UNICEF Ends G4S Contract in Jordan (VIDEO)
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in Jordan has ended its contract with G4S following a campaign by BDS activists in the country and across the world over the company’s…
Army Fires on Palestinians near Gaza Border
Israeli forces opened fire on Palestinian workers east of Gaza City, Friday morning, with no injuries reported.Heavy gunfire was heard as Israeli soldiers stationed in military towers along the Gazan…
Two Detainees Continue Hunger Strike Protesting Their Illegal Detention
The Palestinian Detainees’ Committee has reported that two detainees, held by Israel without charges or trial, have declared an open-ended hunger strike, demanding Israel to end their arbitrary Administrative Detention,…
Belgian MPs Barred from Entering Gaza
Israeli authorities have denied a delegation of six Belgian MPs entry into the blockaded Gaza Strip to visit local NGOs, this week.The delegation, which represents different political parties in Belgium,…
Illegal Settlers of Kiryat Arba Abuse Palestinians and Volunteers
On Saturday, 27th February 2016, as two ISM volunteers were walking on Prayer Road, right next to the illegal Kiryat Arba settlement in occupied al-Khalil (Hebron), they were attacked, threatened…
Child Injured In Kafr Qaddoum As Israeli Soldiers Use Excessive Force
Israeli soldiers assaulted, Friday, the weekly nonviolent protest against the Wall and Colonies in Kafr Qaddoum town, near the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia, wounding one child, while many…
New Discriminatory, Anti-democratic Legislation
Adalah unpacks 10 Israeli laws and bills with provisions liable to harm Palestinians and those who defend Palestinian rights. Adalah: the Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel released…
Two Medics Injured In Bethlehem After Soldiers Fired A Gas Bomb Into Their Ambulance
Palestinian medical sources have reported, Friday, that two medics of the Palestinian Red Crescent Society suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation, after Israeli soldiers fired a gas bomb into…
Several Palestinians Injured In Ni’lin
Several protesters suffered, Friday, the effects of tear gas inhalation, after Israeli soldiers assaulted the weekly nonviolent protest against the Annexation Wall and Colonies, in Ni’lin village, west of Ramallah.The…
PA Leaders Meet with Israeli Authorities, Again Threaten to End Security Coordination
A delegation from the Palestinian Authority (PA) officially warned Israeli authorities, several days ago, that the Palestinian government would end its security coordination with Israel if the state did not…
Many Injured As Israeli Soldiers Assault The Weekly Nonviolent Protest In Bil’in
Israeli soldiers assaulted, Friday, dozens of Palestinian, Israeli and international peace activists, holding the weekly nonviolent protest against the Annexation Wall and colonies, in the village of Bil’in, near the…
Ireland: Gino Kenny Raises Palestinian Flag Upon Election Victory
New Irish Parliament Member Gino Kenny, from the Anti-Austerity Alliance, celebrated his election victory, this past Saturday, by waving a Palestinian flag.Kenny, aged 42, is a local Irish activist that…
DCI: ‘Israel Killed 41 Children Since October 1’
Defense for Children International (DCI), Palestine Branch, has reported that Israeli soldiers have killed 41 children in the West Bank, Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip, since the current uprising began…
Israeli Soldiers Kill A Palestinian Woman In Bethlehem
Israeli soldiers killed, on Friday morning, a Palestinian woman driving her car close to the Gush Etzion settlement block, on the main Bethlehem-Hebron road, south of Bethlehem. One Palestinian died…
Israeli Soldiers Invade al-‘Isawiyya And Silwan, In Jerusalem
Dozens of Israeli soldiers surrounded, on Thursday, the towns of al-‘Isawiyya and Silwan, in occupied Jerusalem, and invaded them before firing many gas bombs, and rubber-coated steel bullets. The soldiers…
Palestine Today 03 03 2016
Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Thursday, March 3, 2016. Troops invade West Bank communities and kidnap…