Israeli Forces Raid Strikers’ Ward in Negev Prison
On Wednesday afternoon, IPS unit ‘Massada’ stormed Ward No. 6 of the Negev prison where a number of Palestinian hunger strikers are being held. Local media reported the storming force…
Hunger Strike: Knesset Member Proposes No-Confidence Vote Against Israeli Government
Palestinian member of the Israeli Knesset, Masoud Ghanim, has proposed a no-confidence motion against the Israeli government. Concerned about the critical health situation of Palestinian hunger-striking prisoners, Ghanim proposed the…
Amnesty: Israel Must Overturn Travel Ban on Vanunu
The Israeli government’s refusal to allow whistleblower Mordechai Vanunu, who leaked details of the country’s nuclear arsenal to the international media in 1986, to leave the country for even three…
Israeli officer who ordered killing of Palestinian promoted to head of ‘Depth Corps’
Israeli Brigadier General Roni Numa was promoted to head the Israeli military’s ‘Depth Corps’ this week, despite having ordered the ‘neutralization’ of a Palestinian civilian in 2001. The Palestinian man…
Shin Bet to Netanyahu: No Negotiations With Hunger Strikers
Israeli Shin Bet security service is encouraging Prime Minister Netanyahu not to negotiate with hunger-striking Palestinian administrative detainees, according to Israeli media. Israeli daily Haaretz stated that Netanyahu’s decision not…
Ya’alon Demands Abbas To Disarm Hamas, Control Gaza
Israeli Defense Minister, Moshe Ya’alon, called on the Israeli Government of Benjamin Netanyahu to act on controlling the Gaza Strip, and to disarm the Hamas movement, along with other armed…
196 Palestinian Children Imprisoned by Israeli Military
A total of 196 Palestinian children were imprisoned and prosecuted in the Israeli military court system at the end of April, according to rights group Defence of Children International-Palestine (DCI-Palestine).…
60 Hunger Strikers In Beersheba Prison Held In Solitary Confinement
The Palestinian Prisoners’ Society has issued a statement confirming that 60 people being held in Beersheba Prison, in Eshel, are currently engaged in continuous hunger strike, and that each of…
Netanyahu: Force-feed Hunger-striking Prisoners
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called during Mondays’ meeting of the security cabinet to move forward the discussion on a law to force-feed hunger-striking prisoners. The proposed law was voted in…
Israelis Demolish Naqab Village for 69th Time
Israeli soldiers demolished the Bedouin village of al-Araqib, in the Naqab (Negev), for what amounts to the 69th consecutive time, on Thursday, say witnesses. The previous evening, suspected Jewish vandals…
Knesset Draft Bill: NGOs Receiving Foreign Funds = ‘Foreign Agents’
A new draft bill initiated by the Jewish Home and Likud Beitenu members of the Knesset aims to define non-governmental organizations or Israeli individuals who receive funding from foreign countries…
Pope Calls for Allowing Free Access to Holy Sites in Jerusalem, Urges Two State Solution
Pope Francis, on his last day of a 3-day pilgrimage to the Holy Land, called for allowing all believers free access to holy sites in Jerusalem, according to Agence France-Presse…
Qaraqe’: Israel Reneges on Previous Hunger Strike Agreement
Minister of Prisoners’ Affairs, Issa Qaraqe’ said, Sunday, that the Israeli prison administration has distributed leaflets to all Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails, in an official renege on a…
Bennett Proposes to Demolish Wall and Annex Area C
Israeli newspaper, Hayom, reports that Naftali Bennett, Israeli Minister of Economy and head of the Jewish Home Party, has suggested in an article he wrote for the Wall Street Journal…
Netanyahu: “Abbas Is Not Partner In Peace, Israel Weighing Unilateral Moves”
Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, attacked Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, accusing him of obstructing direct “peace talks”, and said Israel is weighing unilateral moves that would include limited withdrawals from…
3 Under House Arrest For Pope Francis’ Visit
In what appears to be a token move by the state of Israel, three young Jewish militants have been placed under house arrest for suspicion of possible plans to disrupt…
50 New Prisoners to Join AD Hunger Strike
50 Palestinian prisoners held in Nafha Israeli prison, Mitzepe Ramon, will start an open-ended hunger strike on Sunday in support of the hunger striking administrative detainees, who also threatened to…
Israeli Court Hears Rachel Corrie Appeal
The Israeli Supreme Court heard the appeal, Wednesday, by the parents of US activist Rachel Corrie, who was crushed to death by an Israeli army bulldozer in 2003. An Israeli…
Barghouthi, Saadat, Negev Prisoners to Join Hunger Strike
Imprisoned Palestinian leaders Marwan Barghouthi and Ahmad Saadat have announced that they will go on hunger strike tomorrow, according to a senior official. 40 prisoners in Al-Naqab Prison will also…
12-year-old Imprisoned Following Interrogation
Israeli forces have taken Ahmad Qasim al-Azraq to Ofer prison, following his interrogation in Etzion.Ahmad is a resident of Aida refugee camp, the PNN reports. Sunday evening, the Israeli army…
Update: Shireen Essawi Hunger Strike
On May 8, 2014, human rights defender and lawyer Ms. Shireen Essawi began a hunger strike after learning of the postponement of her trial for nine months and a day.…
Ongoing Demolitions in Naqab Reinforce Prawer Plan
The ongoing demolitions in the area between the Naqab (Negev) and Jerusalem show that the Prawer Plan is still in full force, even if not under official implementation; the effects…
Some Hunger Strikers Close to Death
The High Leadership Committee for Palestinian Prisoners has announced that health conditions of some of the prisoners are deteriorating. The committee points out that three prisoners, Nael Khalaf, Yasser Badrassawi…
Lieberman: “Israel Has An Alternate Plan For Peace”
[Saturday, May 17, 2014] Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman stated that his Ministry has an alternate plan to use following the collapse of direct talks with the Palestinians, and that…
American Actors Call for Cultural Boycott of Israel
Ma’an reports that actor Danny Glover and a number of others featured in a US documentary about a prominent social justice activist protested the film’s screening at a Tel Aviv…
Al-Sayed to Join Hunger Strike
Senior Hamas member Abbas al-Sayed, sentenced to life imprisonment, is to declare an open-ended hunger strike next Monday, in solidarity with the administrative detainees, according to to the Palestinian Center…
Shireen Isawito Begin Hunger Strike
East Jerusalem lawyer Shireen Isawihas announced to family members that she will begin an open-ended hunger strike in protest of her detention by Israel, according to Issawi’s relatives.Shireen was abducted…
IEC Sues Palestinian Firm Over Debt
Israel Electric Corporation has filed a suit against a private Palestinian firm for 531 million shekels ($153 million) in past dues, after attempts to settle the debt failed, according to…
Murad Eshtewi, 4 Palestinian Youth Arrested in Nablus
On the night of the 28th to 29th of April 2014, the Israeli army raided the village of Kafr Qaddum to arrest five people, among them Murad Eshtewi, the media…
Rising Number of Palestinian Children Subject to Solitary Confinement
Rising numbers of Palestinian children are being subjected to solitary confinement for interrogation purposes in Israeli detention, according to a new report from Defense for Children International Palestine. Written by…
Letter from Palestinian Prisoners in Israeli Jails 5/9/2014
The following is a copy of a letter from Palestinian administrative detainees, posted on facebook by the Campaign of Exposing Israeli Crimes via Social Media.Peace upon you all. Dear all…
Thousands Return to Lubya in Remembrance of Nakba
As Israelis across the country celebrated their Independence Day, more than 10,000 Palestinians living in Israel and Jerusalem converged on the site of the northern village of Lubya, one of…
Poverty Rate Among Arabs in Israel Highest in 35 Years
According to an Israeli think tank, more than 50% of the Arab population inside Israel is living below the poverty line.The Taub Center for Social Policy Studies states that the…
Netanyahu: Talmud Will be the Basis of Israeli Law
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu intends to further define Israel’s uniquely Jewish identity with a clause stating that it will be based on Jewish traditional law.08 May 2014 | Alternative Information…
Addameer: Administrative Detainees Put in Solitary Confinement, Denied Salt Supplements
The latest wave of mass hunger strikes continue for the second week, as Palestinian prisoners demand the end of the policy of administrative detention. Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights…
Massive Hunger Strike Througout Israeli Prison System in Solidarity with Administrative Detainees
Over 5,000 Palestinian detainees in Israeli prisons have launched a massive open-ended hunger strike in solidarity with administrative detainees who continue their strike for the 14th day in a row.Head…
Peres: Netanyahu Blocked 2011 Peace Deal
Israeli President Shimon Peres said, on Tuesday, that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blocked a 2011 peace agreement which he had secretly negotiated with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.According to a Ma’an…
Israel to Expand Megiddo Prison
The National Committee for Planning and Building, in the Israeli Ministry of Interior, has approved the expansion of Megiddo prison to hold 6,000 prisoners.According to Haaretz, the committee cancelled a…
Israeli Land Authority Issues Eviction Notices in Negev
Eviction notices for buildings in Wadi al-Niam were issued, on Wednesday, by representatives of the Israeli Land Authority, according to local and official reports. The notices were posted on a…
Israel Transfers Tax Monies to PA, Despite Threats
Palestinian public sector workers received their salaries, on Tuesday, signaling the backing down of Israel from a threat to impose sanctions as peace talks began to collapse, last month.Written by…
Netanyahu’s Former Driver Indicted
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s former driver has been officially indicted in the Jerusalem District Court for hundreds of sexual assaults and rapes against six minors, mostly relatives of his.…
New Administrative Detainees Join Mass Hunger Strike
26 Palestinian administrative detainees within the Israeli prison system have joined the mass hunger strike, which a number of their counterparts had initiated earlier this week to protest Israel’s administrative…
Yair Lapid: Israel May Still Negotiate with Hamas
Israeli finance minister and chairman of the Yesh Atid Party, Yair Lapid, has stated to the Wall Street Journal that there is a chance for Israel to potentially conduct talks…
Muslim Grave Vandalized Near Haifa
Suspected Jewish Israeli vandals desecrated a Muslim grave near Haifa, in the northern Israeli coastal region, according to media and police reports.’Graffiti was found sprawled on and around a grave…
Netanyahu Seeks to Codify ‘Jewish Statehood’ Into Law
Israel will secure its status as the national homeland of the Jewish people by law, if Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has his way.’One of my main missions as prime…
Gal-on: Netanyahu Government ‘Not Interested In Peace’
Leader of the Israeli Meretz Party, Zahava Gal-on, said Sunday that the current Israeli government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is not interested in peace.Gal-on stated, in an interview with…
Police Attack Students Protesting Army Enlistment
[Tuesday, April 29, 2014] Israeli police officers attacked dozens of students protesting Israeli efforts to enlist Arabs in the Israeli military, detaining three before releasing them after denying them access…
Israel Halts Peace Talks, Discusses More Sanctions On P.A
The Israeli ministerial cabinet held an extended session in response to the Palestinian reconciliation and unity agreement, and decided to halt peace talks with the Palestinian Authority, and to conduct…
Police Investigate Israeli Organ-trafficking Ring
An Israeli man believed to be behind an organ-trafficking ring has evaded capture, according to a month long police investigation, Israeli media sources report.The main suspect is from Beersheva and…
Netanyahu’s Driver Accused of Serially Raping Minors
A driver for the Prime Minister’s Office was arrested in Jerusalem, three weeks ago, on suspicion of serially raping young girls between the ages of 8 and 12, it emerged…
Lieberman: “Fateh-Hamas Agreement, An End to Negotiations”
Israeli Foreign Minister and head of Israel Our Home Party, Avigdor Lieberman, stated Wednesday that the signed agreement between Fateh and Hamas movements “is an end to political negotiations with…
Palestinians in Israel Condemn Plan to Recruit Christians
Several Israeli-based organizations, on Wednesday, condemned a new campaign to recruit Palestinian Christian citizens of the country to serve in the military.In a joint statement, more than 15 Palestinian youth…
Mekorot Loses Portugal Deal, Faces Global Protests
Lisbon’s water company EPAL has announced that it has terminated a technology exchange deal with Israeli state water company, Mekorot, following protests over Mekorot’s role in Israel’s ‘water apartheid’ over…
Vandals Torch Mosque in Umm al-Fahm
Suspected Jewish vandals, on Friday, set fire to a mosque and sprayed racist graffiti in the northern Israeli city of Umm al-Fahm, on the border of the West Bank, according…
Journalist Majd Kayyal Released
Journalist Majd Kayyal was released from detention Thursday, April 17, by Israel’s secret police, who held him incommunicado since his arrest on Saturday, upon his return from Lebanon.Majd Kayyal, the…
Israel Court Lifts Gag Order on Shin Bet Detention of Journalist Majd Kayyal
An Israeli court has agreed to lift beginning tomorrow the gag order on reporting anything related to the detention of the journalist Majd Kayyal, a Palestinian citizen of Israel. Originally…
Israel Seals West Bank and Gaza for Jewish Holidays
Israeli authorities, on Sunday, closed off the border crossings leading to the West Bank, in addition to Karm Abu Salem crossing, Gaza’s sole commercial crossing.According to WAFA, local sources said…
Israel Places Journalist in Incommunicado Detention
Israel has arrested and placed in incommunicado detention the journalist and researcher Majd Kayyal, a Palestinian citizen of Israel.Originally submitted by Ali Abunimah to the Electronic Intifada on Sunday, 04/13/2014…
Israel Extends the Detention of Shireen Issawi, her Brother and PPS Lawyer
The Israeli Central Court, on Thursday, extended the detention of the prisoner Shireen al-Isawiand her brother Medhat, as well as the detention of the lawyer Amjad al-Safadi, until the 29th…
49 Abducted in Israeli Police Action near Gaza
Israeli forces have launched a campaign of ‘sweeps’ against Palestinians without permits, between Northern Gaza and the West Bank, in the lead-up to the Passover and Easter holidays.According to Ma’an,…
Peretz: Time to Settle Netanyahu Government’s Position
Via Hebew radio, Israeli Minister of Environmental Protection, Amir Peretz, strongly criticized, on Saturday evening, the right-wing ‘Jewish Home’ party, describing it as ‘the party of national hypocrisy’, with accusations…
Forensic Expert: Young Palestinian Father Died from Israeli Torture
An internationally renowned expert on torture says that evidence confirms a young Palestinian has died of injuries he sustained in Israeli custody due to torture.Arafat Jaradat, a 33-year-old father of…
Netanyahu Instructs Israeli Government Ministries to Cease Cooperation with Palestinians
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, on Wednesday, instructed all Israeli government ministries to refrain from meeting their Palestinian Authority counterparts, and to cease civilian and economic cooperation with the Palestinian…
Israeli Minister Slams Kerry’s Statements
Israeli Minister of Economy and head of the Jewish Home Party, Naftali Bennett, denounced statements by US Secretary of State, John Kerry, which criticized Israel’s settlement construction and expansion activities.On…
Occupation Raids Cell 10 in Jalbou’ Prison, Ibrahim Hamed Declares Hunger Strike
The Prisoners’ Club Society said, Tuesday, that Israeli occupation forces, armed with tear gas and batons, raided Cell 10 of Section 1, in Jalbou’ prison, after forcing the prisoners out.The…
Abu Maria Calls Off Hunger Strike After 83 Days
Prisoner Wahid Abu Maria from Al-Khalil (Hebron), detained since October 2012, has halted a three-month hunger strike which he had initiated to protest his administrative detention in Israeli prisons, The…
Palestinian Prisoners Protest Israel’s Agreement Violation
Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails decided to begin actions, this week, in protest of Israel’s failure to release a fourth group of veteran prisoners. 13 Palestinians were injured during one…
VIDEO: Israeli Sniper Shoots Palestinian Cameraman at Ofer Protest
[Sunday, April 6, 2014] Video emerged, on Sunday, of the moment an Israeli sniper shot a Palestinian cameraman in the stomach while he was covering a protest at Ofer prison,…
Israeli CO Daniel Elsohn: My Refusal Is a Taking of Responsibility
Dozens of young Israelis sent Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu a letter, on 12 March, 2014, in which they declared their refusal to serve in the Israeli military. While it is…
Vandals Target Christian Village
Suspected Jewish vandals, on Thursday, slashed the tires of over 40 cars and sprayed racist graffiti in a predominantly Christian town, in the Galilee area of northern Israel, according to…
Eleven Palestinian MPs, One Minister, Still in Prison
Israeli occupation authorities still detain 11 Palestinian MPs and one minister. Most are administrative detainees, AHRAR Centre for Prisoners Studies and Human Rights said.The centre pointed out that Israeli forces…
Israel Hands PLO Proposal to Extend ‘Peace Talks’
Israel has handed the PLO a proposal aimed at extending peace talks beyond an April 29 deadline, as efforts to salvage the negotiations come to a head. (AFP/Al Ray) The…
Israeli Courts Extend Detention of Detainees, Impose Fines
The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) on Monday revealed that Israeli courts extended the detention of 51 prisoners, under the pretext of continuing investigation and judicial procedures against them. PPS said…
Israel Reneges on Final Prisoner Release
Israel has told the PLO that it will not free the final group of prisoners they had been expecting alongside US-brokered peace talks, a senior Palestinian official said on Friday.(Ma’an/AFP)…
Uncertainty Over Fourth Palestinian Prisoner Release
Israel’s Economy Minister, Naftali Bennett, said that Israel will reconsider the fourth and final release of Palestinian prisoners.Bennett said, on Tuesday, that the release of the 104 prisoners detained before…
Israeli Labor Party Suggests Settlement Freeze
The Israeli Labor Party has presented a proposal to the Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, providing the replacement of the fourth patch of Palestinian prisoners release with settlement freeze. Both MKs…
Israel Excludes Prisoners of ‘48 Lands from Release List
Israeli media outlets report that Israel is planning to exclude Palestinian prisoners of lands occupied in 1948 from the list of the fourth and final group of pre-Oslo prisoners, scheduled…
Prisoner Abu Sisi Transferred to Hospital
Spokesperson of Waed Association for Prisoners and Ex-prisoners, Abdullah Qandil, said that prisoner Dirar Abu Sisi was transferred today [Monday, March 24, 2014] from “Eshel” prison to “Soroka” hospital, in…
Netanyahu Vows No Let-up After Aida Raid
Israeli Prime Benjamin Netanyahu vowed Sunday that the army would use force against anybody plotting attacks against Israel, after troops killed three Palestinians in a West Bank raid.(AFP/Ma’an) ‘Over the…
Malignant Tumors and Disabilities Soar among Prisoners
Attorneys of the Palestinian Ministry of Detainees Affairs expressed grave concerns over the health status of several Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli prisons. The health status of several Palestinian prisoners…
Israeli Minister Threatens to Resign if Any More Palestinians are Released from Imprisonment
A day after the Israeli government announced a delay in the promised release of 30 long-term Palestinian prisoners, Israeli Deputy Defense Minister Danny Danon threatened, on Wednesday, to resign from…
Israel to Ease Restrictions on Weapons Exports
The Israeli Defense Ministry is increasing the number of countries for which arms exporters will not be required to receive a special license for marketing non-classified weaponry and defense equipment.…
2 Prisoners End Hunger Strike After 70 Days
Two Palestinian prisoners suspended a 70-day hunger strike, Wednesday, after the Israeli authorities agreed to their demands, according to lawyer Jawad Bulous of the Palestinian Prisoner Society.Bulous visited hunger strikers…
Prisoner at Risk of Death, 2 Months into Hunger Strike
Palestinian Authority Ministry of Prisoners’ Affairs lawyer Hiba Masalha said that she visited hunger striker Waheed Abu Maria in Wolfson Hospital, on Saturday, and that he is in critical condition.Abu…
$170m Loss for Israeli Water Firm as BDS Spreads Southward
In the latest success for the growing Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel, authorities in Buenos Aires, Argentina, have suspended a proposed $170m water treatment plant deal with…
61-year-old Detainee Put on Remand for 4th Time
Israeli authorities have renewed the administrative detention of an aging Hebron citizen to three months, for the fourth time.Palestinian Prisoners Center for Studies said in a statement that Husain Amr,…
Israel Fires Into Southern Lebanon
Israeli forces bombed a target in southern Lebanon, on Friday, hours after an explosive device was detonated on the border, the Israeli military said.Israeli forces reported that they fired towards…
Health Condition of Hunger Striking Prisoners Deteriorating
Lawyer for the Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) said, after visiting a number of Israeli prisons, that the health condition of four Palestinian hunger striking prisoners has dramatically deteriorated due to…
Dozens of Rockets Strike Southern Israel from Gaza
Dozens of rockets launched from the Gaza Strip landed in southern Israel, on Wednesday, a day after an Israeli airstrike killed three Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip.(Ma’an) The al-Quds…
Knesset Opposition to Boycott Parliament This Week
Israeli opposition parties in the Knesset announced, Sunday, that they will not be taking part in discussions and will vote on three contentious bills which the government is attempting to…
Palestinian-Israeli Sentenced to 25 years for Tel Aviv Bombing
A Tel Aviv court, on Monday, sentenced a Palestinian-Israeli with a 25-year prison term over the 2012 bombing of a bus during a major Israeli campaign in Gaza.Photo: Mohammed Mafarja,…
Negev Prisoners to Launch Hunger Strike Next Month
Palestinian prisoners in Negev prison said, on Sunday, that they sent a notification to the Israeli Prison Service, saying that they will launch a hunger strike next month.(Al Ray) Palestinian…
Israeli High School Students Refuse to Serve in Army
A group of Israeli high school students sent the following letter to Prime Minister Netanyahu, explaining their refusal to serve in the Israeli army.(via the Alternative Information Center) CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTORS…
Galilee: Demonstration Against Displacing Ramya Villagers
Scores of Ramya villagers and political activists organized, on Monday, in Galilee, a demonstration in front of the ‘Israel Lands Administration’ office in ‘Natzeret Illit’, protesting their displacement from Ramya…
Palestinian Teacher Strip-Searched Before Flying with Her Jewish Students
(Haaretz) She stood in the middle of Eilat Airport’s small departures hall, and her eyes said it all. An impressive, well-dressed woman with an assertive face, only her burning eyes…
Body Of Missing Israeli Soldier Located
Israeli sources have reported, Wednesday [February 26, 2014], that the body of an Israeli soldier who went missing last week has been located near a road leading to the Haifa…
New Identity Law Raises Fears over Israeli Effort to Divide Christians
A new law to create a separate ‘Christian’ nationality for Palestinian citizens of Israel successfully passed through the Knesset, on Monday, with more than three-quarters in favor. Palestinian priest Father…
Officer Promoted After Ordering Assault on International Activists
The Israeli army has promoted an Israeli officer who ordered the shooting of Palestinians and international activists during a Separation Wall protest in the West Bank. (Al Ray) Hebrew newspaper…
Israeli-American Prisoner Killed After Shooting Guards
A man imprisoned in Rimonim Prison, central Israel, was killed Sunday by Israeli forces after he shot and injured three prison guards, according to Israeli media.Ma’an News Agency reports that…
Palestinian-Israeli Collaborator Killed in Rehovot
A Palestinian citizen of Israel was shot dead by unknown assailants at a construction site in central Israel, early Saturday.The victim was a 34-year-old Palestinian who had acquired Israeli citizenship…