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Why don’t Americans Know what’s going on in Israel/Palestine? The answer is unclear at this point, but some disturbing patterns are beginning to emerge. They implicate some of our…
Members of the Fateh movement and its armed resistance group, Al Aqsa Brigades, demonstrated late on Thursday night Gaza City demanding the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to resign after the…
An earthquake, a Tsunami; this is how most commentators described the results of the Palestinian legislative elections. Hamas’s decisive victory was a surprise to all including to Hamas. All are…
Salah Ed Deen Brigades, the military wing of the Popular Resistance Committees, and Nabeel Mas’oud Brigades, which belongs to the Al Aqsa brigades, fired two homemade shells at Nativ Hash’ara…
A Palestinian medical reported, on Thursday at night, that Israeli soldiers shot and killed a nine-year old Palestinian child near the Kissufim Crossing in the central Gaza Strip. The child…
A Palestinian source reported on Thursday evening Hamas activists fist-fought with Palestinian policemen in front of the Palestinian Legislative Council building. The source added that the fight was controlled…
Dr. Hanna Nasser, chair of the Central Election Commission announced in a press conference in Ramallah the official, but not final results of the parliamentary elections held on Wednesday. …
Dozens of detainees flooded to a tent in the Negev detention facility to celebrate the victory of one of the detainees who achieved the highest votes in Nablus district. Detainee…
Ismail Haniyya, one of Hamas leaders, said that the movement will not disarm its resistance fighters in spite of the American pressures, and conditions which state that Hamas should either…
Khaled Mashal, one of the senior leaders of Hamas movement, who is based in Syria, phoned the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, on Thursday, and told him that Hamas is ready…
Latest unofficial results show that Hamas has won 75 out of the 132 seats in the Palestinian Legislative Council in the elections held on Wednesday in the West Bank and…
Israeli sources reported on Wednesday evening that the acting Israeli Prime Minster Ehud Olmert will change the route of the Wall around the village of Beit Iksa and Ariel settlement…
An exit poll conducted by Bir Zeit University on Wednesday showed Fateh party holding a slight lead over the Hamas movement, with 63 seats out of 132-seat Palestinian parliament, Hamas…
Palestinian refugees in Ein Al Hilwa refugee camp in Lebanon expressed their willingness to participate in Palestinian democratic process by conducting symbolic elections. One hundred refugees of different ages participated…
Officials of the leading Fateh party estimated on Wednesday evening that the movement won 46% of the vote in Wednesday’s elections for the legislative council. An official of Fateh movement…
Senior Israeli diplomatic sources reported on Wednesday that even if jailed Fateh leader Marwan Barghouthi were to be elected as the head of the new Palestinian government, the Israeli government…
It is expected that Hamas will win at least one third of the votes in the second Palestinian Parliamentary elections, the second ever since the establishment of the Palestinian state.…
An unusual calm has settled on the occupied territories with the start of the election campaign. Posters of all shapes and sizes have filled Palestinian streets. In addition to picturing…
Palestinians are voting in large numbers in the parliamentary elections, with the ruling Fatah party facing an unprecedented challenge to its grip on power from Hamas. Voting opened across the…
120 members of the Islamic Jihad movement in Bethlehem announced on Wednesday their resignation from the movement in protest to the movement’s position which rejects the participation in the Palestinian…
At least 1.3 million Palestinians who are eligible voters will elect 132 members of the Palestinian Legislative Council on Wednesday in the second parliamentary elections ever since the establishment of…
The director of the ‘Boycott ‘ office in Damascus, announced on Wednesday morning the beginning of a boycott of by three European companies. The economic boycott is one tool used…
Israeli troops invaded, on Wednesday morning, the West Bank city of Tulkarem and several surrounding villages, and arrested seven residents. Soldiers supported by several armored vehicles, invaded the city…
Israeli army radio reported, on Wednesday morning, that soldiers arrested 11 residents from several areas in the West Bank. According to the source, two were arrested in Nablus city,…
Palestine News Network interviewed Fares Abu Hasan, head of the Solidarity International For Human Rights, who revealed that Palestinian detainees in Israeli Prisons are subjected to continuous violations. Interviewed by,…
The Palestinian Maan News Agency reported on Tuesday that the Prisoners Media Center announced that 2200 Palestinian detainees in the Israeli Negev Detention camp began a hunger strike on Tuesday.…
The Israeli army invaded on Tuesday morning to several areas in West Bank city of Jenin, eight residents including three women. Troops stormed Jenin refugee camp in the city and…
Palestinian security sources reported that one resident from the West Bank city of Nablus was killed late Monday night. The source said that unknown masked gunmen fired at Ahmad…
The Central Elections Commission (CEC) in Gaza strip announced on Tuesday morning that it started a media center in Gaza International hotel. The media office will used mainly by…
The Israeli high court rejected on Tuesday morning a petition to prevent Palestinians from voting in the Palestinian parliamentary elections in Jerusalem. The appeal was submitted by Kensett Member…
The Palestinian Interior Ministry announced a state of emergency on Tuesday in a bid to ensure a secure and smooth legislative election due on Wednesday, Palestinian sources reported. Tawfik…
Israeli army troops stationed at Al-Jaroshia military checkpoint stopped on Tuesday morning several trucks delivering elections boxes to Al-Sha’rawia area north of the West Bank city of Tulkarem. Soldiers…
Despite of Israel’s decision to halt its military operations in the Palestinian territories ahead of Wednesday’s legislative elections, Israeli troops arrested eight residents claimed to be wanted in a series…
Israeli army chief Dan Halutz said on Tuesday that the Israeli army will evacuate the illegal West Bank outpost of Amona in northern of the West Bank and the Hebron…
The Central Elections Commission (CEC) announced on Monday evening that polling centers for Palestinian security personnel are now closed after they conducted their voting process. The ballot boxes were closed…
Israeli soldiers fired, on Monday evening, at several children in Al Mogheer village, near the West Bank city of Ramallah killing a nine-year old child, and injuring another. Troops transferred…
In a predawn invasion Israeli forces arrested attorney Dirar Sadi from Silat Harifiya northwest of the West Bank city of Jenin Monday morning after breaking into his house and took…
An Israel soldier was lightly injured by Palestinian resistance gunfire in the northern West Bank on Monday afternoon. The Nahal Brigade infantry soldier was injured in a drive-by shooting…
Chair of the political bureau of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), Khaled Masha’al, said that the movement will not negotiate with Israel now and that the movement decided to contest…
Palestinian Interior Minister Nasser Youssef announced on Monday that armed factions will not be allowed to be present around the ballots during Wednesday’s parliamentary elections. Youssef told a press…
Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades the armed wing of Fatah claimed responsibility for launching two home-made shells at an Israeli town in the western Negev desert on Monday, Ma’an News Agency…
Israeli forces arrested 24 Palestinians throughout the West Bank cities Monday morning, the Ma’an News Agency reported. Israeli forces arrested five Palestinians affiliated with the Islamic Jihad movement in Jenin area.…
During his first televised interview since his trial in 2004, Palestinian imprisoned lawmaker Marwan Barghouti, head of the Fatah ruling party’s list of candidates, interviewed Sunday by both gulf-based satellite…
Israeli army claimed it will halt military operations against Palestinians through Wednesday’s Palestinian parliamentary elections, military sources said on Monday. Meanwhile, Sunday evening, that one resident was killed; at least…
A Palestinian medical source in Gaza reported, on Sunday evening, that one resident was killed, at least seven were injured, after an Israeli helicopter fired one missile at a vehicle…
In an interview with Palestine News Network, Khaleel Tafakji, a Palestinian expert of lands and settlements tackled some of the issues on Jerusalem and its future as a result of…
As Palestinian Security personnel began to vote on Saturday, four days ahead of the general Palestinian Legislative Council elections, Hamas movement accused the Central Elections Committee (CEC) of violating the…
Israeli soldiers arrested on Saturday six Palestinian residents near the border fence separating the Gaza Strip from Israel. An Israeli military source claimed that the six residents were attempting…
Jibreel Rajoub, the retired security advisor of the Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, said that the Palestinian Authority prepared a security plan for the protection of the voting ballots, and to…
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The Palestinian Central Elections Committee (CEC) announced on Saturday that some 58.705 members of the Palestinian Police and Security Forces are scheduled to start casting their votes for the Palestinian…
As the Palestinian legislative elections approach, Hamas and Fateh movements showed neck-to-neck competition with and advantage of only 2.1% for Fateh in the West Bank, the Jerusalem Media and Communications…
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Sunday afternoon, the West Bank city of Jenin, and arrested three residents. Soldiers invaded the city, broke into dozens of homes, and arrested three residents, the…
Ismail Haniyya, one of Hamas leaders and a candidate to the Palestinian Legislative Council candidate, said that the Oslo accords are "Dead", and that the movement is participating in the…
Approximately 5000 residents, candidates to the legislative elections, Israeli and international peace activists marched on Friday against the Separation Wall in the village of Bil’in, near Ramallah. Abdullah Abu Rahma,…
Palestinian sources in Nablus report that a settler rammed a Palestinian youth with his car near Huwwara village, south of Nablus, and fled the scene. The Maan News Agency…
Only several hours after releasing them, Israeli soldiers arrested, on Thursday afternoon, two residents from Ein Al Bida village, east of the West Bank city of Tubas. The brothers…
Palestinian Police and security forces in all Palestinian Authority departments will start to vote for the legislative council election on Saturday January 21, in the West Bank and Gaza strip.…
Candidates to the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) must set up mechanisms to establish the rule of law in the Gaza Strip and in the areas of the West Bank under…
Some 30 meters away from election campaigning centers for the largest Palestinian parties, the ruling Fatah and Hamas, in the refugee camp of Maghazi, central Gaza Strip, the house of Kamal…
As the session of the Israeli Supreme Court regarding the construction of the wall on the land of the West Bank village of Bil’in near Ramallah nears, the villagers continue…
Palestine News Network news website followed and reported on several developments, including violations which accompanied the sidelines of the campaign for the upcoming legislative elections in the Palestinian territories. …
Israeli soldiers shot dead one resident near Telem settlement, west of Hebron in the West Bank; one resident was arrested. An Israeli army source claimed that Ziad Ali Al Zhour,…
A suicide bomber blew himself up near the old central bus station in Tel Aviv at around 3:45 P.M. on Thursday, wounding at least 10 Israelis and killing one. All…
Israeli army troops invaded, on Thursday morning, the West Bank city of Jenin, and arrested two residents, local sources reported. Assem Abu Al Haiga, 20, and Mustafa Abu Al…
Israeli forces resumed their harassments against the candidates and the Palestinian parties participating in the January 25 Legislative Council elections. The International Press Center, IPC, reported on Thursday, that Secretary…
Israeli army forces invaded, on Thursday at dawn, the West Bank city of Nablus and took positions in the city center. Soldiers stormed the Hannoun housing building, forced the residents…
A Homemade shell fired, on Wednesday at night, by the Palestinian resistance at an Israeli area landed on a Palestinian house in Beit Lahia, in the northern part of the…
The Palestinian Independent Commission for Citizens’ Rights held two meetings with leaders of the Al Aqsa Brigades in the West Bank cities of Jenin and Nablus regarding a smooth flow…
Israeli army invaded, on Thursday at dawn, the village of Ein Al Baida in the Jordan Valley, and arrested three residents. The arrestees were identified as; Hisham Fokaha’ 17, and…
Israeli troops stormed, on Thursday morning, the village of Al Asakra, south of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, and arrested one resident. Fadi Al Mo’ti, 27, was arrested after…
The recent proposal that Norway boycott Israeli goods has provoked passionate debate. In my view, a rational examination of this issue would pose two questions: 1) Do Israeli human rights…
Hamas leader and candidate for the Palestinian Legislative Council elections, Mahmoud Al Zahhar, said on Wednesday at night, that the movement has no choice but to abduct Israeli soldiers in…
Settler leaders sharply attacked, on Wednesday, the acting Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert for calling the army to devise a plan to evacuate 20 illegal outposts in the West Bank,…
Fateh and Hamas movements agreed on Wednesday to honor and protect the Palestinian Legislative elections which will be held on January 25, 2006. The two movements, along with several other…
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Abu Mazin, said that he is ready for immediate resumption of peace talks with Israel, and that he is ready to convene with the acting Israeli…
Israeli troops posted at the military checkpoint between the West Bank cities of Nablus and Qalqilia, arrested on Tuesday at night, resident Ahmad Qawadri while attempting to cross the checkpoint.…
In a press release, the Al Naser Salah Ed Deen brigades, the military wing of the Popular Resistance Committees, claimed responsibility for firing two homemade shells at the Sofa Crossing,…
The Israeli military court of Salem sentenced, Wednesday morning, two brothers from the village of Atteel north of the West Bank city Tulkarem to consecutive terms and imposed fines on…
The Israeli Army stopped on Wednesday the opening of farming road in Jensafot village, east of the West Bank city of Qalqilia. Troops stopped the Palestinian bulldozers working in…
The Israeli army invaded, Wednesday at dawn, the village of Surif, north of the West Bank city of Hebron; four residents were arrested and one injured. Troops stormed the village,…
Israeli troops invaded, on Wednesday afternoon, the village of Kofer Qaleel, south of the West Bank city of Nablus; one resident was injured, and one was arrested. Soldiers stormed…
Israeli army arrested, on Wednesday at dawn, five residents from Aida refugee camp in the West Bank city of Bethlehem. Several army jeeps stormed the camp, searched several houses…
The Al Aqsa martyrs brigades, the armed wing of Fateh, claimed in a press release issued on Wednesday morning responsibility for killing one Israeli soldier. The press…
Israeli troops invaded, on Wednesday morning, the villages of Allar and Saida north of West Bank city of Tulkarem, and arrested five residents. Soldiers searched several houses in the…
Israeli troops invaded, on Wednesday morning, the villages of Allar and Saida north of West Bank city of Tulkarem, and arrested five residents. Soldiers searched several houses in the…
Israeli military forces invaded, on Wednesday morning, Al Ama’are Refugee Camp south west of the West Bank city of Ramallah, and arrested four residents, the Maan News Agency reported. …
Apparently, the political issue is becoming a marginal consideration in the coming Palestinian legislative elections. The political headlines presented by competing lists seem to be ignored by the majority…
Salah Ed Deen Brigades, the military resistance wing of Popular Resistance Committees, fired homemade shells at military posts in the Gaza Strip, the Maan News Agency reported. The group…
Ismael Abu Haneieh, a prominent leader of Hamas in Gaza Strip, said on Tuesday that the group had never wanted to throw Jews in sea. "We don’t hate Jews because…
Three Palestinians were wounded and at least 14 Palestinians were arrested and two Israeli soldiers were wounded in Israeli army invasions in different parts of the West Bank, Palestinian media…
The Israeli Salem Military Court convicted, on Tuesday, two brothers from the Tulkarem area of members of Islamic Jihad. Fadi Barakat, 27, was sentenced to 22 months imprisonment and…
The Israeli High Court rejected, on Tuesday, an appeal by the Gaza Community Mental Health Center and Doctors for Human Rights to end usage of "sonic-booms" over the Gaza Strip.…
The Maan News Agency in Bethlehem reported that senior Fateh leader, Hani Al Hasan, was transported to Maqassed Hospital in Jerusalem after losing consciousness during a speech in Al Biereh,…
Israeli military bulldozers, backed by large number of soldiers, invaded the village of Al-Furdeis, east of Bethlehem, in the early hours of Tuesday morning, and leveled two houses, the Maan…
The Al Aqsa Brigades, the military wing of Fateh movement, issued a press release on Tuesday, harshly slamming the Lebanese Druze leader, Waleed Jumblat, for his statements which considered the…
Israeli troops sealed off the northern entrance of the West Bank city of Tulkarem, and barred the residents form crossing. Soldiers stopped dozens of vehicles, searched them and checked…
Detainee Ahmad Yousef Al Tameemy, 45, from Ramallah, demanded through his lawyer Johana Lehrman, who represents Physicians for Human Rights-Israel, the disqualification of Judge Noga Ohad of the Tel Aviv…
Israeli military forces invaded, on Tuesday morning, Al Fawwar refugee camp, south of the West Bank city of Hebron, the Maan News Agency reported. Eyewitnesses told Maan that soldiers used…
A group of Jewish Americans who call themselves, "The Jewish Alliance for Justice and Peace" called the American Administration to urge Israel to evacuate all the Jewish settlements in the…