Palestine Today 06 13 2016
Download/Listen Here Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Monday, June 13, 2016. Israeli forces continue to siege Palestinian village, in the…
Homes Raided in 5th Day of Yatta Siege
Israeli forces, on Monday at dawn, broke into and raided Palestinian homes in the southern West Bank town of Yatta, tightening the siege that has been imposed on the town since Thursday. The siege on Yatta followed…
Detention of Palestinian Circus Performer Extended
Israeli authorities, on Monday, decided to extend the administrative detention of a 23-year-old Palestinian circus performer, in spite of widespread outcry from activists and rights groups around the world demanding…
Key Muslim and Christian Holy Sites Erased from “Old City” Map
The Israeli tourism ministry has published a map of the occupied Old City of al-Quds (Jerusalem), which omits significant Muslim and Christian holy sites, as well as entire neighborhoods, from the…
Army Flares Set Fire to Dozens of Olive Trees
Agricultural lands located behind the apartheid wall in Qalqilia, were set on fire late Sunday night due to the firing of flares by Israeli forces, according to WAFA security sources.…
Orlando Killer Named as G4S Employee
via the Alternative Information Center “G4S shares plunge after Orlando killer is named as employee” Omar Mateen, who killed 50 people at an LGBT nightclub in Orlando, Florida, was an…
Guidebook to Gaza Wildflowers
A Palestinian from Gaza city has released a guide on wild flowers growing in the Gaza Strip. Researcher Ayman Dardounah says, according to Al Ray, that his guidebook includes photos of…
Netanyahu: Israel Will Never Accept Arab Peace Initiative
Barak Ravid, of Israeli daily Haaretz, wrote on Monday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Likud ministers he will never accept the original Arab Peace Initiative as a basis for…
Army Kidnaps Fifteen Palestinians In The West Bank
The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) has reported that Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Monday at dawn and late at night Sunday, at least fifteen Palestinians in different parts of the occupied…
Army Tightens Siege On Yatta Town, South Of Hebron
Dozens of Israeli soldiers invaded, on Monday at dawn, many Palestinian homes in Yatta town, south of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and searched many homes, before the…
Israeli Soldiers Kidnap Three Palestinians In Bethlehem
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Monday at dawn, Beit Fajjar town, south of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, and kidnapped three young Palestinian men. The soldiers invaded the town through…
Breaking the Silence: “I’d Rather Not Know”
A former soldier relates his experience with regard to the destruction of Palestinian olive trees while on patrol with the Israeli army. testimony catalog number: 314970 rank: Sergeant First Class unit: Reserves…
Israeli Army Kidnaps A Palestinian Legislator In Hebron
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Sunday at dawn, a Palestinian legislator from his home, in Surif town, northeast of the southern West Bank city of Hebron. The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) said…
Israeli Leaders Vow Revenge after Tel Aviv Attack (VIDEO)
Israel has imposed collective punishment measures, and its leaders have threatened more to come after two Palestinian men opened fire in a busy upscale Tel Aviv square, this past Wednesday…