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A statement by the UNICEF, issued on the 21st anniversary of the Geneva Convention to protect children’s rights, accused Israel of failing to uphold international law and live up to…

A group of archaeologist, who were excavating near the Jewish neighborhood in old Jerusalem to leave space for the construction of a modern Mikbe (Jewish ritual bath), have found a…

European Union Foreign Policy Chief, Catherine Ashton, lashed out at Israel for failing to ease the blockade on the Gaza Strip. Ashton stated that despite Israeli vows to the International…

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After the theater figures who are boycotting the Ariel center sent a letter to Be’er Sheva Theater actors, encouraging their sensitivity to the cause, the Israeli Minister of Culture and…

On Monday, Israeli police shot a Palestinian worker who according to Israeli officials, was working in Israel without permission, Ma’an reported.Israeli police explained the shooting saying that the man was…

Explained by Israeli government as an essential element to protect the State of Israel, the project will cost NIS 1.35 billion and intends to stop the transit of economic migrants,…

On Monday morning, Israeli police destroyed the Bedouin town of al-Arakib, in the southern Israel, after the residents rebuilt their homes for seventh time in three months, Ma’an reported.Local sources…

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More than a hundred British MPs have opposed the coalition government’s plans to alter the law prosecuting Israeli leaders for alleged war crimes, Press TV claimed on Friday.A parliamentary Early…

George Sluizer declared that in 1982 he saw then Israeli defense minister Ariel Sharon shooting Palestinian children from near the Sabra-Shatilla refugee camp, Beirut, while he was filming a documentary.…

Israel has ordered demolition of around 88 Palestinian homes in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Silwan, Palestinian officials warned. Israeli Attorney, Yehuda Weinstein, handed demolition orders in al-Bustan area claiming…

On Thursday, the U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon defined Israel’s decision to pull its troops out of the Lebanon’s Ghajar region as an ‘important step’ and hoped that it could…

Gaza militants fired a long-range Grad rocket into western Negev, early on Friday, the Israeli Army Radio reported. No casualties were reported. The Soviet-designed rocket exploded north of the Israeli…

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In a meeting with a Bishop of the Greek Orthodox Church, the Prime Minister of the deposed government of Gaza, Ismail Haniyya, stated on Thursday, that his government has a…

On Thursday, two mortar shells from Gaza landed in the southern district of Israel, adjacent to the Strip. No injuries were caused, Ma’an reported. According to an Israeli spokeswoman, the…

Starting from November, the exhibition ‘Cartoons in Conflict’, organized by the Israeli-Palestinian association Parents Circle-Families Forum (PCFF), will visit different cities in Europe, such as Rome, Paris and Berlin, to…

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Israeli forces arrested three Palestinians in Safa village, near the southern West Bank city of Hebron, for trying to extinguish fires set by Bat Ayin settlers on Tuesday night, local…

Israel’s security cabinet approved, on Wednesday, a plan to pull out troops from the northern half of Ghajar, a village on the country’s border with Lebanon, local agencies reported.The Israeli…

The al-Quds Brigades told Ma’an News, on Tuesday, that their forces fought off Israeli military that entered the Gaza Strip at dawn. A statement by Islamic Jihad’s military wing claimed…

On Wednesday, Israeli police arrested two students from the Yitzhar religious academy, south of Nablus, after finding knives, gloves, masks and other materials in their car, PNN reported.This is not…

Jerusalem Mayor, Nir Barkat, presented, Tuesday morning, a controversial new city planning policy for East Jerusalem which entails demolishing several homes, Agence France-Presse reported. Barkat announced that the re-zoning plan…

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According to Ma’an News, a proposal from the United States for a 90-day temporary freeze on construction in Israeli West Bank settlements might not be enough to entice the Palestinians…

In an interview with Israeli Army Radio today, Israeli Deputy Prime Minister Dan Meridor said U.S. promises were needed in writing before the Cabinet votes on a 3 month settlement…

Farmers from Surif, north of Hebron, went to their land, on Tuesday, to find that many of their trees had been set on fire by settlers. According to the Palestinian…

Four Belgian citizens who were on board the Freedom Flotilla to Gaza when it was attacked by Israeli forces on May 31, 2010 are planning to sue the Israeli government.The…

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Hamas security forces have released 30 persons, two hours after arresting them at an event in Gaza commemorating the the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, the Ma’an News reported on…

At least a dozen international aid volunteers are on board a boat off the coast of Libya, where they are allegedly being held captive by the boat’s captain, according to…

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On Thursday morning, in Tiqua village, near Bethlehem, a Palestinian family was attacked by Israeli settlers, which led to a clash between the residents of the village and Israeli forces.…

On Wednesday, at a videoconference with Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad in Washington, the U.S. State Secretary Hillary Clinton declared that the U.S. will not support any unilateral step related…

On Wednesday, the talks between the two main Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah, ended in Damascus without an agreement regarding to the security issues. The two factions agreed to continue…

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The spokesman for the popular resistance committees, Abu Mujahid, told the Palestinian Information Centre, on Tuesday night, that recent claims by the Israeli authorities about new attempts by the Palestinian…

Sharon District Police Chief, Brigadier-General Shimon Shomroni, refused to authorize a request by Israeli right-wing students to protest outside the house of Military Advocate General Avichai Mandelbilt, PNN said.The right-wing…

Following the sixth anniversary of Yasser Arafat’s death, on November 11, people donated thousand of his objects – photographs, pistols, trademark sunglasses and military-style suits– for display in a new…

Israel has launched a ground incursion into the Gaza Strip with its forces advancing hundreds of meters into the east of the southern city of Khan Younis, Press TV reported…

On Tuesday, two Palestinians were injured in an explosion near the northeast border of Gaza Strip, possibly caused by munitions left by the Israeli army. Two more Palestinians were also…

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On the eve of Netanyahu’s trip to Washington, Israel announced its approval to build 800 new housing units in the West Bank settlement of Ariel. The United States and the…

On Tuesday, during a trip to Indonesia, U.S. President Barack Obama told reporters that Israeli plans to build new settler homes in occupied east Jerusalem are not helpful for the…

Six international volunteers were arrested on Sunday while accompanying Palestinian farmers to their land to prepare it for crop planting in Safa village, north of Hebron, in the southern part…

Confrontations broke out, on Tuesday morning, between Israeli forces and hundreds of Palestinian school children in the al-Isawiya neighborhood, in East Jerusalem, local sources told Ma’an News. According to an…

While the Palestinian Authority officials say that the reported meeting embarrasses Fatah, Hamas says it was less a meeting and more a series of home raids and interrogations. Shin Bet…

One in every four Israelis lives below the poverty line due to economic misfortunes like layoff and payment reductions, AFP reported on Monday. The study ‘Poverty Indices and Social Gaps’,…

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German Foreign Minister, Guido Westerwelle, urged Israel to lift its blockade of the Gaza Strip but refused to meet Hamas officials, in the first German official visit to Gaza in…

Speaking at the first Sir Bani Yas Forum on Peace and Global Security in Abu Dhabi, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said that Palestinians will declare a sovereign state within a…

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At least three civilians were injured and many others treated for the effects of tear gas inhalation on Friday, after Israeli troops violently suppressed the weekly anti-wall protest at the…

On Friday, a number of civilians were treated for the effects of tear gas inhalation when Israeli troops attacked the weekly anti wall protests in the central West Bank villages…

On Friday, a number of civilians were treated for the effects of tear gas inhalation during the weekly anti wall protest in the village of al-Ma’sara, near Bethlehem.Like every Friday,…

Islamist students at an-Najah University, in the city of Nablus, have announced that they will boycott the Student Council election after the PA security forces arrested several supporters, according to…

On Friday, the independent figure and businessman Munib al-Masri will travel to Gaza to pave the way for Fatah-Hamas meeting in Damascus next week. Al-Masri, a Nablus billionaire and head…

A 13-year-old Palestinian boy has been placed under five-month house arrest on suspicion of throwing stones at Israeli soldiers in the West Bank. The teenager, named Karem, was detained in…

Israel Lands Administration handed over properties in the Silwan neighborhood and the Old City of Jerusalem to right-wing groups Elad and Ateret Cohanim at low prices, without issuing a tender,…

On Thursday night, Israeli soldiers broke into the homes of two brothers in Nabi Saleh village, near Ramallah, and warned them to not take part in the weekly protests against…

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According to an investigation made by the Israeli military, an Israeli lieutenant was convicted, Thursday, of beating a fellow soldier and sentenced to a demotion and 21 days of community…

On Wednesday, Israeli authorities decided to block any Palestinian officials from crossing through the Allenby Bridge, which joins the West Bank with Jordan. The decision only excludes Palestinian President Mahmoud…

On Wednesday, Egyptian authorities prevented a Gaza poet from travelling to a poetry competition in Abu Dhabi, arguing security concerns. Suleiman al-Hazeen, from an-Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza…

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The Muslim call to prayer (Athan) was prohibited by the Israeli authorities at Hebron’s al-Ibrahimi Mosque for 54 times, during the month of October, the Middle East Monitor reported. Palestinian…

According to a recent poll conducted by the Palestinian Center for Public Opinion (PCPO), 56.1% of the respondents polled are opposed to resuming direct peace talks with the Israeli government,…

The outcome of Tuesday’s midterm elections in the United States marked the Republican party’s victory in the House of Representatives with a majority of at least 62 seats gained. No…

On Wednesday, British Foreign Secretary, William Hague, met a group of Palestinian non-violent resistance activists near the Israeli wall that surrounds the city of Ramallah.According to Palestinian News Network, attending…

The Hamas Interior Ministry declared that a car exploded outside the Palestinian Authority passport office in Gaza City, killing one Palestinian. According to Hamas officials, the blast was provoked by…

On Tuesday, during the meeting of the Knesset Education Committee, the Israeli Education Minister, Gideon Sa’ar, explained that the objective of the new code should be to end the present…

Shmulik Ben Ruby, spokesman for the Israeli police, said on Tuesday that Israel was to issue court orders imposing house arrest on stone-throwing children living in the Arab neighborhood of…

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A group said that Hamas prohibited a demonstration scheduled on the anniversary of the Balfour Declaration in Gaza on Tuesday, Ma’an News reported. The protest was due to be held…

On Tuesday, while truckloads of food and commercial goods entered the Gaza Strip via the southernmost crossing, Kerem Shalom, the entry of construction materials remained delayed by the Israeli army.Ma’an…

According to a report released on Tuesday by the Israeli rights groups B’Tselem and Hamoked, Palestinians detained for questioning by Tel Aviv’s security services Shin Bet are held in unsatisfactory…

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The case of the US government versus Sami Al-Arian seems endless. On the eve of yet another hearing, Judge Leonie Brinkema issued an order to cancel the hearing scheduled for…

A hundred year old church was burned, Friday, by right-wing Israeli settlers, who broke a number of windows of the church and hurled Molotov cocktails inside.The damage to the church…

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Israeli soldiers refused to allow children from the West Bank village of Umm al-Kheir entry into Israel while on their way to the Children’s Film Festival in Tel Aviv, after…

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On Thursday, Israeli Knesset Speaker Reuven Rivlin lambasted the Palestinian leadership, accusing them of using the issue of Israeli settlements as an excuse to end peace talks currently on hold…

On Wednesday, the Anglican Archbishop called to cancel the opera ‘Porgy and Bess’ that the Cape Town Opera Company was scheduled to perform in Israel next month.Nobel Peace Prize winner…

On Sunday, the group will hold a rally at the Zionist Organization of America House in Tel Aviv, under the banner ‘Say No to Obama.’ Their objective is to push…

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A study released by the International Transparency Organization on Tuesday, found Israel to be among the most corrupt countries in the Western World. The 2010 study ranked 178 countries. A…

On Tuesday morning, the slogan ‘Kahane Tzadak’ (Kahane was right) was found written on the walls of restaurants, stores and on the walls of the Latin church in Jaffa City.According…

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On Monday, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas visited the site of restorations being carried out on the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem. Abbas said that he was happy to see…

Beginning Thursday, Muslim Palestinians from the West Bank will start the annual pilgrimage to Mecca via the Allenby Bridge on the West Bank’s border with Jordan. The Palestinian Authority crossings…

On Sunday, vandals attacked an ancient mosque in Ma’alul village near Nazareth, inside Israel. They removed the stones and spray-painted slogans of the Israeli settler movement on the walls. According…

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On Friday, at least 15 civilians were injured and three homes were burned by the Israeli military during the weekly anti wall protest in the village of Nabi Saleh in…

The weekly non-violent anti-wall protest in the West Bank village of Bil’in ended with two adults and one child injured by Israeli forces, who attacked the protesters with so-called ‘non-lethal…

On Friday, 20-year-old Ahmad Maher Abu Tu’eimah from southern Gaza died after falling into a tunnel, near Salah El-Deen gate in Rafah.According to Gaza medical services spokesman, Adham Abu Silmiyya,…

The former Foreign Minister of Spain, Miguel Angel Moratinos, who was replaced on Wednesday by Trinidad Jimenez, told the media that, despite the efforts, he has been unable to achieve…