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Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniya, head of the Hamas-led cabinet, Wednesday demanded an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council after 20 Palestinians were killed by Israeli fire in Beit…
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Israeli soldiers invaded on Tuesday evening the West Bank city of Tubas and attacked several youth who were playing in the street. A local source in Tubas reported that soldiers…
Fateh legislator, Mohammad Dahlan, said on Tuesday that the meetings between president Mahmoud Abbas, and Prime Minister, Ismail Haniyya, were serious and detailed, and that they discussed and solved several…
The Israeli Jerusalem Post (Jpost) online newspaper edition reported that the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) uncovered a cell composed of Palestinian women operating in the West Bank. The cell,…
'Recognize Israel'. This term is repeated to Palestinians so often that it is taken for granted by virtually everyone who hears it – without pause, or question. Even those who…
The Israeli army invaded the northern West Bank city of Nablus and the southern West Bank city of Bethlehem Tuesday at dawn, fired rounds of live ammunition and abducted twenty-two…
Unofficial reports by Hamas on Tuesday suggest that the party may have chosen Minister of Health, Dr. Bassem Naim, to take the place of Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh as the…
Three residents were killed, including one woman, after Israeli jet fighters shelled the house of law maker Jameelah Al Shati east of the Jabaliyah refugee camp north of the Gaza…
Palestinian sources reported on Monday at night that Palestinian government representatives, representatives of the Teachers Union and a representative of the Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, agreed to suspend the teachers…
Palestinian sources reported on Monday that the Monday evening meeting between the Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, and Prime Minister, Ismail Haniyya, ended without an agreement on a national unity government,…
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Palestinian Prime Minister, Ismail Haniyya, said on Monday that he might not be heading the coming Palestinian government that might be announced today or tomorrow. During the thirty-third session of…
The Palestine News Network reported on Monday that seven Egyptian detainees imprisoned by Israel in the Negev Detention Camp continued their hunger strike for the thirteenth day in protest of…
The annual memorial ceremony for Yitzhak Rabin is the moment when we pause for a while to remember Rabin the man, the leader. And we also take a look at…
Commentators in the media and elsewhere proclaimed after the disengagement from Gaza that "the frontier posts in the Strip are now international crossings," and that "removing Israeli control of access…
Leftist member of the Palestinian Legislative Council, Khalida Jarrar, confirmed late Sunday that an Israeli military court postponed sentencing of Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine Secretary General Ahmed…
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is expected in Gaza Strip on Monday to discuss details of National Unity Government, Palestinian sources said. The sources added that chances to reach an agreement…
Abu Mojahid, media spokesperson of the Popular Resistance Committees, one of three groups holding an Israeli soldier captive since June 25, said that the group will not kill the soldier…
Israeli sources reported that of seven homemade shells fired into the Negev desert from the northern Gaza Strip, six hit open areas, and one damaged a farm building near the…
The terrible imbalance of power between the Israelis and Palestinians makes it impossible for Israel, regardless of which government is in power, to deal with the Palestinians in any way…
19-year-old Ibrahim Basyouni was killed near the northern Gaza Strip town of Jablia on Saturday morning, Palestinian sources reported. Dr. Muawiya Hasaneen Director of the Ambulances and Emergency Rooms in…
In a step to protest the ongoing Israeli invasion to the northern Gaza Strip city of Beit Hanoun, several Palestinian cities went on strike on Saturday, Palestinian sources reported. In…
Dr. Muawiya Hassanen, head of the Emergency Unit at the Palestinian Ministry of Health reported that at least 39 Palestinians were killed and at least 150 were injured, 23 seriously,…
When Israel launched its demographic war against Palestinians in 1947, it was carried out through military tactics that were difficult to conceal from the international community. The unresolved result of…
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This afternoon's weekly peaceful protest in Bil'in village, in the West Bank, ended once again with one demonstrator in the hospital after being shot by the Israeli military. Jose, a…
Um Ibrahim [the mother of Ibrahim] lives only several meters away from her olive orchard, but when she wanted to pick her olive trees, she had to travel for more…
In an ongoing protest at Al Khadr village near Bethlehem, 40-50 Palestinians, internationals and Israeli demonstrators have been violently attacked by Israeli soldiers, who beat them and pushed them, injuring…
Ibrahim Sanakreh, 14, was apparently attempting to rescue his brother, Ahmed Sanakreh, 28, who had been shot and injured near Martyr's cemetery in Balata refugee camp, when he was shot…
The Israeli army has killed six Palestinians in overnight attacks. Four casualties occurred in an air strike, east of Gaza City; the battle for Beit Hanoun claims another victim and…
Palestinian medical sources in Beit Hanoun, in the northern part of Gaza Strip, reported that one child died of wounds sustained earlier on Wednesday at dawn after the Israeli air…
Palestinian medical sources in Beit Hanoun, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip, reported that three fighters were assassinated on Wednesday at night raising the number of residents killed…
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Israeli online daily Haaretz reported that Salah Bardaweel, head of the Hamas parliamentary bloc, said that a parliamentary agreement had been reached between the movement and other Palestinian factions. He…
Rafiq Al Husseini, a top advisor for the Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, said on Thursday that Abbas gave Hamas a period of two weeks to sum up the internal talks…
An extremist settlers group of Shvut Rachel settlement, in the northern part of the West Bank, attacked on Thursday several Palestinian residents while picking their olive orchards in the area.…
The students' parents' council in the town of Beit Sahour, near the West Bank city of Bethlehem, organized a protest demanding the immediate opening of schools on Thursday. The protesters…
Spokeswoman of the Peace Now movement in Israel, Hagit Ofran, described the Israeli government as idiotic, and slammed the continuous killings and offensive against the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.…
Israeli forces took prisoner one resident from the city of Tubass in the northern part of the West Bank on Thursday at noon. Troops stormed the city, surrounded the house…
The Israeli army took prisoner one resident during an invasion to Al Far'a village and refugee camp, south of the West Bank city of Tubass on Thursday morning. Mohamed Daraghmah…
The Israeli soldiers stationed at Tayasser military checkpoint near the West Bank city of Tubass took one resident prisoner on Thursday morning. Eyewitnesses said that the man was stopped at…
The Israeli army invaded Al Jalazun refugee camp, near the West Bank city of Rammallah and attacked residents' houses on Thursday at dawn. Local sources said that a number of…
Qalqilia is encircled by the Israeli Wall, with soldiers opening and closing gates for passage at various intervals. Life is this northwestern West Bank city is lived in prison. Veterinarian…
Israeli Defense Minister, Amir Peretz, approved on Wednesday that transfer of 5000 rifles from Jordan to the Palestinian Authority’s presidential guard, and is currently weighing the possibility of allowing Badir…
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Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, said on Wednesday that the Israeli military escalation in the Gaza Strip, and the killing of seven Palestinians on Wednesday on Beit Hanoun, proves that Israel…
Palestinian Prime Minister, Ismail Haniyya, said on Wednesday that the military operation in Beit Hanoun is part of the Israeli campaign against the democratically elected government and the people. The…
The Israeli army took two children prisoner at Tayasser military checkpoint near the West Bank city of Tubass on Wednesday afternoon. Palestinian sources reported that Yasser Abu Mihesen and Kamal…
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The Palestinian Center for Human Rights in Gaza strongly denounced the abductions carried by unknown gunmen against international in the Palestinian territories, and considered these attacks as direct violations to…
The Ramattan news Agency reported that Israeli soldiers detained on Tuesday afternoon the Palestinian Minister of Detainees, Wasfi Qabha, and two of his aides at the Betunia checkpoint, west of…
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Palestinian legislator and member of the Fateh Revolutionary Council, Dr. Nabil Shaath, said on Monday in Ramallah that there is no difference between a National Unity Government and a government…
Palestinian Prime Minister, Ismail Haniyya, said on Monday during the thirty-first session of the ministers council in Gaza that there are continuous efforts to end the current internal crisis, and…
Israeli troops attacked and chased Palestinian shepherds in Al Baq'a valley in Tammoun village, near the West Bank city of Tubas on Monday morning. Soldiers detained some of the shepherds…
Palestinian child detainees held by Israel are facing harsh and unbearable conditions. They are subjected to living conditions that lack the basic rights guaranteed by the International Law and the…
The ongoing arrest campaign being carried out by Israeli forces is striking all segments of the Palestinian population. No one has immunity. The latest development in this campaign is the…
The Al Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Hamas movement, reported that one of its fighters, in the central Gaza Strip, died after an underground tunnel collapsed on him.…
Palestinian medical sources reported on Saturday morning that a 50-year old Palestinian woman died of wounds sustained on Monday, October 23, when the under-cover forces of the Israeli army infiltrated…
Fateh and Hamas movements agreed, on Friday evening, to end all sorts of weapon display and tension in the Gaza Strip. The agreement came after mediation from the Popular Front…
The Israeli army detained scores of Palestinian civilians in the rain, on Saturday morning, near the West Bank city of Tubas. Residents reported that soldiers stationed at the Israeli military…
In a shocking revelation, given headline coverage in a British newspaper, The Independent, it is revealed that there is evidence to suggest that Israel was using uranium based weapons when…
Hundreds of Palestinian residents of Bil'in village, near the West Bank city of Ramallah, and dozens of Israeli and international peace activists held their weekly protest in Bil'in Friday, pleading…
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The Palestine News Network reported that Israeli soldiers stationed near Har Homa settlement (Abu Ghneim) fired at several residents of Beit Sahour town, near Bethlehem, while trying to pick their…
Secretary general of the Palestinian Ministers Council, Dr. Mohammad Awad, said on Friday that the coming will see the “dawn of a new National Unity Government based on the Unity…
Dozens of Palestinian detainees imprisoned in several Israeli prisons and detention centers appealed humanitarian organizations to interfere and practice pressure on the Israeli Prison Authorities in order to provide them…
Palestinian prisoners, who have recently been released from the Israeli detention Centre in the Prisoners in Negev detention centre mistreated on a daily basis. The Negev detention centre, which…
Khaled Meshal, the head of Hamas's political bureau, is due to arrive to Cairo Saturday to continue discussing the Egyptian proposal relating to the release of captured Israeli corporal Gilad…
The municipality of the Palestinian village of Al Karmel in southern Israel has started to organize a strike for the coming Monday in protest of the Israel's government continued confiscation…
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Israeli reports revealed that after the army failed to capture Bint Jbeil town, in southern Lebanon, army leaders requested several soldiers to take pictures showing the Israeli flag on top…
Hamas political bureau chief in Syria, Khaled Mashal, is expected to travel to Egypt soon for talks on a prisoner swap deal with Israel. The deal could see the release…
An Israeli army helicopter opened fire at residents' houses in Khaza'a town, East of Khan Younis in the southern part of the Gaza strip on Thursday afternoon, killing one resident.…
European Union' Foreign Policy Chief, Javier Solana, told the Israeli Foreign Minister, Tzipi Livni, on Thursday that Israel must evacuate all illegal settlement outposts in the occupied West Bank and…
Israeli prison officials announced Thursday that they will transfer all Palestinians arrested at the Huwwara checkpoint in the northern West Bank city of Nablus to the feared Qedumim Prison east…
In a clear effort to further weaken Hamas, Fatah factions have kept a close watch on Hamas’ attempts to expand its security force inside the West Bank and the Gaza…
Israeli forces invaded the West Bank city of Tubass on Thursday at dawn, attacked a coffee shop and detained all the guests inside. Eyewitnesses reported that army undercover units first…
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The German Defense Ministry reported that it is investigating an incident in which two Israeli Air force fighter-jets fired shots and dropped flares near a German warship patrolling the Lebanese…
{mosimage}Israel's Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has suggested Elie Wiesel to replace Moshe Katzav as President of Israel. Katzav is being forced to resign amid charges of rape. Wiesel's qualifications for…
Khaled Mashal, political bureau chief of the Hamas party, conducted a brief visit to Qatar and held a meeting with the prince of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani,…
Palestinian Minister of Education, Dr. Nasser Al Shaer, has called on Arab leaders to help save the schooling system in Palestine as the two month loss of education could have…
Israeli military sources reported on Wednesday that Israel Defense Minister, Amir Peretz, does not intend to evacuate illegal settlement outposts, in the occupied West Bank, in the near future, but…
For the third consecutive time, the Israeli Prison Authorities renewed the Administrative Detention order against detainee, Efat Oleyyan, 42, for additional six months without pressing any charges against her or…
An Israeli court near the Jail in Israel has decided to allow Dr. Aziz Duwaik, the head of the Palestinian legislative council, to get medical attention on Wednesday. Dr. Duwaik…
Egypt has come up with a new plan that addresses Palestinian prisoners, the release of captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit and suggests a framework to establish a national unity government…
The Israeli army invaded the West Bank city of Tubass and took prisoner one resident on Wednesday morning. Ommar Fukha'e, 19, was taken to unknown location when troops searched and…
The Israeli army invaded the village of Kufer Al Diek near the city of Salfit north of the West Bank on Wednesday morning. Troops searched residents' houses and ransacked them…
Khaled Masha’al chair of the politburo of Hamas will arrive in Egypt in the coming few days for talks with Egyptian officials in Cairo, a Palestinian source reported. Masha’al’s visit…
The Israeli army invaded the villages of Beit Fajar and Obadiya near the West Bank city of Bethlehem on Wednesday morning. In Beit Fajar village, south of Bethlehem city, army…
The Palestinian Ministry of Detainees reported that the Israeli army has significantly increased its attacks in the occupied territories since June 25, and abducted more than 1500 residents, including women…
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Israeli online daily, Haaretz, reported that the Israeli “Defense Establishment”, conducted a two year investigation that revealed that there has been rampant illegal constructions in dozens of settlements in the…
The Israeli army invaded the village of Abu Enjeem, south of the West Bank city of Bethlehem and took prisoner one resident on Tuesday morning. Nuo'man Salahat, 36, was taken…
What Do Ken Livingstone and a Fictional Character Named Artie Fishel Have in Common Created by saxophonist, composer and author Gilad Atzmon, Artie Fishel is a fictional satirical character, conceived…
Israeli tanks shelled on Monday evening residential and farm lands to the east of Jabalia town in the northern part of the Gaza strip; several civilians suffered anxiety atacks as…
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The Imam of the Omar Al-Khatab Mosque in the West Bank city of Bethlehem made a speech Monday after sunrise in celebration of the commencement of the Islamic feast, ‘Eid…