Asad: “Israel Must Choose Between Occupation And Peace”
Syrian President, Bashar Asad, stated Thursday that Israel must choose between occupation and peace, and that Israel cannot choose to remain an occupier and at the same time acts to…
Miles Of Smiles: “We Will Not Go Home Before Delivering The Aid Supplies”
Isam Yousef, spokesperson of the Miles of Smiles convoy, stated Thursday that convoy participants are determined not to return to their countries in Europe before entering the Gaza Strip and…
Jewish Fundamentalist Groups Call For Attacking The Al Aqsa Mosque Sunday
A number of fundamental groups in Israel called on their supporters to attack the Al Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem on Sunday as part of a ceremony dedicated to the ‘temple…
Taha: “Hamas Did Not Approve The Egyptian Document Without Modifications”
Ayman Taha, the spokesperson of Hamas movement denied reports claiming the movement approved the Egyptian document for internal Palestinian unity without any comments or modifications.His statement came Wednesday after several…
Israel: “Goldstone report filled with lies”
Israeli President, Shimon Peres, voiced another harsh condemnation to the report of Judge Richard Goldstone on Gaza war in the period between Dec 27. and Jan. 18. OSCAILTIMAGE(attachments/oct2009/gaza_offesnive_un1_1.jpg 300 0)…
Israel: “Goldstone report filled with lies”
Israeli President, Shimon Peres, voiced another harsh condemnation to the report of Judge Richard Goldstone on Gaza war in the period between Dec 27. and Jan. 18. 56872 OSCAILTIMAGE(attachments/oct2009/gaza_offesnive_un1_1.jpg 300…
Voice Of The Detainees Radio Officially Launched In Gaza
For the first time, a Palestinian radio only specialized for the detainees affairs, was officially launched in the Gaza Strip challenging Israel’s restrictions on visitations and communication between the families…
Israel Agrees To Pay Families Of Palestinians Killed In 2000 Intifada Protests
Media sources in Israel are reporting that the Israeli authorities have agreed to an out-of-court settlement with the families of the 13 Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in September 2000…
Israel Agrees To Pay Families Of Palestinians Killed In 2000 Intifada Protests
Media sources in Israel are reporting that the Israeli authorities have agreed to an out-of-court settlement with the families of the 13 Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in September 2000…
Palestinian Seriously Wounded Near Qalqilia
A 24-year old Palestinian man was seriously wounded after being rammed by a settler’s vehicle near Nabi Elias village, east of the northern West Bank city of Qaqilia. The Media…
Miles Of Smiles Convoy Still Stuck In Egypt
Members of the Miles of Smiles convoy carrying humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip are still stuck in Egypt as the Egyptian Authorities are holding the donated humanitarian supplies meant…
Sudanese Man Tries To Hijack Egyptian Plane, Demands To Land In Jerusalem
A Sudanese man flying with EgyptAir flight from Istanbul to Sudan had reportedly threatened the crew with a knife demanding that the plane lands in Jerusalem. He obtained the knife…
Departing Military Commander Calls For Tougher Stances Of Settlers
The departing Israeli Military Central Command Chief, Maj. Gen. Gadi Shamni, stated Wednesday that Israel should show no toleration to fundamental extremist settlers in the West Bank, and should show…
Israeli Navy Vessels Open Fire At Areas Adjacent The Northern Gaza Shore
Israeli navy vessels opened fire and shelled a number of areas along the Al Sudaniyya coastal area, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip. Local sources reported that a…
Four Palestinians Wounded During A Scuffle With Settlers In Jerusalem
Medical sources in Jerusalem reported on Tuesday at night that four Palestinians were wounded during a scuffle of fundamental Israeli settlers in Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood in East Jerusalem. Israeli soldiers…
Army Kidnaps Four Palestinian In Tulkarem
Israeli soldiers invaded on Wednesday at dawn several villages near the northern West Bank city of Tulkarem, and kidnapped four residents believed to be supporters of Hamas and the Islamic…
Hamas: “Elections Without Reconciliation, Blackmail”
Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, stated Tuesday that the intentions of Mahmoud Abbas to declare elections on January 25 2010, is an attempt to blackmail Hamas movement and an unjustified step…
Spain To Cooperate With The U.S. To Ensure The Resumption Of The Peace Process
Spanish Foreign Minister, Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, stated Tuesday that Spain will cooperate with the United States in order to revive the Middle East peace process, when its hold the…
Israeli Cabinet Refrains From Discussing Goldstone Report
The Israeli cabinet refrained during its Tuesday session from discussing the formation of a committee to discuss the events of the Gaza war earlier this year and the Goldstone report.…
Israel Refuses To Grant French FM Permit To Visit Gaza
Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, rejected a request by the French Foreign Minister, Bernard Kouchner, to visit the Gaza Strip. Kouchner intends to visit Israel and the West Bank soon,…
Israel Might Discuss Goldstone Report
The Israeli security-diplomatic cabinet is planning to convene on Tuesday to decide whether Israel should look into the report of Judge Richard Goldstone on Gaza war. OSCAILTIMAGE(attachments/oct2009/gaza_un_army_frighters_1.jpg 300 0) Image…
Jordan Not Satisfied With US Level Of Mediation In Peace Talks
In an interview with the Italian Daily, La Repubblica, Jordan’s King Abdullah II, said that the United States seems to be focusing on the Iranian issue more than it is…
US Scientist Apprehended For Spying For Israel
Israeli sources reported Monday that an American Scientist is believed to have transferred classified date to an Israeli intelligence officer. The Scientist worked for the Pentagon and the United States…
Egypt Locates Goods Meant To Be trafficked Into Gaza
Egyptian sources reported that Egyptian border guards located a deposit at the border with the Gaza Strip filled with supplies and goods worth more than 1,000,000 Egyptian pounds.The sources added…
Abbas: “We Will Not Surrender To Hamas’ Stance On Unity Document”
Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, stated Monday that the Palestinian leadership will not surrender to Hamas’ rejection to the Egyptian mediated unity offer, and added that he would meet his Egyptian…
Egypt Locates a deposit filled with supplies to Gaza
Egyptian sources reported that Egyptian border guards located a deposit at the border with the Gaza Strip filled with supplies and goods worth more than 1,000,000 Egyptian pounds.The sources added…
24 Patients Leave Gaza For Treatment In UAE
Dr. Moawiya Hassanen, head of the Emergency Department at the Palestinian Ministry of Health, reported Sunday that 24 patients left the Gaza Strip for medical treatment in the United Arab…
Israel: “Homemade Shell Fired At Sderot”
Israeli sources reported that a homemade shell was fired from the Gaza Strip into Sderot Israeli Negev town, near the northern borders of the Gaza Strip.Israel reported no injuries or…
Egypt: “Reconciliation Document For Signing, Not For Negotiations”
The Egyptian Foreign Ministry stated that the Palestinian reconciliation document is ready for signing by Palestinians factions, and that it is not meant for further negotiations and rounds of talks.…
Farawna: “8200 Detainees Still Imprisoned By Israel”
Palestinian researcher, specialized in detainees’ affairs, former detainee, Abdul-Nasser Farawna, stated Saturday that 8200 Palestinians are still imprisoned by Israel, among them 32 female detainees, 320 children, and 400 imprisoned…
Israel Bars Entry Of Trailer Homes Into Gaza
The Israeli Authorities barred the entry of trailer homes donated by the Turkish Red Crescent to provide shelter for some of the residents of the Gaza Strip who lost their…
Gaza Humanitarian Convoy Still Stuck In Egypt
A Humanitarian aid convoy sent by different groups in several parts of Europe is still stuck in Bour Sa’id Egyptian port as the Egyptian Authorities are not allowing the convoy…
DFLP: “Egyptian Document Needs Modifications”
The Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP) expressed reservations on the Egyptian document for internal Palestinian unity, and that the document includes sections that were not approved by…
Nobel prize winner calls for release of Palestinian prisoners
The Israeli scientist who recently had the honor of being the first woman to win a Nobel Prize for Chemistry said that she believes Israel should release the eleven thousand…
UN Council approves Goldstone report
Despite pressure from the US and Israel, the United Nations Human Rights Council has endorsed a report on war crimes committed during Israel’s invasion of the Gaza Strip in January.The…
Hamas: “Goldstone Vote, A Victory To Our People, Their Sacrifices”
The Hamas movement welcomed the Human Rights Council vote on the Goldstone report, and considered its approval as a victory to the Palestinian people and their sacrifices.The movement considered the…
PCHR Weekly Report: 1 Palestinian child dead, 4 civilians wounded by Israeli forces
According to the Palestinian Center for Human Rights, during the week of 08 – 14 Oct. 2009, a Palestinian child died from wounds inflicted by Israeli forces in Beit Ummar…
Palestinian peace activist imprisoned after advocating boycott against Israel
Israel has extended the detention of a West Bank peace activist, who Palestinians claim is being imprisoned solely for his advocacy of international boycotts against Israel.Mohammad Othman, a 33 year…
UN Human Rights Council will consider Goldstone Report despite US pressure
Despite pressure from the Obama administration to drop the Goldstone Commission Report on Israeli and Palestinian human rights violations during Israel’s invasion of Gaza this January, the UN Human Rights…
British aid convoy to arrive in Gaza mid October
The Government Committee to Break the Siege reported Sunday that British members of the Labor Party will be onboard the ‘Miles of Smiles’ British aid convoy which is expected in…
New brochure markets East Jerusalem homes to Jewish families
An Israeli peace group has obtained copies of a brochure that right-wing Israeli settlers are spreading to try to populate an area of the Muslim Quarter of the Old City…
Israeli policemen surround the Al Aqsa Mosque
Hundreds of Israeli policemen surrounded the Al Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem in preparation to evacuate nearly 200 Palestinian staying there, allegedly to protect the mosque from likely settler attacks. The…
Troops shoot, kidnap a child in Beit Lahia
Palestinian medical sources reported Monday that Israeli soldiers shot and kidnapped a Palestinian child west of Beit Lahia, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip.The sources added that a…
15 Palestinians, including two children, killed by the army in September
The International Solidarity Institution stated in its monthly report that the Israeli army killed in September 15 Palestinians in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, including two children. The…
Two Palestinian political figures released, with preconditions
The Israeli police released on Sunday evening Hatim Abdul-Qader, head of the Jerusalem branch the Fateh movement, and Sheikh Kamal Al Khatib, deputy head of the Islamic Movement in Israel,…
Soldiers detain 70 workers packed in a refrigerator truck
Israeli soldiers detained on Sunday 70 Palestinian workers packed in a refrigerator truck and heading to Israel seeking work. Israeli sources reported that the workers and the truck driver reportedly…
Israel releases female detainee from Gaza, the last of 20 included in swap deal
The Israeli Authorities released on Sunday Rawda Habib, the last of 20 female detainees freed in exchange for a videotape clearly showing the captured Israeli soldier, Gilad Shalit, is still…
Abu Mujahid: “Israel would have killed Shalit if it knew his whereabouts”
Abu Mujahid, spokesperson of the Popular Resistance Committees, stated that Israel is bitter for failing to receive any information about the location of the captured soldier, Gilad Shalit, and that…
Egyptian soldier dies of self-inflicted wounds, report says
Israeli sources reported Sunday that an Egyptian border guard officer was killed by self-inflicted wounds while he was at an Egyptian military post near the Rafah Border Crossing, between southern…
AMNESTY calls for referring Goldstone report to the Security Council
AMNESTY International called on Saturday on UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon to refer the Gaza war report of Judge Richard Goldstone to the United Nations Security Council without any further…
PA Ministry of Detainees: “40 Palestinian women still imprisoned by Israel”
The Palestinian Ministry of Detainees reported Saturday that after releasing the 20 female detainees in exchange for a videotape of Shalit, Israel will still be holding captive 40 Palestinian women…
Salafist group demands Hamas to release its members
The Salafist Group, a group thought to be affiliated with the Al Qaida terrorist network, demanded Hamas movement and its internal security to release all of its detained members, including…
Abu Rodeina: “We did not ask UN to void Goldstone report”
Nabil Abu Rodeina, spokesperson of the Palestinian President, said that the Palestinian Authority did not ask the United Nations to void the Goldstone report on the Gaza war.Abu Rodeina stated…
Gaza’s wounded protest against Abbas
Hundreds of wounded Palestinians and their families protested on Thursday against the Palestinian Authority headed by President, Mahmoud Abbas, for the decision to delay the UN discussions of the Goldstone…
PCHR Weekly Report: 9 Palestinians killed, 14 wounded by Israeli soldiers
According to the Palestinian Center for Human Rights’ Weekly Report, during the week of 17 – 30 Sep. 2009, 9 Palestinians, including 4 civilians, were killed by Israeli forces.Two of…
Livni calls for a large-scaled military offensive in Gaza
Israeli Foreign Minister, Tzipi Livni, stated on Wednesday that the Israeli army should carry a large-scaled military offensive in the Gaza Strip in retaliation for what she described as “the…
46 Patients, including 10 children, died since the truce was declared
The Palestinian Ministry of Health at the Hamas-led government in Gaza reported on Tuesday that 78 days after the truce deal came into effect in the Gaza Strip, 46 patients…
46 Pacientes, incluidos 10 niños, han muerto desde que se declaró la tregua
El Ministerio Palestino de Salud, en el gobierno liderado por Hamas, en Gaza, informó el martes, que 78 dÃas después de que el acuerdo de tregua entrara en vigor, en…
Peace Now: “Israel is currently constructing 2600 settlement units in the W. Bankâ€
A report prepared and published by the Israeli Peace Now group revealed that Israel is currently constructing 2600 homes for settlers in 1000 buildings in several settlements in the occupied…
‘Peace Now’: ‘Israel está actualmente construyendo 2600 unidades de asentamiento en Cisjordania
Un informe preparado y publicado por el grupo Israelà ‘Paz Ahora’, revelo que Israel esta actualmente construyendo 2600 casas para colonos, y 1000 edificios en varios asentamientos, de la Cisjordania…
Rafah Terminal to be closed on Tuesday
Ayman Taha, a senior political leader of the Hamas movement in the Gaza Strip, reported on Monday that the Rafah border terminal between Gaza and Egypt will be closed on…
Terminal de Rafah cierra el martes
LÃder polÃtico superior Ayman Taha del movimiento Hamas en la Franja de Gaza reportó lunes que la terminal en la frontera entre la Franja de Gaza y Egipcio se cerrará…
Abbas: “No peace agreement until all detainees are freedâ€
Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, said during a welcome ceremony to 199 Palestinians who were freed by Israel on Monday, that there will be no peace deal with Israel until all…
The Israeli Bar Association: “Many Palestinian detainees are in solitary confinement since 5 years’
The Israeli Bar Association issued a report on the Palestinian detainees in Israeli prisons and revealed that there several detainees who spent many years in solitary confinement without any legal…
Soldiers attack a peaceful protest in Ni’lin
Israeli soldiers attacked on Sunday a nonviolent protest against the Annexation Wall in Ni’lin village, near the West Bank city of Ramallah. Soldiers fired gas bombs causing several injuries and…
Soldados atacan una protesta pacÃfica en Ni’lin
Soldados IsraelÃes atacaron el domingo, a una manifestación no-violenta, contra la Anexión del Muro en el pueblo de Ni’lin, cerca de la ciudad de Ramallah, en Cisjordania. Los soldados dispararon…
PFLP: “Rice’s visit aims at practicing pressure on the Palestiniansâ€
The leftist Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) stated on Sunday that the Monday visit of US Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice, aims at pressuring the Palestinian leadership…
PFLP: ‘La Visita de Rice Apunta a Ejercer Presión sobre los Palestinos
El Frente Popular de Liberación de Palestina (PFLP) declaró que la visita del dÃa de hoy de la Secretaria de Estado está orientada a presionar al liderazgo palestino a hacer…
Israel to release 199 Palestinian detainees on Monday
The Israeli Authorities are to release 199 Palestinian detainees on Monday morning at 9:30, as a gesture of “good will” towards the Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas. The release of the…
Israel Liberó a 199 Prisioneros Palestinos
Próximo a la visita de la Secretaria estadounidense de Estado, Condoleezza Rice, este lunes, Israel libero a 199 prisioneros palestinos, según informaron fuente locales. El gabinete israelà habÃa aprobado una…
Three Palestinian factions receive official Egyptian invitations for internal dialogue
Three Palestinian factions stated on Saturday that they received official invitations from Cairo to start Egyptian-mediated Palestinian talks in order to end the internal divisions and conflict among Fateh and…
Tres facciones palestinas reciben invitación oficial de Egipto para un diálogo interno
Tres facciones palestinas afirmaron haber recibido el pasado sábado invitaciones oficiales de El Cairo para comenzar conversaciones mediadas por Egipto con el fin de terminar con las divisiones internas y…
Rice to arrive in the region this coming Sunday
US State Department issued a statement of Friday revealing that the U.S Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice, will travel to the Middle East this Sunday for talks with senior Palestinian…
Rice llega a la región el próximo domingo
El Departamento de Estado de EE.UU. hizo público el viernes que la Secretaria de Estado, Condolezza Rice, viajará a Oriente Medio este domingo próximo para hablar con altos funcionarios palestinos…
The Al Quds Brigades: “Abducting soldiers, an open optionâ€
The Al Quds Brigades, the armed wing of the Islamic Jihad, stated on Friday that abducting Israeli soldiers is an open option for all resistance groups in order to trade…
Fateh leader accuses the US of obstructing Hamas-Fateh talks
Azzam Al Ahmad, head of the Fateh parliamentary bloc, stated on Friday that the current Palestinian-Israeli talks are on a standstill and will not achieve any positive results as the…
Israeli paper: “Hamas can fire 100 missiles dailyâ€
Israeli newspaper, Yedioth Ahronoth, reported on Friday that Hamas and the Islamic Jihad in Gaza are continuing to develop their missile capabilities and are manufacturing explosives that could be stored…
PCHR Weekly Report: 31 injured in Israeli attacks, including 10 children, 3 internationals
In its weekly summary of Israeli attacks for the week of 14 – 20 August 2008, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) reports that 31 Palestinian civilians, including 10…
Jordan protests Israel’s excavations in Jerusalem
Israeli sources reported on Thursday that the Jordanian Foreign Minister, Salah Bashir, met with the Israeli ambassador in Jordan to protest against the Israeli excavations near the Al Aqsa mosque,…
Jordania Protestó por Excavaciones IsraelÃes en Jerusalén
Fuentes israelÃes informaron que el Ministro jordano de Asuntos Exteriores, Salah Bashir, se reunió con el Embajador israelà en Jordania para protestar en contra de excavaciones que Israel efectúa cerca…
Haniyya: “Any agreement that excludes Jerusalem will be voidedâ€
Ismail Haniyya, one of the prominent Hamas political leaders in Gaza, and the Prime Minister of the dissolved government, stated on Thursday that the Palestinians will not accept any peace…
Haniyya: ‘Se Desechará Cualquier Acuerdo que Excluya a Jerusalén’
Ismail Haniyya, uno de los lÃderes polÃticos más prominentes de Hamas en Gaza, y Primer Ministro del disuelto gobierno señalaron que los palestinos no aceptarán ningún acuerdo de paz que…
Troops kidnap an unarmed Palestinian who infiltrated into Israel from Gaza
Israeli military sources reported on Thursday that soldiers arrested an unarmed Palestinian man who infiltrated into Israel from the Gaza Strip. The sources stated that the man tried to infiltrate…
Israeli Court orders rerouting a section of the Wall near Jerusalem
After two petitions were filed against the route of a section of the Annexation Wall near Jerusalem, the Israeli High Court of Justice decided to reroute the Wall in order…
Corte Israelà Ordena Reencauzar Una Sección del Muro Cerca a Jerusalén
Tras dos peticiones presentadas en contra de la ruta de una sección del Muro de Anexión, cerca de Jerusalén, la Corte Suprema israelà de Justicia decidió un cambio de ruta…
EU grants P.A €40 M. for Public Services
The Associated Press reported on Thursday that the European Union (EU) gave the Palestinian Authority an additional €40 Million in order to ensure public services are provided to the Palestinian…
UE Otorga a la AP €40 Millones para Servicios Públicos
La agencia informativa Associated Press informó que la Unión Europea donó a la Autoridad Palestina (AP) un monto adicional de €40 M a fin de asegurar que se provean los…
‘Free Gaza’ boats set sail from Cyprus to Gaza
Despite Israeli objections and attempts to intervene, Cyprian authorities have given the go-ahead for two boats filled with humanitarian supplies and 60 international activists to set sail tomorrow for the…
Los barcos ‘Free Gaza’ zarpan desde Chipre hacia la Franja de Gaza
A pesar de objeciones israelÃes e intenciones de intervenir, autoridades chipriotas han aprobado que los dos barcos cargados de recursos humanitarios y 60 activistas internacionales se zarpen mañana hacia la…
Hamas doubts Abbas’ seriousness to hold national talks
Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, denied reports that it received an official invitation to start national talks in Cairo in preparation to Palestinian national talks. The movement said that it doubts…
Israel reopens probe on a missing soldier
Israeli newspaper, Yedioth Ahronoth, reported that 11 years after an Israeli soldier went missing under unclear circumstances, the Central Unit of the Galilee Police Force reopened the investigation and is…
Israel claims Hezbollah plans to abduct Israelis around the world
The office of the Israeli Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert, issued a warning on Wednesday claiming that the Lebanon-based Hezbollah party has plans to kidnap Israelis travelling to different parts of…
PRC welcomes the upcoming release of detainees, maintains firm position on swap deal
Abu Mojahid, media spokesperson of the Popular Resistance Committees (PRC) welcomed the upcoming release of Palestinian detainees imprisoned by Israel, and stressed the Committees’ firm position regarding a prisoner swap…
Los CRP dan la bienvenida a la puesta en libertad de presos
Abu Mojahid, portavoz de los medios de los Comités de la Resistencia Popular dio la bienvenida a la puesta en libertad de presos palestinos encarcelados por Israel, y destacó la…
Half of the detainees Israel intends to release will finish their terms by next year
The Palestinian Ministry of Detainees reported on Tuesday that nearly half of the detainees that Israel intends to release as “a good will gesture” will finish their terms in 2009.…
La mitad de los presos que Israel quiere liberar acabará su sentencia antes del año próximo
El Ministro Palestino de Presos reportó el martes que casi la mitad de los presos que Israel piensa poner en libertad como “gesto de buena voluntad†acabará con su sentencia…
Hamas: “There is no Egyptian initiative for national dialogueâ€
Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, denied the existence of any Egyptian initiative to pave the way for a new round of internal Palestinian dialogue, and added that Egypt also presented some…
After a petition filed by human rights groups, High Court suspends proceedings in Nil’lin case
Ashraf Abu Rahma, the Palestinian resident who was shot by the soldiers after they bounded and blindfolded him, filed a petition along with Israeli Human Rights groups; B’Tselem, the Association…
Después de presentada demanda, el Tribunal Supremo suspende el proceso del ‘caso Nil’lin’
Ashraf Abu Rahma, el residente Palestino, que fue disparado por los soldados, después de que le hubieran atado y vendado, presento una demanda, de acuerdo con Grupos de Derechos Humanos…
Al Jazeera demands an Israeli apology
A lawyer for the Qatar-based Al Jazeera News Agency demanded that the Israeli newspaper, Haaretz, apologize for publishing a faulty report in its printed and online editions. The report in…