U.S. Government Considers Listing Turkish Charity As ‘Terrorists’
The US State Department is considering whether to designate a Turkish charity as a ‘terrorist group’ after the organization sent a ship of medical and school supplies to the Gaza…
Egypt Grants Libyan Aid Ship Green Light To Dock At al- Arish Port
The Egyptian Authorities announced Tuesday evening that Egypt granted the Libyan aid ship heading to Gaza a green light to dock at the al- Arish Port as requested by the…
Knesset Revokes Privileges of Arab MK Over Participation In Gaza Flotilla
The Israeli Knesset held a vote that led to revoking the parliamentary privileges of Arab Member of Knesset, Hanin Zoabi, as a punishment for her participation in the Freedom Flotilla…
Palestinian Woman Killed, Five Residents Wounded, As Army Bombards Gaza
Palestinian medical sources reported on Tuesday night that a Palestinian woman was killed and five other residents were injured when the Israeli army fired artillery shells at a number of…
Israeli Navy Readies To Attack Libyan Aid Ship
Israeli Radio reported, Tuesday morning, that the Israeli Navy was placed on high alert on Monday at night, and is preparing to intercept the Libyan aid ship that sailed two…
Soldiers Close the Jordan Valley Area
Israeli soldiers closed, Monday night after midnight, the Jordan Valley area in the occupied West Bank, and declared it a closed military zone. The army installed several roadblocks at the…
32 Units Approved In Pisgat Ze’ev
Less that one week after the meeting between U.S. President Barack Obama, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli “Construction and Planning Committee” at the Jerusalem Municipality approved, Monday,…
Israeli Officials: ‘Mistakes Were Made’ In Attack On Humanitarian Aid Flotilla
Israeli officials have admitted that ‘senior-level mistakes were made’ during last month’s deadly raid on a Gaza-bound humanitarian aid flotilla. Results of an internal military probe were presented Monday, revealing…
Netanyahu To Meet Mubarak
Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, stated Sunday, that he will be holding a meeting with Egyptian President, Hosni Mubarak, in Cairo this coming Tuesday. The statements of Netanyahu came after…
Israel To Expropriate 30 Dunams Near Hebron
The Israeli Authorities decided to illegally expropriate 30 Dunams of Palestinian lands that belong to villagers of Beit Ola, near the southern West Bank city of Hebron. Local farmers said…
Israeli forces attack weekly anti-Wall protest near Bethlehem
Local sources reported that six Palestinian protesters sustained bruises when Israeli forces attacked an anti-Wall rally in Beit Jala with clubs and rifle butts.The protest began on Sunday afternoon after…
Qassam Fighter Dies Of Wounds Suffered In 2006
The al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas movement, reported that one of its fighters died of wounds suffered four years ago after the army attempted to assassinate him in…
‘Hope’ Ship On Its Way To Gaza
Palestinian independent Legislator, Jamal el-Khodary, head of the Popular Committee Against the Siege, and Arab member of Knesset, Dr. Ahmad Tibi, stated that the Hope solidarity ship sent by Libya…
Palestinian collaborators fess up during Hamas’ 60 days of amnesty
As the 60 day period offered by Hamas for collaborators with Israel to give themselves up without consequences, Hamas officials announced that a number of collaborators had given themselves up,…
Charges Dropped Against Soldier Who Shot Man, Child In East Jerusalem
The Israeli prosecution decided to drop all charges against a settler-soldier who shot and wounded a Palestinian man and a child in Wadi Hilwa area, in Silwan in occupied East…
Israel Acting To Pressure Libya Into Voiding Its Solidarity Ship To Gaza
The Israeli government headed to the United Nations demanding it to pressure Libya into canceling its “Hope” solidarity ship that would be heading to Gaza to deliver humanitarian supplies to…
Three Peace Activists Detained In Sheikh Jarrah
Israeli soldiers kidnapped three peace activists in Sheikh Jarrah, a Palestinian neighborhood in occupied East Jerusalem during the weekly protest against occupation and extremist settlers who took over Arab homes…
Obama Phones Abbas, Assures Him Peace Is Possible
United States President Barack Obama, phoned on Friday evening the Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, in Ramallah and discussed with him the latest developments that took place during Obama’s meeting with…
P.A Calls On the U.S To Stop Tax Breaks For Settlements
The Palestinian Authority in the occupied West Bank called on the United States to stop its tax breaks and deductions to organizations that support Israel’s illegal settlements. Dr. Ghassan Khatib,…
Libyan Aid Boat Heading To Gaza
A charity ship sent by Libya to the Gaza Strip will be heading from Greece to Gaza in an attempt to break the illegal Israeli siege on the coastal region…
Reports: Palestinian Authority in West Bank refusing to issue passports for Gazans
Palestinians living in the Gaza Strip have reported that 100,000 passport applications submitted to the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank have yet to be processed – although it is…
Netanyahu: “Settlement Activities To Resume By The End Of September”
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, stated that he will not renew the so-called settlement freeze in the occupied West Bank after it expires at the end of September. He said…
PCHR Weekly Report: 7 civilians injured, including 2 children, by Israeli troops this week
In its Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory for the week of 01-06 July 2010, seven civilians, including two children and a journalist, were…
48 New Cars Make It Into Gaza Via Special Tunnel
Egyptian smugglers managed to smuggle nearly 48 new cars into the Gaza Strip via a tunnel specially made for smuggling vehicles. The Middle East Saudi newspaper said that the smugglers…
Haifa Mayor Calls For Turning Seized Turkish Ship Into Floating Hotel
After Israel attacked the Turkish “Marmara” solidarity ship trying to send humanitarian and medical supplies to Gaza, and killed nine nonviolent activists before towing the ship to Haifa, Haifa mayor,…
Israel Reveals Info On Hezbollah Training Sites
The Israeli Army and National Security released on Wednesday photographs and maps reportedly illustrating the military activities and training sites for the Lebanon-based Hezbollah party. Israel warned that it would…
Israeli refuseniks paint ‘Free Gaza’ on Warsaw Ghetto
In a demonstration in Poland, Israeli activists who refuse to serve in the military (refuseniks) painted the words ‘Free Gaza’ and ‘Liberate all the ghettos’ on the wall of a…
Israeli Army Conducts Limited Invasion In Southern Gaza
A number of Israeli armored military vehicles carried out a limited invasion on Thursday at dawn into an area close to the Kerem Shalom (Karem Abu Salem) Crossing, east of…
Neturei Karta Members Visit Jerusalem Protest Tent
Members of the Neturei Karta religious Jewish organization that opposes Zionism visited the protest tent of Palestinian legislators from Jerusalem to show solidarity and express rejection to Israel’s intention to…
Five Wounded In Hebron
Palestinian medical sources in Hebron, in the southern part of the West Bank, reported that five residents suffered concussions and bruises in two separate attacks carried out by Israeli soldiers…
Clashes Reported In Wadi Ara As Israeli Bulldozers Demolish Arab Home
On Wednesday, bulldozers belonging to the Israeli Ministry of Interior, supported by dozens of armored military vehicles and police cars, demolished the home of No’man Abu Salem from Ara village…
Charges Filed Against Soldier Who Killed Two Women In Gaza
The Israeli Military Court filed charges against an Israeli soldier of the Givati Brigade after he was convicted of direct involvement in the killing of two Palestinian women during the…
Israel To Demolish Two Homes, Workshop, In Nablus
Israeli soldiers handed residents of Borqa village, near the northern West Bank city of Nablus, military orders informing them that the army intends to demolish their homes under the pretext…
White House: “Direct Talks To Resume Within Weeks”
Following the meeting between U.S. President, Barack Obama, and Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, the White House said that direct Palestinian-Israeli talks will resume in the coming weeks.The sources added…
Soldiers, Policemen, Carried Out 50 Attacks In Jerusalem in June
The Land Research Center In Jerusalem reported that Israeli soldiers and policemen conducted 50 documented attacks against the Palestinian residents of occupied East Jerusalem, and their property, during the month…
Soldiers Attack Palestinian Detainees In Megiddo
Israeli soldiers attacked several Palestinian detainees after raiding their cells in section 4 and 5 of the Majido prison. The army said that the soldiers were searching for a mobile…
Egypt Locates 60 Cars Meant To Be Smuggled To Gaza
The Egyptian Security Forces managed to foil an attempt to smuggle more than 60 cars, reportedly meant to be brought into the Gaza Strip through a tunnel specifically designed for…
Mossad Agent Sent To Court In Warsaw
A Mossad agent, involved in the assassination of Hamas official, Mahmoud al-Madbouh, in Dubai this past January, was sent to a court in Poland in preparation for his possible deportation…
Hamas Slams Fayyad-Barak Meeting
Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, the rival of Fateh movement, strongly denounced the meeting between Palestinian Prime Minister, Dr. Salaam Fayyad, and Israeli Defense Minister, Ehud Barak.Hamas said that Fayyad is…
P.A Arrests Eight Hamas Members In Nablus
Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, reported Tuesday, that the Palestinian Security Forces of President Mahmoud Abbas of the rival Fateh movement, arrested eight members and supporters of Hamas in Nablus, in…
European Foreign Ministers To Visit Gaza
Spanish Prime Minister, Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, stated Monday, that the foreign ministers of Spain, France and Italy will be visiting the Gaza Strip this month to ensure that Israel…
Israeli forces attack non-violent anti-Wall demo in Beit Jala
In what has become a weekly non-violent demonstration against the Wall, Palestinian and Israeli peace activists came together Sunday afternoon in the town of Beit Jala, near Bethlehem. Israeli forces…
Non-violent peace activist sentenced to two years in Israeli prison
After spending 11 months in detention with no trial or charges, non-violent anti-Wall organizer Adeeb Abu Rahma faced an Israeli military tribunal which sentenced him to two additional years in…
Israel Readies To Construct 2700 Units For Settlers In the West Bank
Settlement Councils in the occupied West Bank are preparing plans for the construction of 2,700 units for Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank directly after the claimed “settlement freeze”…
Fayyad To Meet Barak
Palestinian Prime Minister, Dr. Salaam Fayyad, will be holding a meeting on Monday afternoon with Israeli Defense Minister, Ehud Barak, to discuss issues related to the siege of Gaza and…
Jerusalem Legislator Receives Extended Detention from Israel
An Israeli court decided Sunday to extend the remand of Jerusalem lawmaker Mohammad Abu Teir, of the Hamas party, until July 12. The prosecution is demanding the expulsion of Abu…
Soldiers, Settlers, Attack A Protest near Hebron
Israeli soldiers and a group of armed Jewish settlers attacked on Saturday nonviolent Palestinian and international protestors who held their weekly protest against settlements in Beit Ummar town, north of…
Egypt Resumes Role In Shalit Talks
An Egyptian source reported that officials in Cairo confirmed that the country has resumed its role as a mediator in prisoner-swap talks between Israel and resistance factions holding Israeli corporal,…
White House: “Direct Talks Possible After Progress”
A senior White House official stated that although it is early to determine when will direct Israeli-Palestinian talks take place, some progress was made that would likely lead to this…
Netanyahu: “Israel Willing To Release 1,000 Detainees, But Not To The West Bank”
In an exclusive interview with Israel’s TV Channel One, conducted by Ella Hason Nesher, Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, stated that Israel is willing to free 1,000 Palestinian detainees under…
Mousa: “Peace Without Full Israeli Withdrawal, Impossible”
Arab League Secretary-General Amr Mousa, stated that all efforts to achieve peace in the Middle East cannot reach a positive outcome without a full Israeli withdrawal from occupied Arab and…
Netanyahu: “Israel Will Not Apologize To Turkey, Will Not Pay Compensations”
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, held Turkey fully responsible for Israel’s attack against the Turkish ships trying to deliver humanitarian supplies to Gaza, and stated that Israel will not apologize…
Hundreds Participate in Ni’lin Nonviolent Protest Against the Wall
On Friday, hundreds of residents and international activists conducted their weekly nonviolent protest against the annexation wall and settlement in Ni’lin village, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah.The…
Army Attacks Nonviolent Weekly Protest In Bil’in
As local residents accompanied by international peace activists held their nonviolent weekly protest against the Annexation Wall in Bil’in village, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, Israeli soldiers…
Obama To Give Netanyahu Warm Welcome In Washington
Israeli sources reported that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will receive a warm welcome from U.S. President Barack Obama during his visit to Washington next week. The sources added that Obama…
PCHR Weekly Report: 3 killed, 8 wounded by Israeli forces this week
In its Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories for the week of 24-30 June 2010, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights found that two…
Erekat: “Peace Process Can’t Advance Without Progress On Borders”
Dr. Saeb Erekat, head of the negotiations department at the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) stated that moving to direct talks and achieving peace cannot be conducted without progress in the…
Netanyahu: “Israel Willing to Pay High Price to Release Shalit, But Not Any Price”
Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, stated that Israel is willing to pay a high price to secure the release of prisoner-of-war, corporal Gilad Shalit, but will not pay any price…
Hamas Legislators Hold Protest Against Deportation Orders
Elected Hamas legislators in Jerusalem started a protest against Israel’s order to expel them from Jerusalem, and will likely escalate their protest to a hunger Strike.Engineer Khaled Abu Arafa, former…
Zahalka: “Deporting Jerusalem Legislators, Part of Israel’s Ethnic Cleaning of Palestinians”
Arab member of Knesset of the National Democratic Assembly party, Dr. Jamal Zahalka, stated that the kidnapping of the Palestinian legislator from Jerusalem, Mohammad Abu Teir, and the Israeli decision…
Netanyahu “Invites” Abbas To Visit Jerusalem
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, invited the Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, to visit Jerusalem and hold direct talks with him.Netanyahu also said that he is willing to visit Ramallah to…
Army Kidnaps Hamas Legislator In Jerusalem, Prepares To Deport Him
Israeli soldiers and undercover forces, on Wednesday evening, kidnapped Hamas legislator from Jerusalem, Mohammad Abu Teir, and moved him to the al-Maskobiyya prison, in preparation to deport him along with…
Hebron: Scores Kidnapped by Israelis in June
A report published by the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society’s (PPS) Hebron branch, revealed that Israeli soldiers kidnapped 100 Palestinians in several neighborhoods in the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and…
Israeli Spy on Hamas Granted Asylum in the U.S.
Mos’ab, the son of senior Hamas political leader, Hasan Yousef, was granted asylum by a U.S. Immigration Judge when the U.S. Department of Homeland Security dropped its objections against allowing…
Army Invades Bil’in
Israeli soldiers invaded the village of Bil’in, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, in an attempt to kidnap a local activist of the nonviolent movement against the annexation…
Bedouin Families Face Further Expulsions
The al-Quds Center for Legal Aid and Human Rights reported that some 40 Bedouin families in the al-Farsiyya area, in the northern plains of the Jordan Valley, received official notices…
PMRS: “52% of Gaza Children Suffer From Malnutrition”
A study conducted by the Palestinian Medical Relief Society (PMRS) revealed that 52% of the children in Gaza suffer from anaemia, and severe deficiency in phosphor, calcium and zinc, while…
Russia To Send 50 Armored Vehicles To The P.A.
Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, stated that the Palestinian Authority will soon receive 50 Russian armored vehicles that were donated by Russia several years ago but Israel opposed the delivery.…
Jordanian Union Members Denied Entry To Gaza
The Egyptian Authorities denied Jordanian professional union members from crossing the Rafah Border Terminal into Gaza. Members of the union stayed four days at the terminal but were eventually forced…
Indonesian Parliamentarians Arrive In Gaza
A number of Indonesian parliamentarians arrived in the Gaza Strip, on Tuesday morning, in a visit that is only expected to last for six hours.The 35 Parliamentarians, headed by the…
Yemen Islamic Activists Collect Donations To Send Ships To Gaza
Several Islamist activists in Yemen launched a campaign to collect donations in order to prepare a Yemeni Flotilla that would sail to Gaza to deliver humanitarian supplies. Legislator, Mohammad al-Hazmi,…
Mitchell To Start Middle East Tour
U.S. Middle East Peace Envoy, George Mitchell, will start a two-day tour in Israel and the Palestinian territories, on Tuesday.Mitchell will be holding talks with senior Israel officials and officials…
Zahhar: “Eight Ships Heading To Gaza In Coming Months”
Hamas political leader, Mahmoud Zahhar, stated that there are at least eight solidarity ships that would be heading to the Gaza Strip in the coming two months. Zahhar added that…
6,800 Detainees, Including 300 Children, Currently Imprisoned By Israel
Abdul-Nasser Farawna, a Palestinian researcher specialising in detainees’ affairs and a former detainee himself, stated that there are currently 6,800 detainees imprisoned by Israel, including 300 children, 34 women, and…
Israeli Air Strike Kills One Palestinian, Wounds Another, In Gaza
Palestinian sources reported on Monday evening that one resident was killed and another was wounded when the Israeli Air Force bombarded al-Shujaeyya neighborhood east of Gaza City.The attack was apparently…
Masked Gunmen Torch UNRWA Summer Camp In Central Gaza
A group of unknown gunmen attacked on Monday at dawn a summer camp that belongs to the UNRWA (United Nations Relief and Works Agency) in al-Zawayda area, north of Dir…
Troops Kidnap Ten Residents In The West Bank
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, Monday at dawn, ten Palestinians during a number of invasions targeting several areas in the occupied West Bank.The Israeli army said that soldiers detained three Palestinians in…
Israeli Government Releases Blueprint For East Jerusalem ‘Master Plan’ Including Expulsion Of Arabs
Expanding on the Jerusalem master plans of 2006 and 2008, the Jerusalem Planning Committee of the Israeli Ministry of the Interior has released the text of a new ‘master plan’…
Israel Confiscates Oxygen Machines Donated To Palestinian Hospitals
The Israeli Authorities confiscated oxygen machines that were supposed to be transferred to hospitals in the Palestinian territories, and claims that the machines could be used by the resistance in…
Egyptian Man Killed By Israeli Army Fire, One Injured And Two Arrested
Israeli soldiers shot and killed an Egyptian man, wounded another man, and detained two others while attempting to infiltrate into Israel through the Egyptian border. Egyptian sources reported that the…
Soldiers Attack Protestors Demanding A Main Road Opened In Hebron
On Saturday evening, Israeli soldiers violently attacked dozens of protestors demanding the army to open the al-Shuhada Street, in the southern West Bank city of Hebron. Israeli soldiers and settlers…
Israeli Official During Informal Talks: “Jerusalem was promised by God to the Jews”
Deputy Israeli Prime Minister Dan Meridor held an ‘informal meeting’ with Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat on Friday, during which he quoted the late Pope John Paul II as saying,…
Detainee Suffers Fractured Spine During Transfer To Court
Detainees at the Ofer Israeli detention facility demanded human rights groups to intervene and save the life of detainee Maher Rajoub, 33, from Dour south of Hebron, after he suffered…
Gaza’s Only Remaining Power Station Shut Down Saturday; Causing Widespread Blackout
With the besieged population of the Gaza Strip facing severe electricity shortages, the one operational power station that was not bombed by Israeli forces last year shut down early Saturday…
G8 leaders: Gaza situation unsustainable
At a meeting of the world’s top sovereign economic powers in Toronto, Canada on Saturday, the ‘G8’ countries issued a statement saying the “ current arrangements are not sustainable and…
Qassam Fighter Killed in Gaza
The al-Qassam Brigade, the armed wing of Hamas, reported that one of its fighters was killed on Saturday morning during a mission in central Gaza.The Brigades did not elaborate on…
10 Protestors Wounded In Bil’in Weekly Protest
The Friends of Freedom and Justice (FFJ) in Bil’in, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, reported Friday that at least ten protestors suffered the effects of tear-gas inhalation…
Soldiers Attack Weekly Protest In Ni’lin
As Palestinian residents in Ni’lin village, near Ramallah, held their weekly nonviolent protest together with international peace activists, Israeli soldiers attacked them and fired gas bombs and rubber coated bullets.Several…
Bodies Of Two Palestinians Located inTunnel Bombarded By Israel
Palestinian medical sources in the Gaza Strip reported Friday afternoon, that the bodies of two Palestinians were located under the rubble of a tunnel that was bombarded by the Israeli…
Likud Approves Resumption Of Settlement Activities
The Likud Party, headed by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, decided Thursday evening to resume settlement activities in the occupied territories directly after the declared settlement “freeze” expires on September…
Body Of Man Shot Dead on June 11, Exhumed For Forensic Examination
The boy of Ziad al-Julani, who was shot and killed by the Israeli army in Jerusalem on June 11, was exhumed, on Thursday after midnight, upon request of his family…
PCHR Weekly Report: 7 wounded, 53 abducted by Israeli forces this week
In its Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory for the week of 17-23 June 2010, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights found that 7…
Israeli Air Force Strikes Gaza, Resident Wounded
The Israeli Air Force carried out, on Friday at dawn, four air strikes targeting areas in the northern and southern parts of the Gaza Strip; one resident was wounded. Local…
Iran Will Not Send Aid Ship To Gaza
Iran retracted its intention to send aid ships to the Gaza Strip and stated that Israel’s illegal siege on the coastal region and its illegal measures are the cause for…
Gaza Power-Plant To Stop Functioning Friday
Engineer Canaan Obeid, deputy head of the Gaza Power Authority, stated that the only power plant in the Gaza Strip will stop functioning on Friday evening as it will run…
Child Tortured, His Genitals Electrified By Israeli Interrogators
Israeli interrogators tortured a Palestinian child who was detained and sent to a detention center close to a settlement near Hebron. The child said that the interrogators used electricity in…
Zionist Workshop Canceled At Us Social Forum
As progressives from across the US gather this week in Detroit, Michigan for the 2nd U.S. Social Forum, a coalition of groups calling for the cancellation of a workshop sponsored…
Swedish dockworkers block Israeli goods in boycott action
After similar boycott actions in Oakland, California, Norway and South Africa, dockworkers in Sweden have decided to block the import of Israeli goods during the next week.The boycott action was…
FGM Collecting Evidence, Testimonies To Sue Israeli Over Flotilla Attack
Members of the Free Gaza Movement are collecting testimonies and evidence by contacting activists who were onboard the Turkish ship that was attacked by the Israeli military while heading to…
Lawsuit Filed in Belgium Against Barak, Livni
A Palestinian-Belgian national, and 13 Palestinians from the Gaza Strip, filed on Wednesday a lawsuit against 14 Israeli military and politically officials including Israeli Defense Minister, Ehud Barak, former Foreign…