Day Three of East Jerusalem Clashes
Clashes broke out in the neighborhoods of occupied East Jerusalem for the third consecutive day, on Thursday, as tensions continue to run high following increased violence at the Al-Aqsa Mosque…
600,000 Settlers Living in Occupied West Bank, Half in Jerusalem
About 600 thousand settlers live in the West Bank and half of them are in Jerusalem district, said the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) in a Thursday press release.WAFA…
The Intifada of Jerusalem?
Life is becoming untenable for Palestinians in Jerusalem.The strategy of Teddy Kollek, the infamous mayor of Jerusalem following Israel’s 1967 occupation and subsequent annexation of Jerusalem, was grounded on three…
Jaffa Demonstrates in Protest of Israeli Violations against Al-Aqsa
Hundreds of Palestinians in pre-1948 occupied territories participated on their motorcycles, Wednesday, in a mass demonstration launched from Al-Ajami garden, and roamed a number of streets in the city.According to…
Sniper Fire Authorized Against Stone-Throwers
Israel has approved the use of sniper rifles against stone throwers in Jerusalem, Channel 10 reports on Thursday morning. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asked the Attorney General to authorize…
Iceland’s Capital bans all Israeli-made products over Occupation of Palestinian Territories
Iceland’s capital Reykjavik has passed a resolution that banns all Israeli-made products. The resolution was adopted over Israel’s protracted and illegal occupation of Palestinian territories.Reykjavik’s ban comes as the international…
Including A Child, Army Kidnaps Six Palestinians In Hebron
Media sources have reported, Thursday, that Israeli soldiers kidnapped six Palestinians, including one child, in different parts of the southern West Bank district of Hebron.The sources said the army invaded…
Soldiers Kidnap Eight Palestinian Children In Jerusalem
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Thursday at dawn, eight Palestinian children after storming their homes in different parts of the Old City of occupied East Jerusalem, and several surrounding communities. Sixty…
Many Palestinians Injured In Al-‘Isawiyya, In Jerusalem
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Wednesday at night, the al-‘Isawiyya town, in occupied East Jerusalem, and clashed with dozens of residents, wounding a young man with a live round in the…
Palestine Today 09 16 2015
Audio Iink After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Wednesday, September 16th, 2015. Israel rearrests a long-time hunger striking political…
Soldiers Invade Al-Makassed Hospital In Jerusalem
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Wednesday at night, the al-Makassed Islamic Charitable Society Hospital, in the at-Tour village in occupied East Jerusalem, and searched several sections.Hospital administration said the soldiers invaded…
Israeli Police Assault Women and Guards at Al Aqsa
Israeli police, on Wednesday, assaulted two Islamic Waqf guards and a number of women, with their clubs, at al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem, according to local sources.Omar Keswani, director of…
Israel Orders Eviction from 26 Dunams near Salfit
Israeli authorities, on Wednesday afternoon, ordered two Palestinians to leave their land within 48 hours, near the Salfit district of the occupied West Bank.The 26 dunams of land — about…
Israel to Demolish Residential Structures in Hebron Locality
Israeli forces, on Wednesday, served notices for the demolition of three houses and a residential tent belonging to Palestinian locals in the Hebron’s locality of Massafer Yatta, in the southern…
Ellen Siegel: Why have the killers of Sabra and Shatila escaped justice?
One of Israel’s most infamous crimes occurred 33 years ago this week. In September 1982, the Israeli army surrounded the Sabra neighborhood and adjacent Shatila refugee camp in southern Beirut.Israel…
UN Security Council Discusses Statement on Jerusalem Violations
The Security Council of the United Nations have discussed an Arab draft statement on the recent developments at Al Aqsa Mosque and its surroundings, at a time when the European…
Netanyahu Approves Harsher Penalties for Stone Throwers
According to Israeli media reports, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced, at the start of an emergency meeting of ministers and security officials held earlier today, a toughening of the…
Allan Resumes Hunger Strike
Palestinian detainee Mohammad Allan restarted a hunger strike, Wednesday, after Israel arrested him and reinstated his internment without trial, his lawyer said, with a previous such protest having lasted two…