Israel Sentences Belgian-Iranian Man To 7 Years For “Spying”
An Israeli court in Lod city sentenced, Tuesday, a 56-year-old Belgian-Iranian man to seven years in prison after convicting him of what the court said “spying to Iran.”Ali Mansouri, 56,…
41 New Administrative Detention Orders Issued Against Palestinian Detainees
Israeli authorities, Tuesday, issued administrative detention orders against 41 Palestinian prisoners, including 26 Palestinians from Hebron district, according to the Palestine Prisoners’ Society (PPS).The detainees were sentenced for a period…
Over $30,000 in Fines Imposed on Minor Detainees since 2015
Representative of Palestinian minor prisoners held in Israeli Ofer prison, Abd al-Fattah Dawla, reported Sunday that the Israeli military courts have imposed a total of NIS 120 thousand (just over…
Five More Placed under Administrative Detention Orders
The Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS), Sunday, said that the Israeli military court of Ofer has issued administrative detention orders against another five Palestinian prisoners.PPS said that prisoners Abd al-Rahman Hammad,…
Vandals Attack Christian Cemetery in Kufr Birim
Vandals have smashed gravestones at a Maronite Christian graveyard in a village near Israel’s northern border with Lebanon, Israeli police said on Wednesday.Police opened an investigation after receiving a report…
Palestinian Assaulted by Israeli Employer
A Palestinian working in Israel was assaulted in his workplace during a dispute over a ‘broken mobile phone screen,’ his father said, calling for Israeli accountability for mistreatment of Palestinian…
Palestinian Home Demolished in Israel, Clashes Reported
Clashes broke out early Monday morning, between Israeli police forces and residents of Kufr Kanna, where Israel demolished the home of Tariq Khatib. A general strike has been declared for…
Police Considering Closing File Of Slain Palestinian From The Galilee
Israeli sources said the Police Investigation Unit is leaning towards closing the file of a Palestinian from Kafr Kanna in the Galilee, who was shot and killed by the Police…
Israel Issues Administrative Detention to 20 More Palestinians
Israeli authorities issued administrative detention orders, Sunday, to 20 Palestinians, including member of the Palestinian Legislative Council Khalida Jarrar, reported the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS).Six of the prisoners received detention…
AIC Report: “Israel to Consider Attacking Iran”
Israel should ‘seriously consider’ a military strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities in the aftermath of the framework agreement reached between Tehran and western powers Thursday, said Professor Efraim Inbar, who…
Megiddo Prison Detainees Warn of Open-Ended Hunger Strike
Nine Palestinian prisoners who are currently in solitary confinement in the Israeli Megiddo prison recently warned to launch a hunger strike in protest of their situation, said the Palestinian Authority’s…
121 Palestinians Sentenced to Administrative Detention in March
Israeli authorities have issued administrative detention orders against 121 Palestinian prisoners since the beginning of March, including new orders issued Tuesday against 40 prisoners, said the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS),…
Israel to Begin Deporting African Refugees
Israel will begin deporting Eritrean and Sudanese refugees to third party countries in Africa against their will, under a new policy initiated by the Israel Population and Immigration Authority, Israeli…
99 Palestinian Children Currently Detained in Israeli Jails
Head of the Palestinian Prisoners Society’s legal unit, Jawad Boulos, reported Monday that there are currently 99 Palestinian minors detained in Israeli jails, of whom 26 were abducted in March.During…
Ex Israeli PM Olmert Found Guilty of Corruption
A Jerusalem court found former Israeli prime minister, Ehud Olmert, guilty of corruption on Monday, over allegations that he received envelopes of cash from a US businessman, Israeli media reported.According…
Bedouin Solidarity March Winds Up at Israeli Presidency
A four-day march led by Palestinian-Israeli MPs, in solidarity with Israel’s impoverished Bedouin community, reportedly wound up at Israel’s presidency on Sunday.President Reuven Rivlin‘s office said Palestinian representatives delivered a…
Palestinians Protest Ongoing Demolitions in Negev
A march set off, Saturday, from the Negev city of Rahat for al-Araqib village, in protest of the continuous demolition of homes in the village.The housing structures have reportedly been…
Final witnesses testify in case of Tristan Anderson against the Israeli government
U-S peace activist Tristan Anderson had his final court hearing yesterday in his civil case against the Israeli military.Anderson was severely wounded and disabled for life in 2009 when an…
Netanyahu Assigned with Forming of New Israeli Government
Israeli president Reuven Rivlin, on Wednesday, decided to assign Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu to form the new government, after the Likud party won 30 seats, majority, in the Knesset elections…
Tel Aviv U: 850 Scholarships for Gaza Attack Service
Tel Aviv University (TAU) recently awarded scholarships to 850 students who took part in Israel’s military attack on the Gaza Strip last summer. Alternative Information Center (AIC) 24 March 2015…
81 Palestinians Placed under Administrative Detention since Early March
Israeli authorities have issued administrative detention orders against 81 Palestinian detainees since the beginning of March, said the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS), on Tuesday.PPS, in a press release, said that…
Israeli Military Storms Negev, Arrests Six Palestinians
Israeli occupation forces, on Tuesday morning, stormed Wadi al-Neim village and confiscated several vehicles.According to Al Ray Palestinian Media Agency, activist Jalal Zyadnah said that dozens of Israeli police deployed…
Israeli Soldiers to Teach High School Classes
The Israeli army is targeting high schools with a new programme to increase enlistment to ground forces considered “less attractive”. The programme includes a booklet detailing all available units and…
Palestinians at Risk with Cancer in Israeli Prisons
Fifteen Palestinians being held in Israeli prisons are suffering from cancer and are at risk of dying, the Hossam Association of Palestinian Prisoners and Ex-Prisoners has said.The organization said in…
More Bedouin Homes, Barns Demolished in Negev
Israeli bulldozers, escorted by police, demolished homes and animal barns in Bedouin villages across the Negev, late Thursday.Several homes and animal barns were demolished in Rahat, al-Laqiya town and Bir…
Huge Victory for Netanyahu and the Right
Yesterday’s elections yielded a huge victory for Benjamin Netanyahu and the right in Israel. What we see from the results of the elections for Israel’s 20th Knesset: 1. Israeli people…
Within a Week, Israeli Forces Demolish 18 Negev Homes
Israel’s interior ministry has announced that it demolished about 18 Palestinian homes in the Negev, within the last week, according to Al Ray Palestinian Media Agency.In a press statement, the…
Israeli Military Police Arrests Soldier Who Threatened To Kill Leftist Leaders
The Israeli Military Police stated Monday it apprehended an Israeli soldier from the Central District after writing Facebook posts on his page threatening to assassinate leaders of Israeli leftist parties.…
Hares Boys: 2 Years Behind Bars Passes for Alleged Stone-throwers
Sunday marked two years since five boys, from the northern West Bank village of Hares, were taken into custody over an alleged stone-throwing incident which saw all five charged with…
Report: “Military Prosecutor Calls For Executing A Detainee From Hebron”
Family of detainee Ziad Hasan ‘Awwad, from Ethna town, near the southern West Bank city of Hebron, said the Israeli military prosecutor in the ‘Ofer Military Court, is demanding the…
Possible Agreement to End Prisoner Protest
A preliminary agreement has been reached between representatives of Palestinian prisoners and Israeli prison authorities, stopping protests which detainees should have started yesterday and that would have culminated in a…
Palestinian Worker Injured After Being Attacked In Tel Aviv
A number of Israeli extremists attacked, Tuesday, a Palestinian worker in Tel Aviv, causing various injuries that required hospitalization.The worker has been identified as Mousa Hasan Shawahin, 44, years of…
Escalatory Protest Steps Suspended by Detainees after Reaching Deal
Palestinian prisoners in Israeli prisons, on Tuesday, decided to suspend escalatorysteps planned in protest of the oppressive policies imposed by Israeli Prisons Service (IPS).Palestinian sources, according to Al Ray, said…
Israeli Elections: 6 Things You Should Know
The legislative elections will be held in Israel on March 17th. The voters will renew the 120 members of the Knesset, the unicameral parliament. Since the first elections in the…
Israeli troops raid newly-established Palestinian media center
In the village of Umm al-Fahm, in the northern part of what is now Israel, a group of Israeli soldiers on Monday invaded a media center that had recently been…
Lieberman Suggests Decapitation for Disloyal Arabs
Israeli Foreign Minister and the head of Yisrael Beiteinu Party, Avigdor Lieberman, lashed out at Israel’s Arab citizens, Sunday, threatening to cut their heads off with an axe.’Those who are…
Netanyahu: “We Will Never Cede Lands To The Palestinians”
In a statement released by the Likud Party, Sunday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu explicitly said Tel Aviv would never withdraw from any of part of the occupied territories“Israel will…
Tel Aviv: Tens of Thousands Rally against Netanyahu
Tens of thousands of Israelis rallied on Saturday evening, in Yitzhak Rabin Square, Tel Aviv, calling for the current Israeli Prime Minister to be replaced in the upcoming parliamentary elections,…
Likud Ad Draws Comparison Between Israeli Workers And Hamas Fighters
Israeli daily Haaretz has reported that the election headquarters of the Likud Party of Benjamin Netanyahu removed on Thursday at night a video ad that compared workers of the Israel’s…
VIDEO: Palestinian MK Zoabi Assaulted by Israeli Extremists
Israeli right-wing extremists, Tuesday afternoon, attacked Palestinian MK Hanin Zoabi who is running with the United Arab List for the upcoming Israeli elections on 17 March.According to the Palestinian News…
Bedouin Crops Destroyed by Israeli Police
Israeli police on Tuesday destroyed thousands of acres of wheat, barley and other cereal crops in the Palestinian Bedouin village of Rakhama, locals told Ma’an News Agency.Local resident Ali Freijat…
Report: PA Prison Authority Foresees Uprising in the Next Month
The Department of Prisoner’s Affairs with the Palestinian Authority recently issued a report regarding the 17 Israeli jails housing some 7,000 Palestinian prisoners. Sources within the organization have predicted uprisings…
Israeli Attorney-General to Decide on Criminal Probe of Netanyahu
Israeli Attorney-General Yehuda Weinstein will decide, on Sunday, whether or not to launch a criminal investigation into the various affairs regarding the spending at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s official residence,…
Israeli Army Targets Girls for Tech Positions
The Israeli army has begun targeting girls for future service in its technological units through a new partnership project with 25 high schools throughout the country, according to the Israeli…
2 Israeli Prisons Close in Lieu of Attack on Guard
Israel Prison Service (IPS) shut down Eshel and Nafha prisons on Monday, after a Palestinian prisoner attacked an officer in Rimon prison, a prisoner’s rights group said.The Palestinian Prisoner’s Society…
Israel Purchases 14 F-35s from US
Israeli occupation Defense Ministry announced, Sunday, that it signed a deal with the United States to purchase more F-35 fighter planes for the Israeli air force, at $110 million dollars…
8 Palestinians Sentenced by Israeli Court, 26 Given Administrative Detention, Hunger Strike Imemnent
An Israeli military court has sentenced eight Palestinians from the occupied West Bank to serve between 10 and 42 months in the Israeli prison system, according to the Palestinian Prisoner’s…
Demolitions Displace 4 Bedouin Families in Negev
Israeli authorities on Sunday demolished four homes belonging to Palestinian Bedouins near the town of Hurah, in the Negev Desert, southern Israel.Bulldozers appeared in the village of Sawah, east of…
Shas Religious Jewish Party Tries To Appeal To Arab Voters In Upcoming Election
The Shas ultra-orthodox Jewish Party, headed by Aryeh Deri, started a campaign addressing the Arab citizens of Israel in an attempt to gain their votes in the upcoming general election,…
Palestinian Children Subjected to Torture in Israeli Prisons
New testimonies from Palestinian minors have made their way out of Israeli prisons, speaking of the brutal beating and torture of youngsters conducted by Israeli soldiers and investigators.Hiba Masalha, lawyer…
Al-Araqib Village Demolished For The 81 Time
Israeli bulldozers accompanied by hundreds of police officers invaded the Negev Arab Bedouin village of al-Araqib, and demolished its structures, for the 81st time, rendering the residents homeless in the…
Journalist Syndicate Condemns Israeli Detention of Palestinian Reporter
The Palestinian Journalist Syndicate (PJS), on Wednesday, slammed Israel’s arrest of Ala’a al-Titi. Meanwhile, Facebook has removed the page of a Hamas-affiliated news agency.A protest in solidarity with al-Titi was…
Ban on Zoabi Campaign Overruled
The Israeli Supreme Court, on Wednesday, overruled a ban on a member of Knesset from Israel’s Palestinian community, as well as another on an extreme right-wing Jewish activist, from running…
Israel’s ‘Dahiya Doctrine’ General Becomes New Chief of Staff
In the heart of Tel Aviv, inside Israel’s military headquarters known as Hakiyra, Israel’s 21st chief of staff was sworn in on Monday. Gadi Eisenkot replaced the outgoing Benny Ganz.…
Israeli Guards Assault Detainees, Impose Sanctions
Israeli Ofer prison administration has imposed sanctions on four Palestinian prisoners, after they were severely beaten by guards in the waiting area of Ofer’s military court.The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS)…
Palestinian Detainees Announce Forthcoming Hunger Strike
Head of Prisoners Association Tawfiq, Abu Naim, has stated that Palestinian detainees are to launch a general hunger strike in April.Abu Naim said, in a private statement to Al Ray…
Meretz Party Demands Investigation Into Likud Campaign Video
The Meretz Party in Israel demanded the Legal Counsel of the Israeli government to investigate a video issued by the election campaign of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claiming the…
Israeli Police Arrests Sixteen Palestinians In the Galilee
The Arabs48 news website has reported that Israeli police officers conducted a massive search campaign in the Galilee in order to kidnap and detain Palestinian workers, and arrested sixteen.It added…
Netanyahu Campaign Ad Compares Leftist Victory To “ISIS Triumph” in Israel
The Likud Party of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a video, as part of his campaign ads, showing a scenario in which a victory of leftists in Israel is…
Leftist Jewish & Palestinian legislators call for end to racist attacks in Israel
A coalition of political parties in Israel that includes the two Arab parties and a left-wing Jewish party launched a campaign Saturday to call for unity and demand an end…
Malak al-Khatib to be Released on Friday
14-year-old Palestinian schoolgirl jailed by Israel since December 31 2014, Malak al-Khatib, will be released from prison on Friday, her family said.Relatives of Malak al-Khatib said that they were informed…
Zoabi Banned From Israeli Elections
The Israeli central election committee, on Thursday, passed a vote to exclude Palestinian MK Hanin Zoabi from the Arab list of candidates running for Knesset elections, next March.PNN reports that…
DCI Report: Palestinian Children Abused to Confess
Palestinian children detained by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank, over 2014, fell victim to a pattern of abuse designed to coerce confessions, according to Defense for Children International-Palestine.DCI-Palestine…
Nine Palestinians Sentenced to Israeli Administrative Detention
Israeli authorities, on Tuesday, sentenced nine Palestinian detainees to serve administrative detention terms, ranging between four and six months in prison, according to the Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS).While some of…
Israeli who placed bomb at Palestinian girls’ school released from prison early
A Jewish Israeli extremist who was sentenced to 15 years in prison in 2002 for constructing and placing a bomb to kill Palestinian children will be released this month, two…
Second Israeli soldier in 2 weeks beaten for speaking Arabic
In the second such incident in less than two weeks, an Israeli Druze soldier, who was out of uniform at the time, was beaten badly by Jewish soldiers in a…
14-year-old Khaled Al-Sheikh is a Threat to Israeli Security
14-year-old teen Khaled Al-Sheikh from Beit ‘Anan village, West Jerusalem, was kidnapped by Israeli forces and has been detained for 40 days, now, under the pretext of throwing stones at…
151 Palestinian Children Currently Imprisoned by Israel
At least 151 Palestinian children are currently being held as ‘security prisoners’ in Israeli jails, Palestinian legal monitor Military Court Watch said in a statement, on Tuesday.According to Ma’an, the…
8 Killed, Dozens More Injured in Fatal Negev Bus Crash
At least eight Palestinians, all women, have been killed and dozens of others injured in a tragic bus crash occurring in southern Israel, according to media sources.Preliminary reports said, according…
Nine Palestinians Placed under Israeli Administrative Detention
Israel’s Ofer military court, on Sunday, issued administrative detention orders for nine additional prisoners, the Palestinian Prisoners Society stated.WAFA reports that PPS Lawyer Mahmoud Halabi said the court sentenced Yasin…
Palestinian Detainees Continue to be Denied Medical Treatment
Sick Palestinian detainees held in Israeli jails continue to suffer from the prison administration’s systematic policy of medical negligence, further worsening already precarious health conditions, the detainees and ex-detainees affairs…
Israel Jails 13 Minors, Imposes Fines
Israeli authorities recently sentenced 13 minors to serve between 14 to 28 months in jail and to pay fines, according to the minor prisoners’ representative in Ofer prison.Prisoner Abdul-Fattah Dola,…
Netanyahu Convenes With Security Chiefs
Following the Wednesday attack on Israeli soldiers on the Lebanese border, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convened in Tel Aviv with senior Israeli military and security commander to discuss the…
Israel Dismisses 43 Soldiers for Criticism Against Regime
The Israeli military has dismissed 43 soldiers for publicly criticizing the Tel Aviv regime’s crimes against Palestinians.Press TV reports, via Al Ray, that the 43 male and female reserve soldiers,…
Palestinian MP Holds Longest Administrative Detention Record at 134 Months
The Ahrar Center for Detainees Studies and Human Rights has stated that 57-year-old Palestinian member of parliament Hatem Qafisha now holds the record for the longest period of administrative detention…
War Crimes against Palestinian Prisoners Committed by Israeli Special Units
According to the Palestine Detainees Studies Center, special units working in Israeli jails are engaged in war crimes against Palestinian prisoners.WAFA Palestinian News & Info Agency reports that, in a…
Arab Parties Form United List To Run In Upcoming Israeli Election
Arab parties in Israel announced they would be running in the upcoming Israeli Knesset election, scheduled for March 17, in a unified list that could increase their representation from 11…
Israeli Fanatics Beat Arab Veteran Of Israeli Army For Speaking Arabic
A number of extremist Israelis assaulted a young Palestinian man, from occupied Jerusalem, causing various injuries that required hospitalization. The man is a former soldier with the Israeli army who…
Administrative Detention Orders Issued to 22 More Palestinians
Israeli authorities, on Tuesday, issued administrative detention orders to 22 more Palestinians held in Israeli jails for different periods of time, ranging between three to six months, according to the…
Palestinian Man Enters 34th Year in Israeli Detention
A Palestinian man has been imprisoned in Israel for a total of 33 years, now, a Palestinian prisoner rights advocate has stated.World Bulletin reports, via Al Ray Palestinian Media Agency,…
Palestinian stabs several Israelis on bus in Tel Aviv: 9 wounded
A Palestinian man from the West Bank city of Tulkarem was shot, then taken into custody by Israeli police in Tel Aviv Wednesday after stabbing several people on a bus.…
Clashes Following Ziadna Funeral, Palestinians Declare National Strike in Israel
Clashes broke out, Monday, between hundreds of Palestinian youth and Israeli forces, following the funeral of 47-year-old Sami Ziadna, who was recently killed by Israeli forces.Ziadna, Sunday evening, was pronounced…
Protests follow funeral of Palestinian Bedouin man killed by Israeli troops
Protesters marched and blocked roads Monday following the funeral of a young man shot and killed by Israeli forces late last week while attending the funeral of another young man…
Israel Prepares Launch of Media Campaign Against ICC
At the weekly Israeli Cabinet meeting Sunday, Netanyahu railed against the International Criminal Court’s recent announcement that it will initiate a preliminary investigation into possible war crimes.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin…
Man Killed By Police Fire During Funeral Of Ja’ar In The Negev
The Arabs48 news website has reported that a Palestinian man was killed, on Sunday evening, during the funeral procession of Sami al-Ja’ar, 20, who was killed by the Israeli Police…
US Racial Justice Activists Rally in Nazareth
A group of activists for racial justice in the United States have released a video filmed in Nazareth, in solidarity with the Palestinian struggle against Israeli apartheid.According to Ma’an News…
MK Tibi Demands Police To Investigate Deadly Negev Shooting
Arab Member of Israeli Knesset, head of the Arab Movement for Change, Dr. Ahmad Tibi, sent an urgent letter to the Israeli Police Commissioner Major-General Yohanan Danino, demanding him to…
Al-Araqib Village Buildings Demolished for 80th Time
Israeli authorities, on Wednesday, demolished a number of steel structures belonging to Palestinian citizens of Israel, in the Negev-region village of al-Araqib, for the 80th time in a row.Ma’an further…
36 Prisoners Issued Administrative Detention Orders
Israeli authorities, Wednesday issued administrative detention orders to 36 Palestinian prisoners for different periods of time, varying between three to six months, according to WAFA Palestinian News & Info Agency.The…
Israeli Police Kills A Palestinian In The Negev, Injures Two
The Arabs48 News Website has reported that the Israeli police shot and killed, on Wednesday evening, a young Palestinian man, and wounded two others, during clashes with local residents in…
Israel Closes Muslim NGOs Protecting Al Aqsa Mosque
Israeli police stated, Monday, that they had closed down three NGOs affiliated with the Islamic Movement in northern Israel, which is known for defending Al Aqsa Mosque against extremist Jewish…
Israeli Foreign Ministry: Isolation, Pressure in 2015
Israel’s foreign ministry has a bleak forecast for the country in 2015.01/13/15 | Alternative Information Center | Connie Hackbarth A classified document speaks of continuing European steps against Israel, including…
Israeli Soldier Aquitted of Minister Abu Ein’s Murder
The Israeli soldier whose direct involvement in the death of Minister Ziad Abu Ein, early December 2014, was acquitted of all charges after a military investigation.According to WAFA Palestinian News…
Israel Approves Administrative Detention Orders for 13 More Palestinian Prisoners
The Israeli military court of Ofer, on Tuesday, approved administrative detention orders filed against 13 detainees, according to the lawyer of the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS).PPS reported that the orders…
Israel and US to break Backs of the Camels called Oslo Accords and ICC
Israel will be lobbying the U.S.’ Congress to enforce legislation to freeze funds for Palestine, should Palestine lodge charges at the ICC. Israel’s decision to withhold Palestinian tax funds caused…
Israeli President Rivilin Against Palestinian Tax Freeze
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin said, Monday, that he opposed a freeze in the transfer of taxes to the Palestinians in response to their application to join the International Criminal Court.’Freezing…
Israel To Ask US Congress To Cut Aid To Palestinians
Recent American legislation states that, if Palestinians initiate any action against Israel at the International Criminal Court, the State Department would have to stop US aid to the PA.According to…
Netanyahu Threatens Palestinian Prosecution Over ICC Bid
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said, Sunday, that PA President Mahmoud Abbas’ bid to join the Hague-based International Criminal Court (ICC) would only expose him and other Palestinian officials to…
Netanyahu Re-elected as Leader of Likud Party
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was elected to another term as leader of the ruling Likud party ahead of a snap election, his group said Thursday.According to Ma’an News Agency,…
Israeli Soldier Who Murdered Teen to Be Released
Israeli Channel 10 reported from its website, today, that a court has decided to release Israeli soldier and border guard Ben Dery, who murdered 17-year-old Nadim Nowarah in cold blood,…