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The Israeli Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon adopted on Monday a law preventing Palestinian spouses of Israeli residents from obtaining Israeli residency. Sharon said during a meeting at his office with…

The secretary general of Palestinian Presidency Taib Abdul-Rahim dismissed media reports over conflicts between Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and hi Prime Minister Ahmed Qurei as baseless. Abdul-Rahim said Monday that…

Palestinian West Bank intelligence Chief Tawfiq Tirawi rescinded Monday his resignation upon the request of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, PA official told Reuters. Tirawi resigned on Friday following a Thursday…

A poll conducted by Dahaf Institute on behalf of Madar, the Palestinian Center for Israel Studies, shows that a majority of Jewish Israelis believe that the state should encourage Israeli…

Around 70% of the settlers slated for evacuation under the terms of the disengagement plan will reach agreement with the disengagement administration, Yonatan Bassi, the head of the Disengagement Administration,…

The Israeli border police deployed on Monday, in the northern West Bank Israeli settlement of Yitzhar in an attempt to prevent settler violence against Palestinian residents and security officials. The…

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said that Israel is holding talks with the Palestinian Authority on the release of 400 more Palestinian Prisoners, and 21 Jordanian detainees in Israeli prisons.…

The Islamic Jihad Movement said on Monday that it had decided yet on participating in the Palestinian Legislative elections, and that the movement might join the PLO after it is…

Israeli soldiers invaded Al-Arroub refugee camp, near Hebron, broke into dozens of homes, and conducted military searches. Issa Abu Kheizaran, head of Al-Arroub local council, said that soldiers arrested Ata…

Despite international treaties prohibiting occupying powers from making use of occupied territories for its own benefit, Israel has decided to transfer garbage beyond the Green Line and dump it in…

A Letter drafted by two right wing Rabbis called the Israelis for extensive anti disengagement activities in order to prevent what they described as “the expulsion and destruction”, saying that…

The Israeli police revealed that extremist Jewish groups are considering bombings at Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem; and decided to increase police force at the mosque area. Yedioth Ahronoth, an Israeli…

  The Israeli Air Force received three Apache Longbow Helicopters equipped with advanced night-vision system, 17 more choppers are expected to arrive by the end of 2006. An Israeli military…

The Palestinian Prisoners Society reported on Sunday that Palestinian detainees in Israeli prisons are considering hunger strike as a result of the deteriorating conditions they face in detention. Lawyer of…

Sunday evening, Israeli soldiers attacked a peaceful procession against the Wall in the village of Bal’in, west of Ramallah. A local source in the village stated that dozens of residents,…

  A Palestinian source revealed on Sunday that a secret Palestinian-Israeli meeting was held in Jerusalem, Sunday morning. The meeting was held between the Palestinian Prime Minister, Ahmad Qorei, Minister…

Saturday evening, three residents, including an aged woman, were injured after a group of extremist settlers attacked them while working in their lands, near Hebron. A local source in Hebron…

Jibreel Rajoub, the strongest candidate for West Bank national security Chief, said Sunday that the process of unifying all security apparatuses into three only will start very soon. Speaking to…

UN envoy to Lebanon Terry Larsen said Sunday that Syria will pullout all of its troops and security personnel from Lebanon by April 30. Larsen statements came in a joint…

If the calls to disobey orders continue, the deputy chairman of the Yesha Council of Settlements, Eliezer Hisdai, will ask army to draft him into the reserves as a volunteer…

Vandals Sunday defaced the graves of former Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and his wife Lea in the national cemetery on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem. Their names were erased from…

The Israeli cabinet approved on Sunday across-the-board cutbacks of NIS 750 million in ministry budgets, which is the amount promised to Shiuni in order to support the budget bill in…

Israeli ambassador to Ethiopia Doron Grossman, 49, died in Hadassah University Hospital, Ein Karem from his wounds on Sunday morning, days after shooting himself in the Ethiopian capitol Addis Ababa.…

The growing Hamas popularity and the declining support for Fatah movement is causing concerns to many including the Hamas leadership. Hamas used its latest campaign to commemorate the Islamic movement…

Participants in the interfaith dialogue conference in Jerusalem concluded their Saturday conference with a protest march against the separation wall. At the end of their one day meeting, participants issued…

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Saturday that ‘we will not allow anyone to take the law into his own hands,’, criticizing PA security officials for failing to do their jobs. …

Junior U.S. State Department officials called Saturday Israel, India and Pakistan to disown nuclear weapons and accept international Atomic Energy Agency safeguards on all nuclear activities.   The officials, Jackie…

The Egyptian prosecution published a report which revealed that Sinai bombing was carried out October, 7 2004 after failing to enter the Palestinian territories to carry out attack against Israel…

A group of Ramat Yishi settlers under army protection took over Saturday the home of Judah and Zaki Bakri, which is adjacent to the settlement fence. A local source in…

An explosive device detonated Friday night in Maten, northeast the Lebanese capitol Beirut, lightly wounding nine people. Around 9:45 P.M. an explosive device planted in the parking lot of Plaza…

Israeli soldiers leveled on Friday six homes in Wad Rahhal, west of Bethlehem, and claimed that the homes were constructed without obtaining the needed permits. A local source in the…

Vatican officials confirmed the death of Pope John Paul II, who led the Roman Catholic Church for more than 25 years, on Saturday at night, at the age of 84.…

The Palestinian security forces are being slammed for the way the Palestinian Authority handled the latest ‘riots’ in the West Bank city of Ramallah, which led to the resignation of…

Media and Information Center, reported that the Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth, published a report about military predictions of a new round of violence in August, 2005. “The higher command of…

Bir Zeit University Environment Health Center reported Friday that tests has revealed that the material settlers threw in quantities in Tiwani region near Hebron last week is toxic and dangerous,…

Addressing a gathering in Beirut, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nassralah on Thursday challenged the United States to send troops to Lebanon to disarm resistance. Thousands gathered in Beirut in the anniversary…

A Jordanian official source reported on Friday that Israel informed Jordan that it intends to release Jordanian detainees next week. The source stated that apparently Israel will release 20 detainees,…

The Jerusalem District Court sentenced on Thursday, two Palestinian residents to seven life terms and additional 30 years. The Israeli prosecution charged that the two residents, identified as Ahmed Obeid,…

Download MP3 http://radio.indymedia.org/news/2005/04/4229.php This Week in Palestine – a service of the International Middle East Media Center, IMEMC.org, for the week of Friday, March 25th to Thursday, March 31st, 2005.…

Jordan will revoke all powers of attorney given to the Orthodox Church and it will work to cancel the sales deals carried out recently by the Church, Palestinian sources reported…

Israeli troops opened fire at a crowded demonstration in Asseera Al-Shamaliyeh, near Nablus.  The demonstration, organized by students of Al-Najah University, was a protest against the presence of a military…

“Our son is suffering of critical health conditions in detention, we appeal humanitarian organizations, local and international institutions, Arab members of Knesset and the free nations of this world to…

A Yodot Ahranot public opinion poll carried out on Friday shows that Likud party would lose considerably if elections are carried out this week.   The poll shows that Likud…

Minister Matan Filnaye (Labor) told Thursday Israeli newspaper Yodot Ahranot that in case any settler uses his weapon, soldiers should open fire, even if it results in killing him. Filnayee…

Marking the anniversary of the killing of Hamas spiritual leader Sheikh Ahmed Yassin, Hamas political leader Khalid Mashal threatened Thursday to attack Israel if it violates the cease-fire.   Mashal,…

Israeli Finance Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met privately with Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon on Friday and agreed to ease the tension between them ‘for the sake of the unity of…

The Israeli peace bloc “Gush Shalom” said that the Gush Katif Settlers, who are willing to evacuate”, are unable to do so since the Israeli government did not decide yet…

  The Israeli peace bloc “Gush Shalom” said that the Gush Katif Settlers, who are willing to evacuate”, are unable to do so since the Israeli government did not decide…

Israeli soldiers placed on Friday, 22 Palestinian detainees in Majeddo in solitary confinement. Prison administration in Majeddo claims that one detainee attempted to attack a soldier, and when soldiers tried to…

Informed Palestinian sources reported on Saturday that the Palestinian Authority is carrying out major changes on the Security forces device. Following the riots by some gunmen in Ramallah, who many…

Head of PA West Bank Intelligence service submitted Thursday his resignation to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, protesting ‘lack of action’ against security chaos in the West Bank and the Gaza…

A Palestinian collaborator, who worked as a front man for Ateret Cohanim yeshiva – known for its attempts to buy lands from Palestinians – charged the Yeshiva of forging documents…

A report released by the “International Solidarity for Human Rights” revealed that Israeli soldiers killed 86 Palestinian residents since the beginning of 2005. According to data collected by the ISHR,…

Israeli Internal security minister, Gideon Ezra, said that police officers and troops participating in settlement evacuation in the Gaza Strip,  will not carry arms. The statements of Ezra came after…

Israeli soldiers attacked On Thursday a students’ procession in Aseera, near the northern West Bank city of Nablus, after protesting near Checkpoint 17 which was erected since the beginning of…

An Israeli security source stated that Syria will withdraw all its forces from Lebanon including the secret service. The source added that this withdrawal will be before the assigned date…

The Palestinian Authority said that it is preparing a campaign and an international case against the Separation wall in Jerusalem and the “security fences” in the Gaza Strip. The London…

Thursday at dawn, Israeli soldiers arrested four residents in the villages of Beit Ummar and Halhoul, north of Hebron, in the West Bank.     The Hebron office of the…

A group of settlers from Keryat Arab’ settlement, in the center of Hebron, attacked a farmer while he was planting his orchard and forced him out of his land. A…

In move described as an escalation of the extreme right wing’s campaign against disengagement, a group of rabbis and far-right activists led by former chief rabbi, Avraham Shapira has urged…

 The Israeli army said that it will use special high tech hand-held drones to locate Palestinian resistance fighters in the Palestinian areas and long the Egyptian borders. The drones called…

AMNESTY International said in a report released on Thursday morning that the Palestinian women are suffering from violence carried out by the Israeli army and in their societies. The report…

The Israeli defense Minister Shaul Mofaz told senior US government officials on Wednesday that the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas ‘is not doing what is expected from him’. Mofaz said that…

A group of Palestinian burned down tents used as offices by the Palestinian Authority police force in the West Bank city of Tul-Karim early on Thursday. The angry crowd, mostly…

A Palestinian-American family from Detroit, original from the village of Beit Hanina in Jerusalem revealed that the Israeli authorities will seize lands of the family to build part of the…

The Palestinians Authority security forces handed Tuesday Israel army forces an explosive belt that PA security seized in a raid in the city of Beit Sahour near the West Bank…

Three Israelis were lightly wounded Wednesday night after a group of Palestinians threw a fire-bomb and stones at their vehicle along Jerusalem-Modi’in road, Israel Radio reported.   The three were…

The PA is considering cracking down on armed groups in the West bank cities of Ramallah and Tul-Karim after such groups has attacked PA bases, including the presidential compound in…

A group of armed settlers from Yitzhar attacked Tuesday night Palestinian shepherds near the village of Aqraba in the nablus region and stole four horses. Mohamed Mayadma, the owner of…

Israeli troops raided Wednesday morning the village of Asira Shamalyah north of Nablus, searched and vandalized several homes, local source reported. A local source said that several army jeeps, covered…

Prisoners’ media center reported Wednesday that a bullet, which was accidentally fired by an Israeli soldier during counting prisoners, passed a centimeter far from the head of a prisoner. The…

The Prisoners Media Center reported on Wednesday evening that an Israeli soldier fired at a Palestinian detainee after counting the detainees, in Ofer detention, near Ramallah. The Center stated that…

An Israeli security source reported on Wednesday afternoon, that the graves of David Ben-Gurion, and Theodor Jerzl, were both sprayed with “Nazi graffiti”. The memorial of Ben Gurion in the…

Palestinians in Israel, West Bank organized several activities commemorating the 29th anniversary of the Land Day. In Bethlehem city, hundreds of Palestinians, and International Peace Activists marched towards the houses…

Soldiers fired Wednesday afternoon rubber coated metal bullets at around 300 demonstrators in the village of Surif, near the West Bank city of Hebron, wounding Three Palestinians. Protesters gathered in…

The former Greek Orthodox Church treasurer Nicolas Papadimos, who fled the country after concluding a deal selling major church property in Jerusalem to Jewish investors, told Tuesday a Greek newspaper…

Israeli ambassador to Ethiopia, Doron Grossman, was in critical but stable condition at an Addis Ababa hospital Wednesday. The ambassador was found with a gunshot wound to the head in…

Children of Palestinian detainees live in deprivation, while their fathers or mothers live in detention away from their families, away from their beloved children and homes. The suffering of these…

Palestinian Foreign Minister Nasser Al-Qidwa, criticized the American position concerning settlement blocs in the West Bank, and welcomed its position rejecting settlement expansion. After his meeting with the Foreign Minister…

Wednesday morning, Israeli authorities started erecting a new section of the Separation Wall which extends for a distance of 43km, south of the West Bank. The Wall section extends between…

Residents of dozens of villages near Salfit are trapped behind concrete blocks closing the streets and blocking them from the rest of the Palestinian areas. Residents of Qarawa Bani Hassan,…

An Israeli Military court sentenced a commander in the Israeli army to two weeks imprisonment for losing a Laptop computer containing classified data, Israel army reported on Wednesday. The officer…

The Israeli police said that it issued a gag order barring activists of an Israeli right wing group decided to rally and enter Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem on April 10th,…

Palestinian security sources denied as baseless Israeli reports on foiling an attempt to smuggle arms from Egypt into Gaza. The source accused Israel with spreading false news in order to…

On Sunday, Israeli defense minister Shaul Mofaz said that Strela missiles “may” have been smuggled into Gaza Strip, calling the Palestinian Authority to find and collect them. On Tuesday, few…

Sources close to Israeli Finance Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Wednesday Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon with attempting to appoint ministers and deputy ministers for “improper reasons”. “The hand that gives…

The Israeli TV channel 10 revealed that Israeli soldiers are using military ambulances to carry out operations in the Palestinian territories. Channel 10 reported that that the Israeli authorities claim…

The Israeli TV channel 10 revealed that Israeli soldiers are using military ambulances to carry out operations in the Palestinian territories. Channel 10 reported that that the Israeli authorities claim…

Internal Security Minister in Israel, Gideon Ezra, said that he is considering disarming the settlers slatted for evacuation. Ezra said that a Yesha Council member initiated the idea during a…

Yehoda Glek, the previous spokesperson of the recruitment department in Israel, told the Israeli TV channel 2 after the Knesset voted down the public poll on disengagement, that “those who…

The fatal flaw in most analyses of the Israel-Palestine conflict is the assumption that if the Palestinians can just get a state of their own, then all will be fine.…

Islamic Jihad head Mohammed al-Hindi attended a Palestine Liberation Organization executive committee meeting Tuesday, marking the first time that an Islamic group has participated in a meeting of the PLO’s…

The Palestinian Prisoners Society reported on Tuesday that detainees in “Gilboa-Shatta” detention are suffering of skin diseases which spread among the detainee. Lawyer of the society, Raed Mahameed reported that…

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon met with Likud rebels on Tuesday in an attempt to avoid a rift within the party after the Knesset overwhelmingly rejected the referendum bill. Coalition…

Israeli Security sources said Tuesday they are concerned that Strela anti-aircraft missiles, which Israeli defense minister has said may have been smuggled into the Gaza Strip might be moved into…

The Israeli Online daily Yedioth Ahronoth revealed on Wednesday that right-wing MK Effie Eitam suggested to disarm settlers before implementing the Gaza pullout. Eitam well knows for his apposition to…

Israeli soldiers arrested on Tuesday three Palestinian traffic policemen in Bab Al-Zawiya, in the center of the southern West Bank of Hebron. The WAFA news Agency reported that soldiers arrested…

The Israeli information center for human rights in the occupied territories, B’Tselem, reported that the Israeli army is strangling the Gaza Strip, describing it as the “One Big Prison”. A…

Major General Mousa Arafat, head of the General Security at the P.A, slammed the Israeli claims that the P.A is violating the truce and agreements arrived with Israel. General Arafat…

The Knesset passed Tuesday late in the night the 2005 state budget bill by 58 to 36, marking Shron’s second victory over disengagement opponents in less than 48 hours. The…