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The U.S. Administration authorized the transfer of $200 Million to the Palestinian Authority, the Israeli Newspaper, Yedioth Ahronoth, reported late on Monday.Head of the U.S. Foreign Affairs Committee, Leena Ros…
Iranian President, Ahmadinejad, stated during an interview with an Egyptian newspaper on Sunday, that Israel owns 300 nuclear missiles, the Maan News Agency reported.“Even though Israel owns 300 nuclear missiles,…
The U.S. and Israel are getting set to conduct their largest joint-military drill in their history, the U.S. Department of State’s Assistant for Political & Security Affairs, Andrew Schubert, announced…
Israeli soldiers opened fire on Saturday morning at Palestinian civilians near the “Nahal Oz” zone, east of the Gaza Strip leading to the injury of a Palestinian youth, the Maan…
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On Friday morning, the Israeli borders police banned hundreds of Palestinian pilgrims, who were released in Shalit swap deal signed by the Hamas Movement of Israel last month; from leaving…
Israeli Ynet News reported that an Israeli man was injured near the “Joshua’ Tomb, in Kafel Hares Palestinian village, near the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia. The man suffered…
Israel has frozen its financial support to the UNESCO after the latter extended Palestine’s status to a full membership at the international body, the Maan News Agency reported on Thursday…
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Last week, the Israeli Air Force conducted aerial manoeuvres at an Italian NATO military base, in which fourteen sophisticated Israeli F-16 Fighting Falcons and mid-air refuelling Boeing jets, conducted various…
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Palestinian Minister of Telecommunications, Dr. Mashour Abu-Daqa, confirmed that destructive hacking attacks by pirates from more than 20 states are being made against the Palestinian internet service providers since Tuesday…
Hamas Prime Minister, Ismail Hanniyah, confirmed to the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Father Hamam Akhzouz, Hamas government’s full commitment for being held responsible for maintaining safe and descent life for…
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Gaza resident, Ahmed Gargun, was killed and another was wounded on Sunday afternoon as an Israeli air strike targeted a group of the National Resistance Brigades (NRB), the armed wing…
The Friends of Freedom and Justice in Bilin, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, reported Friday that one resident was wounded, while dozens suffered the effects of teargas…
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The number detained and imprisoned [Palestinians] fluctuates as more are added daily. The number of Palestinians jailed by Israel once topped 12,000 and currently stands at over 5,000. While over…
Israeli cabinet held a meeting Tuesday and approved a prisoner-swap deal that would secure the release of the Israeli spy “Ilan Grabil”, held in Egyptian prisons in exchange for the…
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Negotiations are currently underway regarding a deal between Israel, the US and Egypt to exchange the Israeli spy Ilan Gerabil, who is a US passport holder, accused of spying for…
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The international Quartet delegates will be traveling to Ramallah and Jerusalem later this week in an attempt to revive the stalled Palestinian-Israeli peace talks, the Palestinian News Agency, Maan, reported…
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Dr. Saeb Erekat, member of the Central Committee of the Fatah Movement and Palestinian negotiation chief, held a meeting with the former Portuguese President, Jorge Sambaio, currently appointed the High…
Abu Obaida, spokesperson of the Al Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, stated that the second phase of the prisoner-swap deal will include the release of security detainees who…
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Khaled Mashal, head of the Hamas Movement’s political Bureau in Damascus, called on President Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday, to hold a meeting with Hamas in Cairo next week. The object…
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On Sunday, the Arab League strongly condemned the Israeli government’s decision to construct 2,610 new settlement units between the cities of Jerusalem and Bethlehem, the Palestine News & Info Agency,…
The Israeli government has published a list of four-hundred and seventy-seven Palestinian prisoners who are to be released in the first stage of the swap, in exchange for captured Israeli…
The Palestinian Center for Development and Media Freedoms (MADA) launched two campaigns in early August demanding an end to attacks on press freedom by Israeli forces and Palestinian security services.…
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The Palestinian Center for Human Right (PCHR) confirmed Thursday morning that once the prisoners swap deal is concluded, the Israeli blockade on the Gaza Strip must be removed, adding that…
Dr. Zahi Damuni spoke in Tampa, Florida to an American audience on October 2. As a Palestinian who lives in California, he focused on a major detail of the peace…
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The prisoner swap deal, reached by the Hamas movement and Israel, does not include several senior political leaders of the major Palestinian factions, senior sources told the Palestinian Ma’an News…
Khaled Mashal, head of the Hamas Political Bureau, said 1,027 prisoners will be released in a deal brokered by Egypt, in exchange for Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, captured in 2006…
A senior Israeli government official told the French Press Agency (AFP) that on Tuesday evening, cabinet members were called in to hold an urgent session to discuss “a serious offer 
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A Palestinian resident identified as Ahmad Al Azayza, age 22, was killed Monday afternoon as Israeli jets shelled an area near Erez (Beit Hanoun) Terminal , north of the Gaza…
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Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, will deliver a speech at the European Parliament on Thursday in Strasbourg, the Palestinian Ma’an News Agency reported. Strasbourg is the first stop of Mr. Abbas’…
Former Netherlands Prime Minister, Andries van Agt, said that the health sector is extremely miserable in the Gaza Strip, stressing the need to end Gazans’ sufferance, the Palestinian Maan News…
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US Secretary of Defense, Leon Panetta, arrived in Israel on Monday to discuss the latest developments in the region with Israeli Defense Minister, Ehud Barak. Issues on the agenda include…
European Foreign Policy chief, Catherine Ashton, informed Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, that the European Union (EU) will not freeze its funding to the Palestinian Authority and the Palestinian people, following…
Egyptian authorities are going to release, the American-born Israeli spy “Ilan Gerabil” after having confirmed that he does not work for the Israeli Intelligence “Mossad”, claiming that the photo taken…
Three Palestinians were injured as Israeli jets targeted a group of militants east of town of Beit Hanoon, North of the Gaza Strip Saturday evening, local medical sources reported. Medical…
Settlers burnt dozens of farming acres in the lands of Einabous s and Huwwara, south of Nablus on Saturday afternoon, local media sources reported. Ghassan Douglas, chief of settlement file…
The US Congress decided to freeze 200 USD million of the USAID which are annually transferred to the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, the British…
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The European Parliament adopted a resolution on Thursday, confirming the legitimacy of the Palestinian-UN membership application, calling on the EU members to adopt a united decision which supports the Palestinian…
The British newspaper, the Daily Telegraph, reported that the Palestinian Authority considers the international Quartet special envoy for the Middle East, Tony Blair, to be biased to Israel, and that…
The president of the United Nations Security Council, Lebanon’s ambassador to the UN, Nawaf Salam, declared that the panel specializing in the bids of new members for inclusion in the…
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Chinese minister of Foreign Affairs, Yang Jaiche, declared Monday that China support the Palestinian-UN bid for statehood, the Palestine Information & News Agency (WAFA) reported late Monday.“China always supports the…
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Head of Fatah Movement’s delegate for the national unity, Azzam Al-Ahmad, declared that he would hold a meeting with Hamas in Cairo next month to implement the Palestinian national reconciliation,…
Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, called on the Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, for a resumption of peace talks without any pre-conditions in order to achieve peace. “Palestinians want an independent…
Thousands gather in Ramallah as Palestinian President returns from New York; Abbas expected to convene top ministers to discuss the Quartet’s proposal for renewing peace talks.Thousands of Palestinians cheering and…
Security Council’s five permanent members split over PA’s request, so consultations are not expected to lead to a formal vote anytime in the near future, UN sources say. UN Security…
The annual poll of the Israeli Democratic Institute showed that 33% of Israeli Jews do not agree that Palestinian Arabs with Israeli identity cards should not have equal rights with…
The European Security & Foreign Policy Chief, Catherine Ashton, said that the EU is intending to make progress regarding “borders & security” issue within upcoming three months, the Maan News…
Dozens of Israeli settlers uprooted Sunday morning more than 400 olive trees in the towns of Qosrah and Douma, south of city of Nablus. Palestinian sources that this attack is…
Israeli soldiers opened fire Saturday morning at a Palestinian vehicle on Tiqua road south east of Bethlehem leading the vehicle to flip over injuring the driver and his daughter. “Israeli…
Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, addressed the Palestinian Leader, Mahmoud Abbas, asking him to hold a meeting together today at the UN headquarters to re-start the stalled Palestinian-Israeli direct negotiations,…
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas officially submitted his bid for a Palestinian state with full membership at the United Nations to the UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-Moon on Friday afternoon. Abbas submitted…
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Delegations from the United States and several European nations walked out of the U.N. General Assembly Thursday during Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s speech, in which he repeatedly condemned the United…
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The Prince of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, expressed support for the Palestinian UN membership bid, and condemned the Israeli occupation and the ongoing construction and expansion of…
US President, Barack Obama, told the UN General Assembly that the Palestinians deserve a state of their own, but added that this state can only be established through direct peace…
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Thousands of Palestinians are holding massive nonviolent protests to express their support for the Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas,who will be requesting a full membership at the United Nations, after delivering…
The White House announced that the US President, Barack Obama, would hold a closed-door meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday evening outside the UN General Assembly meetings in…
Large marches are planned by Palestinian groups on Wednesday in all districts of the West Bank to support the Palestinian bid for full membership in the United Nations. One of…
Five members of the European Parliament sent a letter to the European Union’s Foreign Policy Chief, Catherine Ashton, and the 27 E.U foreign ministers, urging them to vote in favor…
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Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, said that he is ready to meet with the Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and any other Israeli officials as along as they have something new…
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Palestinian Prime Minister, Salam Fayyad, held a meeting with the Israeli Defense Minister, Ehud Barak, in the US capital of Washington earlier Monday. European Union Officials said that senior diplomats…
US President Barack Obama plans to hold talks with Turkish and Israeli leaders to try to resume peace talks in the Middle East. He says this is an attempt to…
In response to the Palestinian President’s speech, delivered Friday evening, in which he confirmed the Palestinians will go ahead with the statehood bid at the United Nations, Israeli Prime Minister…
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Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, will be delivering a speech to the Palestinian people at which he would announce the final Palestinian-UN bid for statehood amid the growing tension regarding the…
US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, stated Thursday that Palestinians should void their bid for statehood at the United Nations, claiming that “The two-state solution route is through Jerusalem and…
Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, reaffirmed on Friday that the Palestinian bid for statehood at the United Nations next week does not conflict with the peace process in the Middle East.…