In Jenin And Hebron
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, earlier on Monday, two Palestinians in the northern West Bank city of Jenin, and one Palestinian near the southern West Bank district of Hebron.Media sources in Jenin…
32 Detainees Join Hunger Strike; 180 Striking, More To Join
The head of the Palestinian Detainees’ Committee Issa Qaraqe has reported that 32 Palestinian detainees, held by Israel, have joined the hunger strike, and that the current number of striking…
Palestinian lands Burnt In A Fresh Israeli Attack Near Nablus
A number of Israeli extremists invaded, Sunday, Palestinian agricultural lands, in Burin village, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, and set them ablaze.Eyewitnesses said that attackers fled…
After Doctors In Soroka Refused Force-Feeding, Allan To Be Moved To Barzilai
Hunger striking Palestinian detainee, Mohammad ‘Allan, will be moved to Barzilai Israeli Medical Center, in Asqalan (Ashkelon) after doctors in the Soroka Hospital refused to force-feed him.Israeli TV Channel 10…
Army Kills A Palestinian West Of Ramallah
Palestinian medical sources have reported, on Monday evening, that a young man was shot dead by Israeli army fire, at a gas station on Road #443, near the Modi’in illegal…
‘Bet Lahem Live’ Festival Celebrates Cultural and Religious Diversity
At the end of Star Street in the Old City of Bethlehem, turquoise metal doors that are usually locked have been set wide open. In a cave-like interior, a group…
Israeli Navy Again Fires on Gaza Fishermen
Israeli naval boats, Sunday, opened machine gunfire on Palestinian fishing boats offshore the city of Gaza, according to WAFA correspondence.Israeli naval boats opened machine gunfire on fishing boats sailing within…
9 “Jewish Terrorism” Suspects Arrested
Shin Bet Israeli security service, with Israeli police, arrested nine settlers Sunday morning, as part of a crackdown on suspected Jewish terrorists, Haaretz said, according to the PNN.Two West Bank…
Hebron Child Seriously Injured by Israeli UXO
A Palestinian child was seriously injured, sunday, after an unexploded ordnance (UXO) left behind by the Israeli army exploded in the city of Hebron, according to a police statement.The statement…
Wartime Journalism: Mohammed Omer on Gaza
“I have written this book as a way of preserving and passing on stories that need to be told.”I visited North Vietnam in 1968, and had meetings with its leaders…
Palestinian Cup Final Postponed: ‘Israel Denied Gaza Footballers Entry’
The Palestinian Football Federation has postponed the second leg of the Palestine Cup final, between the champions of the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, after Israel denied entry permits…
Obama Says Netanyahu’s Interference in American Politics “Unprecedented”
US President Barack Obama, in an interview with CNN, said that Israeli prime minister Benyamin Netanyahu’s interference in American politics is ‘unprecedented’, especially following the Iran deal.In the interview, which…
Silwan: Evacuation Notices Issued by Right-wing Jewish Organization
A lawyer representing a right-wing Israeli Jewish organization, Sunday, issued evacuation notices for three Palestinian homes in the Batn al-Hawa area of Silwan, occupied East Jerusalem.The lawyer, representing Ateret Cohanim,…
Thousands Attend Funeral Of Sa’ad Dawabsha
Thousands of Palestinians participated, on Saturday evening, in the funeral procession and ceremony of Sa’ad Dawabsha who died Saturday of serious burns and injuries resulting from the Israeli terrorist attack…
Medical Committee Grants Green Light For Force-Feeding Detainee ‘Allan
After the Israeli Knesset passed an amendment on July 30 allowing the force-feeding of hunger-striking Palestinian political prisoners, the Medical Committee in Soroka Israeli Hospital has granted, on Saturday evening,…
Infant Mortality Rate Rises in Gaza for First Time in Fifty Years
Press Release for Immediate Publication United Nations Relief and Works Agency, UNRWA via UNRWA spokesman Chris GunnessJerusalem, 8 August 2015: The infant mortality rate in Gaza has risen for the…
Catholic Churches File Complaint against Chief Extremist
The heads of Catholic churches, Friday, filed a complaint against the chief of extremist Jewish group, Lehava, for advocating the burning of churches.According to a press release issued by the…
Soldiers Violently Subdue Rally Condemning Israeli Crimes against Palestinians
Israeli forces, Saturday, violently quelled a rally organized in condemnation of the Israeli occupation and settlers crimes against the Palestinian people, the latest of which was settlers’ arson attack against…
Failure attempt by Israeli settlers to burn another Palestinian house
A group of Israeli settlers attempted to burn another Palestinian house Saturday morning. The house is located on the way between Nablus and Jericho on the eastern side of Palestine.Ghassaan…
Israeli Forces Confiscate a Donkey from Al-Tur
Israeli occupation forces confiscated a donkey from some children in the village of Al-Tur, under the pretext of annoying the settlers in a settlement outpost established in that area.Witnesses explained…
Sa’ad Dawabsha, Father Of Burnt To Death Baby, Dies Of His Wounds
Medical sources have reported, Saturday, that Sa’ad Mohammad Dawabsha, the father of Ali, 18 months of age, who was burnt to death in an Israeli terrorist attack targeting their home…
Israel cuts water to Palestinian village, causing deaths of hundreds of farm animals
As an exceptionally hot summer heatwave continues to drain the region’s water supplies, this week Israeli water company Mekorot took the situation to a new level with the villagers of…
Dozens Suffer Effects Of Teargas Inhalation Near Ramallah
Scores of Palestinians suffered, on Friday evening, the effects of tear gas inhalation, after Israeli soldiers invaded Silwad town, east of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, and clashed…
Child Injured By Israeli Army Fire In Northern Gaza
Palestinian medical sources have reported that a child was wounded, late on Friday evening, after Israeli soldiers, stationed across the border fence, opened fire on homes, east of Beit Hanoun,…
This Week in Palestine Week 32 2015
Audio Link After Text Welcome to this Week in Palestine, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for August 1st, to the 7th, 2015. This week ten…
Israel to Force-Feed Hunger Striking Detainee Beginning Saturday Evening
The Head of the Palestinian Detainees’ Committee, Issa Qaraqe’, reported,on Friday evening, that the Israeli Prison Administration will begin force-feeding hunger striking detainee, lawyer Mohammad ‘Allan, who started his hunger…
5 Palestinians Injured In Israeli Airstrike On Central Gaza
Palestinian medical sources reported that five Palestinians were injured, one seriously, in an airstrike on Friday at night targeting a site that they claimed was a resistance training center in…
PCHR Report on Israeli Human Rights Violations in the oPt (30 July – 05 August 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 30 July – 05 August 2015.Israeli…
Possible Shutdown for Several Gaza Hospitals
A number of hospitals in Gaza Strip may be forced to close, due to lack of funding and an ongoing humanitarian crisis, an official warned on Thursday.Deputy Palestinian Minister of…
Israeli Army: Rocket Fired from Gaza Lands in Negev
A rocket reportedly fired from the Gaza Strip landed in southern Israel on Friday, with no injuries or damage reported by the Israeli army.According to Ma’an News Agency, an Israeli…
Eight Palestinians Injured In Biddu
Palestinian medical sources have reported, on Thursday at night, that eight Palestinians, including a pregnant woman, have been injured, after dozens of Israeli soldiers invaded Biddu village, northwest of occupied…
Soldiers Invade Biddu, Search Home Of ‘Ramming Incident Suspect’
A large military force invaded Biddu village (northwest of Jerusalem) on Thursday evening to attack the home of a Palestinian who allegedly rammed Israeli soldiers deliberately with his car, and…
Palestinian driver shot after running over two Israelis
Israeli troops shot and wounded a Palestinian driver near Ramallah on Thursday after the car he was driving ran into two Israelis standing by the road. It’s unclear whether the…
Report on Settler Terrorism to be Submitted to Arab League
The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), on Thursday, issued a special report to be presented to the Arab Foreign Minister’s meeting. The report highlights Israel’s terror attacks by settlers in the…
Bethlehem: Soldiers Demolish Tire Repair Shop, Structure
Israeli forces, on Thursday, demolished a tire repair shop and another structure in Bethlehem district, said two local activists.Taha Hamamra, a local activist, told WAFA correspondence that Israeli forces demolished…
Qalqilia Protests Water Deprivation by Israeli Authorities
Dozens of Palestinian residents of the occupied West Bank village of Kafr Qaddum staged a sit-in, on Wednesday, to protest the Israeli national water company’s cutting off its supply to…
18 Palestinians Kidnapped from West Bank
Israeli occupation forces, Thursday, abducted at least 18 Palestinians across the occupied West Bank.Days of Palestine sources said that a large number of Israeli forces stormed the village of Beit…
Zvi Ben Dor Benite: Arab Jews
Saying you are an Arab Jew is the most subversive statement possible against Zionism. Professor Zvi Ben Dor Benite speaks with the Alternative Information Center (AIC) about the history and…
120 Nafha Prisoners Announce Hunger Strike
Palestinian Prisoners and Former Prisoners Committee, Thursday, said that 120 prisoners in Nafha prison –located in the occupied Naqab south of Israel, have announced an open hunger-strike in protest of…
4 Family Members Killed, 30 Palestinians Injured by UXO in Gaza
At least four Palestinians were killed on Thursday and over 30 injured when an unexploded ordnance (UXO), from last summer’s Israeli military offensive went off, while clearing rubble from a…
Palestine Today 08 05 2015
Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Wednesday, August 5th, 2015. Israeli settlers step up attacks targeting West…
UPDATE: 10 Palestinians Kidnapped from West Bank Districts
Israeli forces, early Wednesday, abducted ten Palestinians, including at least a minor, from West Bank districts, said local security sources and Palestinian Prisoner Society (PPS).(Updated from: imemc.org/article/72526) WAFA correspondence reported…
Palestinian Detainee on 50th Day of Hunger Strike
Muhammad Allan entered his 50th day of hunger strike, Wednesday, as the al-Asra Prisoner’s Center for Studies called for action to release the detainee, who is being held under administrative…
Settler Violence on the Rise: Homes Stoned near Jenin, East Jerusalem Tagged with Racist Graffiti
Israeli Jewish settlers last night attacked Palestinian homes with stones as they provocatively approached the outskirts of Silat ad-Daher, some 20 kilometers to the south of Jenin in northern West…
UNRWA to Possibly Suspend Education Program Due to Financial Burdens
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency, UNRWA, has warned in a report addressed to the United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, that “unless funding for the full amount of the…
Hamas Official: No Deal with New Palestinian Ministers
A senior Hamas official said, Tuesday, that his movement will not deal with the new ministers sworn into the Palestinian government in a reshuffle, last week.Hamas political bureau member Moussa…
Demolitions in Jordan Valley, 20 Homes in Hebron Slated
Israeli authorities, Wednesday, demolished seven Palestinian-owned agricultural structures in the village of al-Aqaba, northern Jordan Valley, in addition to serving Hebron area Palestinians demolition notices regarding 20 homes, according to…
Six Palestinians Kidnapped in West Bank, Hebron Home Demolished
Israeli forces abducted, early on Wednesday, at least six Palestinians in raids carried out in a number of districts north and central of the occupied West Bank, and demolished a…
Israeli Police ‘Unable to Solve’ Douma Arson Case
Israeli police, on Wednesday morning, stated that they were not able to identify the settler who torched the home of 18-month-old Ali Saad Dawabsha, who was burned to death in…
Administrative Detention Applied to Jewish Extremism for First Time
Israel used a controversial form of detention without trial against an alleged Jewish extremist for the first time, following international outcry over the death of a Palestinian toddler in an…
(VIDEO) Update on Photo of ‘Israeli Officer Being Shielded from Stone-throwing Settlers’
Via the Popular Struggle Coordination Committee’s Facebook page: Video showing the actual story not apparent in the viral picture of RHR Field Coordinator Zakaria Sadah and Qusra Mayor …returning policewoman…
Palestine Today 08 04 2015
Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Tuesday, August 4th, 2015. Israel’s army demolish Palestinian owned structures and…
Soldiers Re-demolish Dahmash Village Homes
Israeli occupation bulldozers, on Tuesday morning, tore down three homes in Dahmash town, near occupied Ramla, under the pretext of building without a permit.The homes are the property of the…
PA Report on Settler Violence Submitted to ICC
The Palestinian Authority filed a report on settler violence with the International Criminal Court on Monday, following an arson attack in the West Bank last week that killed an 18-month-old…
Three Homes Demolished in Unrecognized Arab Village
Israeli authorities, Tuesday, knocked down three Palestinian-owned homes in Dahmash, an unrecognized Palestinian village located on the outskirts of Tel Aviv, according to media sources.The demolished structures belong to the…
One Year in ICU for Burned Child’s Family
The Director of Tel Hashomer Hospital, where the family of toddler Ali Dawabsha receives treatment, on Monday, said the family needs one year in ICU after the elapse of the…
Two Detainees Now in First Week of Hunger Strike
Two Palestinians detained in an Israeli jail have been on hunger strike for almost eight days, in protest of administrative detention and medical negligence, according to the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society…
Army Carries Out A Limited Invasion Into Southern Gaza
Several armored Israeli military vehicles, and bulldozers, invaded on Tuesday morning Palestinian agricultural lands, northeast of Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, and opened fire at…
Soldiers Demolish Residential And Agricultural Structures Near Hebron
Israeli soldiers invaded Khashm ad-Daraj Bedouin community, east of Yatta town, south of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and demolished a residential shed, and a barn. Soldiers also…
(VIDEO) Nightraids in the Souk: Israeli Soldiers Terrorize Old City of Hebron
At around 11:00 PM on the night of August 1st, a fire began in souk of Hebron’s Old City. 3rd August 2015 | International Solidarity Movement | Khalil Team The…
Pondering Jonathan Pollard’s Release
It is illuminating to contrast Israel’s belated solidarity with Pollard to its determined hostility to Mordechai Vanunu.No more confusing mind games are played by sovereign states than in the context…
Soldiers Kidnap Eight Palestinians, Including Two Children, In Al-Aqsa
Israeli soldiers attacked, on Tuesday morning, dozens of Palestinians in the Al-Aqsa Mosque courtyards, in occupied East Jerusalem, and kidnapped eight Palestinians, including two children. At least two were injured,…
Settlers Burn Olive Trees in Qalqilia
Israeli settlers, Monday evening, have torched tens of olive trees located on private Palestinian land in ‘Azzoun town, to the east of Qalqilia, northern West Bank.Security sources said that civil…
Army Kidnaps 17 Palestinians In The West Bank
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Tuesday at dawn, several Palestinian communities, in different parts of the occupied West Bank, broke into and searched dozens of homes, and kidnapped seventeen Palestinians.Several Israeli…
Firebomb Attack on Moving Car in Jerusalem, Injuries Reported
Unknown attackers reportedly threw a firebomb at a moving car in the occupied East Jerusalem neighborhood of Beit Hanina, Monday evening, injuring two.According to Israeli media, via Ma’an, the attackers…
Grandson of Meir Kahane arrested for role in ‘Jewish terrorist network’
As Israeli investigators released their findings that a right-wing Jewish terrorist network is gaining power throughout Israel and illegal West Bank settlements, they detained Meir Ettinger, the grandson of the…
Palestine Today 08 03 2015
Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Monday, August 3rd, 2015. Israeli soldiers injure a Palestinian youth and…
Israeli troops shoot, injure Palestinian youth at northern West Bank checkpoint
On Monday at midday, Israeli soldiers stationed at the Za’atara checkpoint in the northern West Bank shot and wounded a Palestinian youth.The teen, who has not yet been identified, was…
Soldiers Kidnap Two Palestinians In Beit Ummar
Israeli soldiers invaded, earlier Monday, Beit Ummar town, north of the southern West Bank district of Hebron, and kidnapped two Palestinian teenagers. One Palestinian injured near Nablus.Mohammad Awad, coordinator of…
Israeli Extremists Attempt to Kill Palestinian Man in Lod
A Palestinian man, Emad Abu Sharekh, was seriously injured when he was brutally attacked on Sunday by three Israelis while returning from Fajr prayers at al-Kabeer Mosque, in Lod City.Abu…
VIDEO: Know Thy Heritage 2015, 4th International Conference
Under the patronage of PA president Mahmoud Abbas, the Holy Land Christian Ecumenical Foundation (HCEF) has launched its fourth international conference for the Palestinian youth in the diaspora, as part…
Israeli Soldiers Attack Hebron Youth, Force to Drink Gasoline
Palestinian security sources from Hebron’s Old City, today, said that Israeli soldiers have brutally attacked a Palestinian youth and, then, forced him to drink gasoline.Sources said, according to the PNN,…
Villagers Form Groups to Protect against Settler Attacks
Residents of the Palestinian village of Douma in the occupied West Bank are forming voluntary groups to guard against attacks by Israeli settlers, days after a deadly arson attack left…
Wounded Dawabsha Family members Still in Critical Condition
Palestinian Health Minister Jawad Awwad said that the wounded father, mother and brother of the 18-month old baby who was burned to death Thursday are still facing life-threatening injuries from…
Six Palestinians Injured After Israeli Attack on Their Bus
A Palestinian bus, filled with residents from Hebron, was attacked, Sunday, by Jewish extremists living in illegal colonies in the occupied West Bank, leading to six injuries. The Palestinians were…
Ten Palestinians Kidnapped In Jerusalem, Many Injured
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Saturday evening and Sunday, ten Palestinians in different parts of occupied Jerusalem, including five who were about to leave the Al-Aqsa Mosque, while many Palestinians have…
Several Palestinians Injured Near Hebron, One Kidnapped
Palestinian medical sources have reported, on Saturday evening, that several residents received treatment for the effects of tear gas inhalation, after Israeli soldiers fired gas bombs at homes in Beit…
Soldiers Attack A Palestinian Family In Bethlehem
Several family members have been mildly wounded, after being attacked in their own home, when a number of Israeli military vehicles invaded the Um Rokba area in the al-Khader town,…
U.S. Consul General on Douma Attack: “The United States strongly condemns this crime of hate”
In statement sent to press, U.S. Consul General Donald Blome in Jerusalem, condemned the attack by Israeli settlers targeting a home in Douma village in northern West Bank. Right-wing Jewish…
Combatants for Peace Condemns the Terrorist Attack in Douma Village
A group of activists from the Combatants for Peace Movement visited the village of Douma near the northern West Bank city of Nablus and paid Condolences for the child family…
Clashes In Abu Dis After Army Invaded It, Trees Burnt
Israeli soldiers invaded on Saturday evening Abu Dis town, east of occupied Jerusalem, clashed with dozens of Palestinian youths, and fired gas bombs and concussion grenades on them, and nearby…
Autopsy: Al Khaldi Shot From Behind
Minister of Justice Counsel Saleem Saqa, Saturday, announced the results of al-Khaldi’s postmortem report, affirming that he was shot from behind.The autopsy indicated that the bullet penetrated through al-Khaldi’s body…
Nablus: Settlers Attempt Attack on Farmers, Protesters Attempt to Burn Joseph’s Tomb
Israeli settlers, Saturday morning, attempted an attack on Palestinian farmers in village of Qusra, south of Nablus, in the occupied West Bank, a local official said.Dozens of settlers from the…
ISM Report: Village of Azzun Suffers from Continuous, Targeted Attacks by Israeli Army
On Tuesday, July 28, at 2:40 pm, the Israeli army arrived to the village of Azzun, located in the district of Qalqilya, to block 3 of the 4 existing entrance…
Navy Continues to Fire on Gaza Fishermen, Farmland
Israeli naval boats, Saturday, opened machine gunfire on Palestinian fishing boats off the shore of the northern and central Gaza Strip, reported witnesses.Israeli naval boats opened machine gunfire on fishing…
Several Injured in Clashes Following Slain Teen’s Funeral
Israeli forces shot and injured at least eight Palestinians with rubber-coated steel bullets during clashes near al-Jalazun refugee camp that broke out on Saturday, following the funeral of 17-year-old Laith…
Ahrar: ‘Seven Palestinians Killed In July’
The Ahrar Center for Detainees’ Studies and Human Rights has reported that Israeli soldiers have killed six Palestinians in the occupied territories, and kidnapped 316, while Israeli fanatics have killed…
Soldiers Invade A Village Near Ramallah
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Saturday at dawn, Kafr Malek village, east of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, stormed and searched several homes, and clashed with dozens of local…
Israeli Extremists Attack Farmers Near Nablus
A number of extremist Israeli settlers, living in illegal colonies built on Palestinian lands, attacked on Saturday morning Palestinian farmers in their lands, in Qasra village, south of the northern…
Israeli Navy Ships Open Fire On Gaza Fishers, Homes
Several Israeli navy ships opened fire, Saturday, on a number of Palestinian fishing boats in Gaza territorial waters, near the Sudaniyya and al-Wista shores of the besieged coastal region. Soldiers…
UN Sec. General Denounces Palestinian Baby’s Murder
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon issued a statement, Friday, strongly denouncing the murder of a Palestinian baby, who was killed after Israeli extremists firebombed his home as he and…
Palestinian Teen Killed By Israeli Army Fire In Ramallah
Medical sources have reported that a Palestinian teen died on Friday at night of serious wounds he suffered, during evening hours, in clashes between local youths and Israeli soldiers close…
Israeli Knesset Approves Amendment Allowing Force-feeding of Prisoners on Hunger Strike
Israel Legalizes Torture against Palestinian Prisoners; On Thursday, 30 July 2015, the Israeli Knesset passed in the second and third readings an amendment to the so-called ‘Law to Prevent Harm…
PCHR Report on Israeli Human Rights Violations in the oPt (15- 29 July 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 15- 29 July 2015.Israeli attacks in…
Autopsy Report: Douma Baby was Burned Alive
Minister of Justice Counsel Saleem Saqa Friday announced the results of 18-month-old Ali Dawabsheh’s postmortem report, which confirmed that the toddler was alive when burnt to death.In a press statement,…
Palestinian Killed, Another Injured by Israeli Forces in Northern Gaza
Israeli forces killed a Palestinian and injured another on Friday after opening fire at them near Beit Lahiya in northern Gaza, sources told Ma’an News Agency.Medical sources told Ma’an that…