Author: IMEMC & Agencies

We were in a van about 100 meters down the road from our destination of At-Tuwani, and it had only been half and hour since we had left Jerusalem this…

Israeli failure to keep its promise to remove all unauthorized settlers’ outposts established in the West Bank since March 2001 will harm relations between Israel and the United Sates, and…

The Israeli Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee is set to meet on March 21 to vote on the first reading of a bill that would mandate a referendum on…

Israeli and Palestinian Authority security officials were meeting for a second round of talks on the transfer of the West Bank town of Jericho on Wednesday evening, but second round…

Tuesday after noon, dozens of residents protested in the village of Bal’in, west of Ramallah, against the expropriation of lands for the construction of the annexation wall. Israeli soldiers fired…

At least one million people attended a rally against the Syrian pullback from Lebanon called by Hezbollah in Lebanese capitol Hezbollah source reported on Tuesday. This rally drastically outnumbered those…

Tuesday afternoon, Israeli soldiers lifted the curfew which was imposed over the old city of Hebron on Monday morning, while several military units conducted military searches of homes forcing the…

An official Japanese source denied that Japan is planning to host a Mideast summit saying ‘we have no such plans,’ Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiroyuki Hosoda clarified that Japan has…

After few weeks, during which Israel halted coordination with the Palestinian Authority and has frozen the implementation of the Sharm’s summit understandings, Israel-PA coordination is back on track. The embargo…

Raed Mahameed, a lawyer from the Palestinian Prisoners Society, visited several detainees in Gilboa detention center. Mahameed reported harsh conditions and serious violations of prisoners’ rights. Mahameed reported that Israeli…

Israel’s strategic goal is to phase out Palestinian labor by 2008, Israeli army chief of staff said on Tuesday.    Speaking to a security conference, Ya’alon said that before the…

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is likely to announce Wednesday that he will implement the principles of the Sasson Report, which calls for the dismantling of unauthorized settlers’ outposts.   Israeli…

As women celebrate the International Women Day on March 8, the Palestinian woman celebrates this day on her own way, enduring tremendous pain and sufferings. Many Palestinian women were killed…

Israeli police arrested a 20-year-old Israeli Palestinian from the village of Deir Hanna in the western Galilee over suspicions of plotting an attack the Knesset as well as planning to…

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas accused Tuesday Israel of undermining peace efforts by dragging its feet over promises to free prisoners and pull back from West Bank cities.  His comments followed…

, 08 March, 2005 With the U.S. administration throwing around the word ‘terrorist’ so loosely, using it to refer to virtually anyone who disagrees with their line, it should be…

Shinui party MK Avraham Poraz said Monday that his faction would be willing to return to the cabinet and set beside ultra-orthodox United Torah Judaism ministers in order to help…

Mohammad Al-Hourani, a young Fatah leader said Monday that young gaurds resignations aimed at shaking up the movement.   Al-Hourani stated that young leaders, who submitted their resignations to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas,…

Head of the Palestinian Police in the West Bank, General Haj Ismail, said that the Israeli army will redeploy in Tulkarem area and hand the security responsibility over to the…

David Evri, a settler of Tafoah settlement, near the northern West Bank city of Nablus, told an illegal Israeli radio station that settlers groups are recruiting thousands of settlers to…

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas told the Weekly American Time magazine that U.S. President George Bush has no right to interfere in Palestinian issues, such as the refugees’ right to return…

Dozens of Israeli left activists demonstrated in Paris square in Jerusalem, calling the government to disarm settlers. Around one hundred demonstrators gathered Sunday evening in Paris square, around 50 meters…

Hamas and Islamic Jihad denied media reports, claiming that Syria has expelled Hamas leader Khaled Mashal and Islamic Jihad Leader Ramadan Shalah out of its territories. Hamas spokesperson in Gaza,…

The Israeli Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon met with the Jordanian Foreign Minister, Hani Al-Malqy, on Sunday, and criticized the policy of the Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas. “We will give Abbas…

Israel is holding talks with Egypt on the deployment of Egyptian forces along the border with the Gaza Strip, Israeli sources reported on Monday. These talks come as preparations for…

Israeli Security source said Monday that one of the two soldiers, who were wounded in Hebron’s Monday morning attack is in a critical health condition. Israeli troops placed Casbah neighborhood…

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz will meet this week in an attempt to push forward talks between the Palestinian Authority and Israel. The meeting will…

Israeli Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom told Monday United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan that Syria has recently been bolstering its intelligence forces in Lebanon, calling the UN to pressure Syria to…

Detainees in Bir Shiva detention appealed the International Community to interfere and stop the continuous violations conducted against them in detention. Lawyer of the Palestinian Prisoners Society, Fawwaz Shalloudi, met…

In the flurry of interviews conducted following the successful popular defeat of the pro Syrian government in Lebanon, opposition leader Walid Jumblatt spoke about Arab nationalism. He said that the…

Many years ago, I read a book called “The Quiet American” by Graham Greene. Its central character is a high-minded, naive young American operative in Vietnam. He has no idea…

Palestinian security sources reported Sunday that unknown gunmen shot dead Sunday a Palestinian taxi driver Ahmed Tarifi, 30, in the West Bank city of Ramallah on suspicious of collaborating with…

Al-Sharq Al-Awasat news paper reported Sunday that the European Union is communicating with Hamas leaders in an effort to remove the Islamic Resistance Movement from the EU list of terrorist…

The London-based Sunday Times newspaper reported that Israel handed the United States an audio tape that ‘proves’ that the Damascus-based Islamic Jihad General Secretary Ramadan Shalah personally okayed launching the…

The Irish Evening Herald newspaper reported Friday that Irish police tracked two Israeli Mosad agents who planned to assassinate exiled Fatah leader Jihad Ja’ara. An Israeli foreign ministry spokesman denied…

Israel’s ambassador to Britain accused Sunday the London mayor of trying to ‘divert attention’ from the public criticism he has faced through inflaming ‘prejudice and hatred’ between Israelis and Palestinians. …

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon will meet with United States President George W. Bush in Washington on April 12, Israeli official source said Sunday. Bush also plans to meet separately…

Palestinian police force operated Saturday inside the village of Dora near the West bank city of Hebron, searched homes and found and confiscated weapons, including hand grenades. A Palestinian security…

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is planning a series of meetings this week with MKs from both coalition and opposition factions, in an effort to muster a majority for the…

Israel intends to release some Jordanian prisoners ahead of Israeli Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom’s visit to Amman scheduled for the end of the month.  Sources in Jerusalem said Saturday that…

Undercover border policemen suddenly popped up among anti-wall demonstrators in three occasions during last weeks daily protests in the village of Beit Surik in the Jerusalem region; a tactic aims…

Syrian President declared a plan for a gradual withdrawal of Syrian troops to the Syrian-Lebanese borders; Lebanese President Emile Lahoud welcomed the move; Lebanese opposition optimistic, but cautious, Israel accused…

April 2002 the Israeli army invaded Bethlehem and surrounded the Church of Nativity for 40 consecutive days, trapping dozens of resistance fighters at the Church. After extensive negotiations and intervention…

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is to meet with the U.S. President George W. Bush later in March, Palestinian official source said on Saturday. ‘The visit will take place in the…

Hundreds of Arab and Druze members of the youth movement of the Balad party in Israel held a meeting on Friday calling for rejecting military service; the meeting was held…

Hundreds of Arab and Druze members of the youth movement of the Balad party in Israel held a meeting on Friday calling for rejecting military service; the meeting was held…

Lebanese Army Friday morning foiled an attempt to fire two shells at Israel from southern Lebanon, Lebanese sources stated. The source said, an army patrol near the town of Markaba…

Israeli sources reported that Israeli leftist movement ‘Gush Shalom’ demanded Attorney general Menachem Mazuz to bring Settler Rabbi David Dodocvechs from Yitzhar settlement to justice for urging his students to…

Despite his humiliating defeat in the Likud convention, a public opinion poll, carried by Yodout Ahranot newspaper shows that 77% of Likud supporter stand behind Israeli Prime minister Ariel Sharon’s…

While it is very encouraging to see the U.S.-led world recruited behind a just cause, calling an immediate, full and ‘unconditional’ pullout of Syrian troops and intelligence from Lebanon, the…

As pressure is mounting on Syria to fully pullout its troops and intelligence service from Lebanon, Syria is said to be preparing for a major redeployment of forces in Lebanon,…

Friday afternoon, dozens of residents, internationals and Israeli peace activists suffocated after inhaling gas fired by the Israeli soldiers during a procession against the seperation wall, west of Dir Ballout, south…

Over the past week the Israeli army carried wide scaled operations against the Islamic Jihad fighters in the northern West Bank city of Tulkarem, ignoring the Sharm Al-Sheikh understandings in…

Mohammad Dahlan, Palestinian Minister of civil affairs, responsible of the withdrawal file, said that the Palestinian Ministry of Planning has finalized the regional plan needed for the period following the Israeli…

With the U.S. administration throwing around the word 'terrorist' so loosely, using it to refer to virtually anyone who disagrees with their line, it is not surprising that the term…

Palestinian sources welcomed on Thursday the new changes in the diplomatic departments and Palestinian representatives, the new Palestinian foreign affairs Nasser Al Kidweh is planning to carry out. Changes in…

Over the past week the Israeli army carried wide scaled operations against the Islamic Jihad fighters in the northern West Bank city of Tulkarem, ignoring the Sharm Al-Sheikh understandings in…

Wednesday afternoon, dozens of residents were injured in Beit Sorik, North West of Jerusalem after soldiers fired at anti-wall protesters.  A local source in Beit Sorik reported that soldiers fired…

Israeli sources reported that the Lebanese opposition have made contacts with Israel about the demanded Syrian withdrawal from Lebanon. The source said Lebanese figures contacted Israeli Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz’s…

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon likely has shed more tears on late Palestinian President Yasser Arafat than any other world or regional leader. Suddenly, he lost the main element that…

London mayor Ken Livingstone branded Thursday night Israeli Prime minister Ariel a war criminal, the British Independent reported on Friday. Livingstone accused Israel of executing ‘ethnic cleansing’ and demonizing Muslims,…

In response to the resignation of 32 Fatah young leaders, the movement central committee member Hani Al-Hasan said Friday evening that their move aimed at creating a coalition ahead of…

The Likud Central Committee approved a resolution Thursday urging the party’s MKs to work for enacting legislation to allow a referendum on the disengagement plan. The resolution was passed with…

Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas urged Egypt, on Thursday, to help the P.A maintains truce with Israel, and asked Mubarak to personally oversee the adherence of the Palestinians and Israelis to…

The Israeli army revealed that it is manufacturing an unmanned vehicle to be used in conducting “military tasks” and that the manufacturing of the vehicle is in its final stages.…

The Israeli army announced on Wednesday that it intends to annex 10677 Dunams of Palestinian family farmlands in the villages of Al-Sammoua’, Yatta, and Al-Thaheriyya “near the southern West Bank…

The U.S. President George W. Bush reiterated his call for an immediate Syrian withdrawal from Lebanon, AP reported on Thursday. In his speech at Anne Arundel Community College, which was…

A senior Israeli Military source stated that the army expects the Palestinian Authority to replace its senior level of the security service in the West Bank, Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported…

Israeli High court of justice, rejected on Wednesday, a petition submitted by ‘Adalah’ society demanding the freeze of citizenship law until further discussions. Last January the Israeli State representative stated…

An Islamic Sheikh issued an Religious ruling known as “Fatwa”, which allows Bedouin soldiers at the Israeli army to shoot while evacuating the settlements with the Israeli army if they…

Thursday at dawn, a car bomb and other explosive charges detonated near Israeli military jeeps operating in the northern West Bank city of Nablus and Balata refugee camp. The military…

The following is an interview with Brian Avery, an American ISM activist shot in the face by the Israeli Occupation Forces in Jenin in April, 2003. When he was shot,…

An Israeli source revealed that the Israeli commander of Gaza Division, brigadier general Aviv Kikhavi said that the army intends to formulate a new plan to dig a canal at…

The Opposition in Lebanon said they will accept a ‘neutral’ transitional Cabinet to govern the country on the condition that it calls for a Syrian withdrawal and pledges to uncover…

In a surprising move, Palestinian and Egyptian leaders plan to convene summit talks in Egypt on Thursday. A top Saudi official is expected to join the summit, Palestinian sources reported…

Translated & Edited by Saed Bannoura-IMEMC, February 24, 2005 The family of Mohammad Ali Abu Sgheera, from Tulkarem refugee camp appealed to humanitarian organizations to aid them in demanding the…

Senior officials in the Shin Bet security services in Israel, said during a meeting with the Knesset’s Constitution, Law and Justice Committee held behind closed doors, said on Tuesday that…

Leaders of Settlements Council in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip met on Tuesday evening with the Israeli Minister of Interior, and Police chiefs in Tel Aviv. The settlers…

Ala’ Sanaqra, one of the prominent leaders of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades in the West Bank, said that the “file” of the wanted resistance fighters and their fate should be…

The Islamic Jihad movement asserted, on Tuesday, that it did not decide yet to send a delegation of leaders local leaders to participate in the Palestinian factions meeting in Cairo.…

Half of the Israeli settler families living in the Gush Katif settlement bloc in the Gaza Strip have expressed readiness to leave the settlement and negotiate with the government for…

Secretary General of the Arab League, Amr Mousa, demanded Israel to be committed to its pledges and promises to the International Community, especially the pledges made at the Sharm Al-Sheikh…

The Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories, B’Tselem reported that Israeli military checkpoints, monitoring towers and concrete blockades are barring the residents from moving between their…

Palestinian sources reported that Palestinian Interior Minister Gen. Nasser Yousef met on Tuesday with the Aqsa Brigades leader in Jenin area, Zakaria Al-Zubeidi, during which they tackled the shooting incident…

Israeli soldiers claimed to have uncovered a large Hamas laboratory for the production of bombs early Wednesday near the West Bank city of Jenin. Israeli troops operating in Al Yamoun…

Israeli soldiers arrested on Tuesday afternoon, the chief Islamic judge Sheikh Taiseer Bayyoudh Tamimi, and two of his entourage. The Israeli online daily Yedioth Ahronoth reported that Sheikh Tamimi was…

Lawyer of the Palestinian Prisoners Society, Sana’ Dweik Harbawi, visited female detainees in Telmond detention who informed her about the daily violations they are subjected to. Harbawi said that the…

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon told Likud Central Committee chairman Tzachi Hanegbi on Tuesday that he would agree to let Likud members to work toward requiring a referendum on the…

A Druze soldier asked Tuesday Israeli Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz to respond to reports that rabbis issued a halakhic ruling permitting live fire on Druze and Bedouin soldiers and police…

The London conference called the PA to meet security obligations to enable it to combat militant groups, Britain’s Prime Minister Tony Blair said Tuesday in an interview to Israeli TV…

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Tuesday that ‘firm evidence’ indicates that the Islamic Jihad group in Syria helped plan last week’s Tel Aviv bombing, but didn’t indicate what…

Leaders attending Tuesday’s international conference in support of the Palestinian Authority said they expect ‘action by Israel’ regarding its commitments to the road map.      Senior British sources described…

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said during the London Meeting on supporting the Palestinian Authority, that security procedures adopted by the Palestinian Authority should be part of a broader political path…

The Lebanese Government announced its resignation on Monday in a special Parliament session held for a confidence vote. Lebanon’s Prime Minister Omar Karami, announced the resignation which was very warmly…

Following the suicide attack in Tel Aviv, which took the lives of 5 Israelis, Israel’s government froze relations with the Palestinian Authority, halted both the process of transferring West Bank…

The Israeli Supreme Court of Justice has ruled a new investigation into the shooting of the US peace activist Brian Avery two years ago in the West Bank city of…

A human rights report published by the US ministry of foreign affairs revealed that Israel is violating the rights of prisons in its jails, especially Palestinian political detainees and foreigners…

Monday afternoon, the Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon slammed “the petitions filed against the seperation wall”, and the what he described as ‘the balance’ which the judges are using between…

The UNRWA submitted a detailed plan to the International Community in Geneva in order to achieve a “better future for four million refugees”; the UNRWA demanded additional $1.1 million during…

Tunisia’s leading opposition parties vowed on Monday to block an invitation to a summit issued by the government to Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon. Ten opposition parties and human rights…