Month: March 2016

Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org ,for Thursday, March 31, 2016.

A Palestinian minor, on Wednesday, sustained fractures and injuries after an Israeli military jeep ran him over near an area of Yatta town, in the southern West Bank district of…

Below is a translation, by the Alternative Information Center (AIC), of testimony provided by a policeman who participated in Israel’s oppression of the 1976 Palestinian Land Day. The now-defunct Hebrew-language…

“We hope that in a few years this race will start at the Nativity Church, in Bethlehem, and finish at Al-Aqsa Mosque, in Jerusalem.”

Israeli forces, on Tuesday night, broke into the home of the videographer who filmed an Israeli soldier executing a wounded Palestinian in cold blood, in Tel Rumeida, central Hebron, last…

US Senator Patrick Leahy, along with 10 other Democratic congressmen, have called on the US to investigate the possibility of “gross violations of human rights” by Israel’s and Egypt’s security…

Download audio file: palestine_today_03_30_2016 Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Wednesday, March 30, 2016. A Palestinian child injured by the Israeli…

Mentioning Bethlehem, the first thing that comes to mind is visiting the Church of the Nativity for a pilgrimage. If you take time to wander the streets of Bethlehem, you…

Israeli soldiers invaded, on Wednesday at dawn, several Palestinian communities in the occupied West Bank, searched many homes and kidnapped at least sixteen Palestinians.

The following is a press release by the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistic (PCBS), marking the fortieth anniversary of the Palestinian Land Day – March 30, 2016. Israeli Occupation Authorities…

The Israeli Knesset, on Tuesday, approved the first reading of a bill which would allow Israeli courts to hand down prison sentences to minors under the age of 14 —…

Four Palestinian detainees in Israeli jails have entered into a hunger strike in protest of being detained without a charge or trial, while a fifth started a hunger strike in…

On Sunday, the new team of Youth Against Apartheid was honored to meet with each other for the first time. 03/29/16 | International Solidarity Movement | al-Khalil team The wonderful…

On Thursday, Israeli human rights group B’tselem released a video of an Israeli soldier shooting Abed al-Fattah Yusri al-Sharif in the head, as he was laying wounded and motionless on…

The Israeli Knesset approved the suspension of lawmakers accused of backing ‘terrorism’, a bill which seems to target Arab MPs, while PM Netanyahu has ordered Palestinian bodies held by the…

After being rejected as Israel’s next ambassador to Brazil, Dani Dayan will replace Ido Aharoni, who has served as consul-general in New York since February of 2011, in New York,…

The Gaza Strip was left almost entirely without power, Tuesday, due to maintenance work on power lines from both Israel and Egypt and ongoing tax disputes on fuel for the…

Israeli Foreign Minister and the head of “Israel Our Home” far-right fundamentalist party, Avigdor Lieberman, was among the hundreds of Israeli fanatics, protesting in front of the Military Court that…

Audio Link After TextWelcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Tuesday, March 29, 2016. Israeli navy attack Gaza fishermen and troops invade…

Audio Link After TextWelcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Monday, March 28, 2016. Israeli troops target farmers in Gaza, and demolishes…

The Palestinian Detainees’ Committee has reported, Tuesday, that detainee Samer Abu Kweik is currently facing a serious health condition in the al-‘Afula Israeli hospital, suffering very sharp pain in his…

Israeli soldiers, stationed on military towers across the border fence opened fire, on Tuesday morning, targeting Palestinian agricultural lands and farmers, east of Rafah, in the southern part of the…

Dozens of Israeli soldiers and police officers, accompanied with personnel of the Jerusalem City Council and the Israel Antiquities Authority, invaded on Tuesday morning the town of Silwan, in occupied…

Israeli soldiers have kidnapped, Tuesday, at least eight Palestinians in the West Bank districts of Ramallah, Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Qalqilia and Nablus, and kidnapped eight Palestinians. The army kidnapped twelve Palestinians…

The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) has reported, Tuesday, that a Palestinian detainee from the southern West Bank district of Hebron, went on hunger strike five days ago, protesting his illegal…

Israeli soldiers invaded, on Tuesday at dawn, several areas in the southern West Bank district of Hebron, broke into and searched dozens of homes, and kidnapped eleven Palestinians, while another…

On March 18th, the Illinois Investment Policy Board blacklisted 11 companies from doing business with the state for allegedly boycotting Israel.The Illinois legislation behind this move, SB 1761, was passed…

The Israeli army targeted with live fire, on Monday morning, Palestinian farmers east of Khan Younis city, in the southern Gaza Strip.Al Ray reports that, according to witnesses, Israeli occupation…

A report, issued by the national office for the defense of land and resistance of settlement, has revealed that the number of Palestinian homes razed by Israeli occupation forces jumped…

Monday, at dawn, Israeli police raided a chicken slaughterhouse in the Bedouin town of Shaqib al-Salam, in the southern Israel region of Negev, and rounded up scores of Palestinians from…

A new video shows the Israeli soldier, who executed a seriously wounded Palestinian in Hebron, last Thursday, shaking hands with fanatic leader, colonialist settler, Baroch Marzel, who frequently calls for…

Israeli soldiers invaded, late at night and on Monday at dawn, several districts in the occupied West Bank, broke into and searched many homes, and kidnapped eleven Palestinians.The Palestinian Prisoners…

Israeli soldiers invaded, on Monday at dawn, an area north of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, demolished a home, a playground, electricity and water networks, in addition to uprooting…

After Thursday’s execution of a wounded young Palestinian man and his friend (who bled to death), was captured on tape, many details started emerging, including the involvement of an Israeli…

A Palestinian videographer and human rights worker whose video of the murder of a 21-year old Palestinian by an Israeli soldier has received widespread attention has received a number of…

A Palestinian woman was kidnapped, on Sunday morning, after Israeli soldiers stormed her home in the northern West Bank city of Tulkarem. The soldiers also injured two young men in…

Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Sunday at dawn, two Palestinians in the southern West Bank city of Hebron, including the brother of a Palestinian who was executed by an Israeli soldier,…

Israeli soldiers invaded, on Sunday at dawn, several areas in the West Bank district of Bethlehem, kidnapped five Palestinians, shot and injured a young man in the Deheishe refugee camp.Dozens…

On 25th March 2016, Israeli forces at Ofer military prison injured 8 Palestinians with various kinds of weapons, and later on attacked the nearby village of Beitunia, injuring even more.03/26/16…

Mass Israeli demolitions, in the Jordan Valley village of Khirbet Tana, have left more than a third of its Palestinian residents homeless since the beginning of the year, the UN…

On Thursday, a video of a soldier executing an injured Palestinian in Hebron went viral. The Israeli army claimed, according to the PNN, that the soldier was suspended, and an…

Israeli soldiers invaded, on Saturday at dawn, several Palestinian communities in different parts of the occupied West Bank, searched homes and kidnapped eight Palestinians. The soldiers also summoned five Palestinians,…

Israel has redeployed the Iron Dome missile interception system in settlements close to the border with the Gaza Strip. Israeli sources said the measure comes in the aftermath of the…

Israeli soldiers invaded, on Friday evening, Beit Forik town, east of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, shot and injured one Palestinian, and rammed another with their jeep, causing…

Undercover Israeli forces infiltrated, on Friday evening, into the Suwwana neighborhood, in occupied Jerusalem, and assaulted a group of children, after surrounding them, and kidnapped four. The soldiers also kidnaped…

Christian Palestinians and pilgrims from around the world marked Good Friday, today, by holding a procession on Via Dolorosa, in the historic Old City of annexed East Jerusalem. Security was…

The BDS Committee, on Thursday evening, welcomed the news from the UN Human Rights Council after four resolutions were passed regarding Palestine, with emphasis to a resolution that will produce…

Audio Link After TextWelcome to this Week in Palestine, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for March 19, to the 25, 2016. The UN bans international…

Israeli soldiers attacked, Friday, the weekly nonviolent protest in Kufur Qaddoum town, in the northern West Bank district of Qalqilia, and injured many Palestinians, including an elderly man who was…

Israeli soldiers attacked, Friday, the weekly nonviolent protest against the Israeli Annexation Wall and colonies, in Bil’in village, west of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, causing many to…

The Israeli Prime Minister, Binyamin Netanyahu, issued a statement on Thursday criticizing the United Nations Human Rights Council, calling it an “anti-Israel circus”. The statement followed the passage of a…

Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Friday, a Young Palestinian woman in Hebron city, in the southern part of the West Bank. The army also invaded Beit Fajjar town, south of Bethlehem,…

Nicholai Mladinov, the United Nations Special Coordinator for Middle East Peace Process, denounced earlier on Friday the Israeli military execution of a young Palestinian man, after the soldiers already shot…

Israeli navy ships opened fire, earlier on Friday morning, targeting a number of Palestinian fishing boats, while the soldiers, stationed across the border fence, opened fire on shepherds, in the…

Two Palestinians were killed Thursday morning in Hebron, one of whom was executed by a shot to the head while lying wounded on the ground.The video shows Israeli soldiers and…

Audio Link After TextWelcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Thursday, March 24, 2016. Israeli troops kill two Palestinians in Hebron and…

Lebanese novelist Elias Khoury, winner of the prestigious Mahmoud Darwish Award for Creativity 2016, donated his $25,000 award to Birzeit University.Khoury was cited both for his large and diverse literary…

Nassar Ibrahim discusses the Palestinian struggle in a globalized era and the Arab uprisings. Nassar Ibrahim is a Palestinian political analyst, writer, author and Co-Director of the Alternative Information Center…

In a landmark victory for Palestinian leadership, the UN Human Rights Council, Thursday, passed four resolutions pertaining to the occupied Palestinian territories, one of which will draw up a “blacklist”…

Israeli soldiers invaded, on Thursday at dawn, the West Bank districts of Ramallah and Jenin, searched several homes and kidnapped five Palestinians.The army invaded Silwad town, east of the central…

Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Wednesday evening, a Palestinian man near the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia, and a child near Bethlehem.The soldiers kidnapped Emad Suleiman al-Khouly, 28, from Azzoun…

The Ayyad family in occupied Jerusalem managed on Tuesday to enter its “Cliff Hotel”, in Abu Dis town, southeast of occupied Jerusalem, for the first time in 13 years. The…

The Palestinian Authority decided, on Tuesday, to halt imports from five major Israeli food production companies into the occupied Palestinian territory.In a statement released after the weekly cabinet meeting, the…

Audio Link After TextWelcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Wednesday, March 23, 2016. The Israeli Municipality approves settlement project in Jerusalem,…

The Israeli “Regional Planning and Construction Council” approved, on Wednesday, the so-called “Kedem – City of David” colonialist project that would be undertaken at the main entrances of the Wadi…

Jamal is younger than I am but he doesn’t look it. He is always there, as are all the storekeepers in the souk and he always greets us, as does…

A senior UN rights official says that the continued development of illegal Israeli settlements is the root cause of a broad spectrum of human rights abuses across the occupied Palestinian…

The BADIL Resource Center for Palestinian Residency and Refugee Rights has announced the release of ‘No Safe Place’; a report based upon BADIL’s formal submission to the International Criminal Court,…

Even for the more experienced trekker, a hike from Ain Samia to Wadi Auja, is long and challenging, yet will prove to be rewarding. Ain Samia, is located on the…

Israeli soldiers kidnaped, on Wednesday at dawn, at least nine Palestinians, in different parts of the occupied West Bank, during extensive military invasions and searches of homes, and property. The…

Five-year old Ahmad Dawabsha, who was four when his entire family was burned to death in their beds last July, returned to his hometown for the first time on Tuesday.The…

Israeli soldiers shot and killed, on Saturday morning, a Palestinian teenager in the southern area of Hebron’s Old City, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank, after he…

Israeli soldiers kidnapped, Saturday, two Palestinians from the northern West Bank district of Jenin; one of them is a former political prisoner who was held for 13 years. The soldiers…

Audio Link After text Welcome to this Week in Palestine, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for March 12, to the 18, 2016. This week six…

Israeli authorities, early Friday, shut down the streets of annexed East Jerusalem and detained four Palestinians, in preparation for the annual Jerusalem marathon, locals said.A number of roads were blocked…

Palestinian journalists must navigate both the Israeli government’s and Palestinian authorities’ attempts to criminalize their profession. Deception remains one of Israel’s primary weapons in influencing local and international public opinion.…

The US, UK, French and German governments condemned Israel’s decision to further expand illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank, this week.According to the PNN, US State Department spokesman John…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said rights group Breaking the Silence had “crossed a red line’, following allegations that the group collected classified information from members of the Israeli military.The…

Israeli soldiers assaulted, Friday, the weekly nonviolent protest in Kufur Qaddoum town, in the northern West Bank district of Qalqilia, fired many rubber-coated metal bullets, and gas bombs, before invading…

Palestinian medical sources in the West Bank city of Bethlehem have reported that the soldiers shot, Friday, a young man with a live round, while many residents suffered the effects…

Israeli soldiers attacked, Friday, the weekly nonviolent protest against the Annexation Wall and colonies in Bil’in village, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, causing dozens of suffer the…

Israeli soldiers shot and killed, Friday, a young Palestinian man near the Etzion roadblock, south of the West Bank city of Bethlehem.The army said the young man was driving a…

Israeli soldiers attacked Friday, the weekly nonviolent protest against the Annexation Wall and colonies, in Ni’lin village, west of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, causing dozens to suffer…

Updated: 05:16 – Israeli soldiers imposed, starting on Thursday at night, a tight siege on the town of Beit Fajjar, south of Bethlehem, completely isolating it and kidnapped one Palestinian.…

In its Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories for the week of 10– 16 March 2016, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) found…

Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Thursday, March 17, 2016. Israeli soldiers kill two Palestinian youth and…

Israeli extremists have reportedly made death threats against Palestinian journalist Mohammad al-Qeeq, who had been on a hunger strike for nearly a hundred days and is now recuperating in hospital.An…

Israeli authorities, on Wednesday, cancelled a weekly visit which allows elderly Palestinians, from the Gaza Strip, to travel to annexed East Jerusalem for Friday prayers at Al-Aqsa Mosque, according to…

16 Palestinian pilgrims killed, while 36 others were injured when their bus overturned on Wednesday evening, in Ma’an city, south of Jordan.The Palestine Information Center reported from the Jordanian Civil…

Israeli soldiers shot and killed, Thursday, two Palestinians near the Ariel Israeli colony, illegally built on Palestinian lands, near Salfit in the central West Bank. The army said they reportedly…

This is the first time in which I could sit behind the computer and write about the tragic murder of Rachel. Since that happened many of us at the International…

Israeli soldiers kidnapped, Thursday, a young Palestinian man in the southern West Bank district of Hebron, and one Palestinian in occupied Jerusalem.Local sources in Hebron said the soldiers invaded Doura…

Another breathtaking hike through nature, flora and fauna is that through Wadi Qelt. The hiker can only traverse Wadi Qelt from west to east, walking in its deep gorge. Since…

March 16th, 2016 marks 13 years since a young American peace activist stood in front of an Israeli armored bulldozer to try to protect a Palestinian home from demolition, and…

March 16th, 2016 marks 13 years since a young American peace activist stood in front of an Israeli armored bulldozer to try to protect a Palestinian home from demolition, and…

Israeli soldiers invaded, late at night and on Thursday at dawn, several areas in the northern West Bank district of Nablus, kidnapped six Palestinians, including two children, and demolished six…

Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Wednesday, March 16, 2016. Israeli troops kidnap civilians during West Bank…

Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Wednesday at dawn, at least nine Palestinians in different invasions targeting Palestinian communities, in different parts of the occupied West Bank. The soldiers also kidnapped a…

Israeli soldiers invaded, Wednesday, the ash-Shurfa area, between al-Khader and Batteer towns, west of Bethlehem, and demolished a Palestinian home. The army also kidnapped a Palestinian near Ramallah.Several army vehicles…

Several Palestinian students suffered from teargas inhalation on Tuesday, when Israeli troops fired teargas towards a school in the village of Hosan, to the west of Bethlehem, according to local…