Category: International

Friday, The United States Senate on passed a bill that blocks United States aid from going to the Palestinian government, headed by Hamas movement, but gives humanitarian relief to the…

A recent report by the International human rights organization Human Rights Watch, (HRW) states that the investigation run by the Israeli Army in the killing of a Palestinian family on…

Israeli media sources reported that a French Jew identified as Raphael Schoemann, 65, received 10-month suspended prison sentence for sending bullets accompanied by threatening notes to high-profile figures who are…

King Abdullah II of Jordan hosted on Thursday the Israeli Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert, and the Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas at Petra convention in what was described by Israeli media…

The Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) published a report showing a statistical overview about demographic status of Palestinian refugees totaled according to UNRWA records 4,255,120 till 31st of March…

The EU Commissioner for External Relations, Benita Ferrero-Waldner will visit Palestinian Territories next week for talks with the Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas. She will also meet with the Israeli Prime…

Dozens of American citizens, members of a Peaceful Jewish organizations, protested on Thursday evening in front of Caterpillar headquarters in Chicago, in the United States, and demanded the company to…

Leaders of the European Union endorsed on Friday a plan to channel aid payments to the Palestinian health, social services and facilities sectors such as heating and sanitations, while maintaining…

Israel’s official denial of responsibility for the Gaza beach deaths and injuries was strongly challenged by a former Pentagon battle damage expert who has surveyed the scene of the beach…

In an interview published in Al-Hayat, United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan regarded the army’s version of the events as "strange."     The army’s investigation team examining the incident…

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said it has increased it budget for its operations in the region for the Palestinian people. In a press release issued Monday…

During his meeting with Israel’s Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert, British Prime Minister Tony Blair refrained on Monday from endorsing the convergence plan, and called for the resumption of the peace…

The Lebanese daily A-Safeer reported on Monday that the Lebanese intelligence service has uncovered a spy network working for Israel since 1990. The spy network network, according to the report, was exposed…

Responding to a Palestinian initiated global campaign, The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Ontario, recently overwhelmingly approved a resolution that will make them an active partner in the campaign…

Israeli online daily, Haaretz, reported that Sweden has started to note that wines produced in the Golan Heights originate in "Israel, occupied Syrian land". Winery sources in Israel considered this…

During a speech delivered Wednesday to the Knesset plenum in Jerusalem, Turkish President, Amhed Necdet Sezer called on the Israeli Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert, to renew negotiations with the Palestinian…

Responding to a Palestinian initiated global campaign, The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Ontario, recently overwhelmingly approved a resolution that will make them an active partner in the campaign…

The Boston Coalition for Palestinian Rights (BCPR), together with a dozen other Boston-area peace and justice organizations, will be holding a demonstration in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the group said in a…

The Palestine News Network (PNN) reported the following notice of yet another grant to aid the Palestinian people against the US-led political and economic boycott. Whether it will reach the…

Israeli online daily, Haaretz, reported Thursday night that the largest labor union in the Canadian province of Ontario has voted unanimously to boycott Israel "until it recognizes the right of…

The largest university and college lecturers’ union in Britain on Monday voted in favor of a motion recommending that its members boycott Israeli academics and institutions that do not publicly…

The European Union (EU) is soon to announce an offer to by-pass the Hamas government in Palestine in order to transfer aid to the Palestinian people, media sources reported.  …

Israeli Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert, is slated to meet with the Egyptian President President, Hosney Mubarak, next Sunday at the Egyptian Resort of Sharm Al Sheikh, an Israeli source reported.…

Prior to this week, the United States had consistently opposed any Israeli unilateral moves on final status negotiations with the Palestinians, as such moves would exclude the Palestinians from negotiating…

Mahmoud Majzoub, known as Abu Hamza, an Islamic Jihad official has been reported dead at a Lebanese hospital hours after he was seriously injured in a car bombing in Saida…

Rep. Betty McCollum, a Minnesota Democrat, is refusing to meet with representatives of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee until she receives an apology from the pro-Israel lobbying powerhouse. McCollum…

The US House of Representatives overwhelmingly backed on Tuesday, May 23, a bill calling for the Palestinian Authority to be designated a "terrorist sanctuary," imposing broad restrictions on US aid…

The United Kingdom’s attorney general has asked Israel to pay compensation to families of two Britons who were shot dead in 2003 by Israeli troops in the Gaza Strip, a…

The Palestine News Network has learned from informed sources that the Americans are contributing major funds through the health system in spite of the siege imposed by the US administration…

Israeli online daily Haaretz reported that the Israeli Prime Minster, Ehud Olmert, is set to meet with the U.S Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice to prepare for his first meeting…

The European Union Commission is currently formulating a plan to transfer dozens of millions of US Dollars to ministries withing the Palestinian government in order to enable them pay the…

King Abdullah II of Jordan wrote to the U.S President, George W. Bush urging him to "explore all opportunities to achieve the president’s vision for a two-state solution”, and to…

The World Council of Churches (WCC) executive committee said on Friday that the new United Nations Human Rights Council needs to avoid "policies and practices of double standards, en-bloc voting…

King Abdullah II of Jordan said that deterioration in security in the occupied Palestinian areas could spill over Jordan and appealed to U.S. president to help restart the peace process,…

A British professor has refused a request to write an article for an academic journal funded by Israeli universities, as part of his academic boycott against Israel, Israeli daily Haaretz…

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies issued a ‘Call for Support’ which will provide resources towards an appeal launched by the Palestine Red Crescent for $9.3…

The Lebanese Police reported on Wednesday that Palestinian gunmen and Lebanese soldiers engaged in a gun battle in Wadi Al Aswad area, adjacent to the Syrian borders with Lebanon. The…

Palestinian informed sources reported that a summit meeting that would join the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas with his Egyptian counterpart, Husni Mubarak in Egypt soon, Palestine News Network reported on…

A temporary trust fund to handle the money to be sent to the Palestinians could be set up by June, the European Union said on Monday.   The EU, however,…

The Arab League told the Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, on Thursday that the League would not be able to transfer funds directly into the accounts of the unpaid employees of…

The Quartet Committee, which includes the United States, Russia, the United Nations, and the European Union, agreed to provide assistance to the Palestinian people through a temporary international mechanism for…

The Bush administration endorsed a European proposal on Tuesday to increase aid to the Palestinian territories, including money that could pay the salaries of some civil servants working for the…

Russia has transferred 10 million U.S. dollars as an immediate relief aid to the Palestinian National Authority (PNA), an official at the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Thursday.    …

A few days ago, the American ambassador in Nigeria met with the Nigerian defense minister, Dr. Rabiu Kwankwaso. The ambassador complained about a major weapons deal that the Nigerian defense…

Brandeis University officials have removed from a school exhibit artwork that depicts injured and bloodied Palestinian children, according to a media report. The images were painted by Palestinian teenagers at…

Coverage of the Israel-Palestine conflict by the British Broadcasting Service (BBC) favors the Israeli side, a study for the BBC Governors has concluded. Deaths of Israelis received greater coverage than…

Israeli news reports mentioned that representatives of the Quartet Committee members will meet next Tuesday in New York to discuss the mediation the Committee is doing in the Middle East,…

Palestine activists have launched a campaign get  Israel suspended from the Federation of International Football Associations (FIFA) in protest against its’ ongoing subjugation of the Palestinian people, as part of…

Middle East envoy James Wolfensohn has decided to step down because of restrictions imposed on him after Hamas formed the new Palestinian government in March, a Quartet source said on…

King Abdullah of ordered medical aid to be sent to a Gaza hospital, said a Jordanian newspaper. This aid comes shortly after the Jordanian Kingdom accused the Hamas ruling party…

called off its participation in international air force exercises to take place in next month because of the involvement of the Israel Air Forces in the drills.  was supposed to…

Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has stated that Jakarta is ready to offer technical assistance to the Palestinians. During his current visit to , President Susilo expressed his hope that…

The Palestinian Hamas party distanced itself from a statement from Osama bin Laden on Sunday condemning the West for its actions. In an audiotape message broadcast by Aljazeera on Sunday,…

Friday, the European Union (E.U)said that its decision to freeze aid money transfer to the Palestinian Authority (P.A) stays in effect indefinitely, and urged Israel to resume the transfer of…

The Palestinian Authority signed an agreement with the through which the later would donate $10 million in direct aid to the Palestinian Authority, Palestinian sources reported on Thursday. The agreement…

A number of human rights institutions based in the United Kingdom have sent an urgent message to the European Union and the British government to immediately reverse their decision of…

Large Arab investment funds will funnel about $50 million into projects to ease the hardships of the Palestinians but the money will not go to the cash-strapped Hamas-led government, fund…

In a report released on Wednesday, the United Nations warned that the Palestinians in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip will be facing grave humanitarian crisis if the foreign…

The Palestinian government expressed disappointment at the Jordanian government canceling of a visit of the Palestinian Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr. Mahmoud Al-Zahaar, scheduled for Wednesday, Palestinian sources reported.  The…

A petition being circulated by a German peace group states, "We know from the history of our own country what dangers await a society that loses its moral standards", and…

U.S. citizens have been barred from financial dealings with the Palestinian Authority because it’s controlled by Hamas, which the government designates a terrorist organization, the Treasury Department said. The U.S.…

Arab nations and Russia have offered aid money to the new Palestinian Authority to help cover the shortfall left by the pull-out of U.S. and European Union assistance, as well…

Federal authorities have allegedly decided to deport a former Florida professor and Palestinian rights activist after failing to convict him on charges he helped finance terror attacks in Israel. Sami…

Israeli army radio reported on Saturday that Israel could could ask the United States to free a former US Defense Department official, imprisoned in the States for spying for Israel,…

Concerned with the deteriorating situation in Gaza, Qatar put forward a draft at the United Nations Security Council, hoping it would spark a debate on the "indiscriminate shelling against the Gaza…

The Israeli peace movement issued an urgent plea Thursday to the governments of Europe, the U.S. and the world to end the economic blockade of the Palestinian people, which has…

German Federal Development Minister Heidemarie, Ms. Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul announced Wednesday that bilateral humanitarian assistance for the Palestinian people will continue, despite the European Union’s decision to freeze aid money, and…

The EU move gave Hamas the possibility to think again about its policy directions, said German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier. The EU’s decision on Monday to stop all direct aid…

Palestinian officials reported that President Mahmoud Abbas flew on Wednesday to Casablanca – Morocco, on his first official trip the the country after newspaper reports the city may host secret…

British Legislator, Gerald Kaufman said Tuesday, sanctions must be imposed against Israel if it does not hand over officers and troops suspected of being responsible for the killing of two…

A jury has ruled that a British activist shot while trying to protect small children from Israeli gunfire in the Gaza Strip was "intentionally killed" by Israeli forces.  The ruling…

A British filmmaker shot dead in Rafah by Israeli army soldiers was murdered, a jury decided Thursday. James Miller, 34 and a father of two young children, was shot in…

South African President Thabo Mbeki accepted an invitation to visit the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) extended to him during a three-day visit by President Mahmoud Abbas, who urged South Africa…

Several United Nations organizations are warning that the Gaza Strip is on the verge of a humanitarian disaster as a result of the Israeli closure and isolation to the Gaza…

A spokesman of the Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, reported on Monday that Hamas members held talks two months ago with French officials, and that recently the movement held talks with…

In a press conference Friday, U.S. officials reiterated their directive, first announced Wednesday, that the U.S. will bar its officials from dealing with officials of the Palestinian Government agencies that…

As the Hamas party formally took power with the swearing-in of its 24-member cabinet on Wednesday evening, the US government banned its diplomats from having any contact with the Hamas-led…

Arab government leaders expressed Tuesday during the Arab League Summit in Khartoum that it doesn’t matter who wins the Israeli elections, as every Israeli party in the running plans to…

In an interview Friday with Ma’an News Service, the American Consul General in Jerusalem, Jake Walles, described the situation in the Gaza Strip as “difficult", drawing particular attention to the…

Harvard report challenging the role of the US-Israel lobby, the third most powerful lobby in the country, has sparked a searing debate within academic and political circles in the US.…

Palestinian groups and leftist activists in have asked the Canadian authorities on Wednesday to arrest the former Israeli Chief of Staff Moshe Yaalon as war criminal on entry to the…

A joint declaration, signed Tuesday between Russia and China during Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to China, urged Israel and Palestine to return to the negotiating table for peace talks.Since the…

The first edition of the “Samir Kassir Award for Freedom of the Press”, which will be awarded by the Delegation of the European Commission in Lebanon, with the participation of…

Mark Otteh, European Union envoy said the EU will not cease its aid to the Palestinian People and will remain partner for the Palestinian People pointing that the situation nit…

The organization Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) has called on other Jewish organizations and individuals to join the campaign to pressure Caterpillar, Inc. to stop profiting from the destruction of…

A delegation from Hamas movement arrived today into the Bahraini capital city Manama, as part of a tour in different Gulf states that includes Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and…

Top South African Trade Unionist Willy Madisha issued a white-hot condemnation of Israel’s apartheid policies at a London conference on Saturday. Addressing the Palestine Solidarity Campaign’s trade union conference at…

U.S. policies in the Middle East don’t serve the country’s national interest, and are determined primarily by the country’s pro-Israel lobby, according to a study published Thursday by researchers from…

American citizen and peace activist Rachel Corrie was run down by an Israeli bulldozer while trying to protect the home of a Palestinian doctor on March 16, 2003.  On the…

"My Name is Rachel Corrie", a one-woman show based on the diaries and emails written by Rachel Corrie, the 23-year old American activist killed by an Israeli military bulldozer on…

American citizens arrested in Israel have repeatedly suffered physical and psychological trauma while detained by Israeli security forces, stated an FBI agent to a US court, during a hearing about…

Orthodox Jewish rabbis with Neturei Karta, a Jewish group that opposes the existence of the state of Israel, visited Iran last week in a delegation meant to show the Iranian…

The European Union agreed to grant a $143 million emergency package to the Palestinian Authority in order to pay its bills for two months, however the Union remained undecided about…

A U.S. veto is expected to block a bid by Qatar for the UN Security Council to condemn Israel’s latest attack offensive against Jericho jail and its capture of Palestinian prisoners…

Leaders of the Islamic Resistance Movement in Palestine, Hamas, said that Saudi Arabia promised this weekend to remain one of the biggest financial backers of the Palestinians, despite US and…

BBC Arabic radio and online has been conducting an interactive road show of events in five locations across the Arabic-speaking countries designed to involve young people and encourage them to…

After being threatened by New York Zionists with losing a billion dollar architectural contract in New York, Lord Rogers, one of Britain’s leading architects, revoked his support for a boycott…

Christian Peace Maker Teams (CPT) headquarters in Chicago in the United State has confirmed that CPT member kidnapped in Iraq Tom Fox, 54 was found dead in Baghdad on Saturday…

The US-based National Lawyers Guild (NLG) issued a statement Wednesday urging international support for the boycott of Israeli goods by the Norwegian County of Sor-Trondelag. The National Lawyers Guild has…

In a letter to the United Nations Security Council, delivered on Monday by Dr. Riyad Mansour, Ambassador and Permanent Observer of Palestine to the United Nations, the Palestinian representative to…