Category: Palestine

The parents of thirteen-year old Iman al-Hams, who was shot multiple times by Israeli soldiers in October as she walked to school near Rafah, in the Gaza Strip, have demanded…

Positive signals are arriving to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas from all directions. Even when key resistance groups are talking about reciprocity and conditions, all are seriously dealing with his proposal…

The Israeli authorities released Abdul-Nasser Abdul-Jawad, 43, form Dir Al-Ballout, near the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia, after 12 years in detention. Dr. Abdul-Jawad received his PHD degree from…

A group of the Aqsa Martyr Brigades declared, in a news conference in Gaza City Saturday morning, that it is ready for a cease-fire with Israel. It was unclear whether the…

The Palestinian National Resistance Committees (NRC) demanded of the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Abu Mazin, during a meeting on Friday, to hold a referendum on the issues of Jerusalem and…

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Friday Palestinian security forces will be deployed at the southern part of the Gaza Strip within two days. Israeli TV Channel one reported Friday evening…

Islamic Jihad Gaza leader Mohammed al-Hindi said Friday Israel should halt attacks and release Palestinian prisoners before his group consider halting attacks against Israelis. Islamic Jihad Gaza leader Mohammed al-Hindi…

Dr. Mahmoud Az-Zahar, one of Hamas’ prominent leaders stated that there will be no unconditional truce, slamming Sharon’s frequent threats of invading the Gaza Strip. Al-Zahar told the crowds on…

The Palestinian Authority started Friday morning the deployment of security forces in the northern Gaza Strip. Palestinian security sources said around 2-3 thousand police officers would eventually border the towns…

Situation Report Rafah Terminal Rafah Terminal, located on the Egyptian/Gaza Strip border, has been closed by the Israel army since 12 December 2004. This closure came in the immediate aftermath…

Former Minister of the Palestinian Internal security, Mohmmad Dahlan, said on Wednesday afternoon, that Israeli should be the one who initiates seize fire, since Israel is the attacking side, while…

The Physicians for Human Rights-Israel issued a press release demanding the Israel army to consider changing the way they deal with Palestinians during arrest and slammed ignoring the issue by…

The Arabs48 news website published on Wednesday the “National honor treaty” presented by Hamas as the ground base of Palestinian internal relations for the coming period. “In order to foil…

Israel approved the deployment of 500 PA security personnel in the northern Gaza Strip. Israeli Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz approved Thursday the PA request to deploy the forces. Deployment is…

Ismael Haniyeh, one of Hamas leaders in the Gaza Strip stated that the movement is resisting the occupation for the good of the Palestinians people and would also suspend it…

Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas said that the decision made by the Palestinian Liberation Organization to halt “violence” was not made under any external pressures, but it was an old decision…

The newly elected Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas has fired scores of aids of the late President Yasser Arafat, a Palestinian official source said on Wednesday. Abbas fired around 50 out…

People who know Javier Solana are impressed with his vitality and his ability to win friends through constructive dialogue. It was last week, when I met Mr. Solana, who infused…

, January 20, 2005 People who know Javier Solana are impressed with his vitality and his ability to win friends through constructive dialogue. It was last week, when I met…

The Israeli government decided to implement the Absentee Property Law in East Jerusalem. The decision passed quietly last July, but is published because of a plan to build a new…

The Palestinian Authority may begin to deploy as early as Thursday a force of hundreds of police to take up positions in areas from which mortar shells are fired, Israel…

A cease-fire agreement with all Palestinian groups could be reached in ‘a fairly short time,’ Palestinian Foreign Minister Nabil Sha’ath said Wednesday. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas continued with talks with…

While one of Hamas leaders in Gaza Strip stated that the movement will discuss the proposals suggested by the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, another Hamas spokesman said, the movement and…

IMEMC & Agencies, January 19, 2005, 08:47 Palestinian Security Heads affirmed Wednesday that security forces will deploy to the Gaza Strip’s borders with Israel within days to enforce Palestinian President…

In an attack Tuesday evening, a Palestinian resistance fighter blew himself up at al-Matahin checkpoint, near Gush Katif in the Gaza Strip. The attack, which took place at 18:50, took…

Prior to being sworn into office, newly-elected Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas was squeezed from all directions. The savior, long-awaited by everyone, is apparently not even going to be given a…

               June 29, 2004             As Israel is assembling troops at the Gaza Strip borders, apparently             preparing for a wide scale invasion of the northern parts of the            …

                June 29, 2004             Meeting with Israeli President Moshe Katsav, Israeli Labor Party             Chairman Shimon Peres said that, ‘Unjustified terror presents a huge             problem for the…

                           June 2004             Amjad Al-Najjar, head of the Palestinian Prisoner Society office in             Hebron, south of the West Bank, said that the district of Hebron             witnessed…

                           June 30, 2004             Despite Israeli objections, French Foreign Minister Michel Barnier             met Palestinian President Yasser Arafat in his Ramallah compound on             Tuesday.             In…

               June 30, 2004             In the wake of the Israeli High Court of Justice’s decision made             Wednesday to make changes on 30 Kilometers of the route of…

IMEMC & Agencies, January 18, 2005, 14:42 ‘I am going to Gaza with the hopes of reaching an agreement,’ Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Tuesday before departing to the Gaza…

IMEMC & Agencies, January 18, 2005, 15:04 P. A Minister of the Social Affair, Intisar Al-Wazeer, called the Palestinian Authority on Monday to form a new government after Mahmoud Abbas…

Dr. Mohammad Ghazal, a senior Hamas leader hinted that truce talks might be reconsidered pointing that the priority should be for reorganizing the internal Palestinian affairs to preserve the national…

Prior to being sworn into office, newly-elected Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas was squeezed from all directions. The savior, long-awaited by everyone, is apparently Since the day the death of the…

The Palestinian Prisoners’ Society revealed that the Israeli military courts imposed fines on 95% of the Palestinian detainees, forcing the parents to pay money instead of having their sons sentenced…

Spokespersons of few Gaza-based resistance groups criticized Monday the PA leadership decision to act against attacks on Israeli targets, affirming that attacks will continue until occupiers leave. Representatives of Hamas,…

For the past 55 days, at least 2,000 Palestinians are held at the Egyptian side of the Rafah border crossing and are prevented from arriving back to their homes in…

During the siege imposed over the villages surrounding Hebron, Israeli soldiers bulldozed and uprooted at least 5000 olive trees and other kinds of trees in the areas in several areas…

While the Israeli army continues its aggression against the Palestinians in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, the city of Khan Younis , in the northern part of the…

Now it’s official: “the First Democracy in the Arab World” or “the Second Democracy in the Middle East” has been born. The Palestinian elections have impressed the world. Until now,…

Now it’s official: “the First Democracy in the Arab World” or “the Second Democracy in the Middle East” has been born. The Palestinian elections have impressed the world. Until now,…

Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas ordered security forces on Monday to prevent Palestinian militant attacks on Israelis, a cabinet minister said. ‘Abbas gave clear instructions to the security chiefs to…

Israel would refrain from carrying out a widespread military operation in the Gaza Strip, Israeli media sources reported. Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon affirmed that the army can operate in…

Soldiers guarding the settlement of Mevo Dotan in the West Bank are suspected of breaking into settlers’ homes and stealing electrical appliances, Israel Radio reported on Monday. According to Israel…

  Victory for Mahmoud Abbas in the Palestinian presidential elections will pose a huge challenge to the Palestinian leadership. By being voted chairman of the PLO executive committee hours after…

Victory for Mahmoud Abbas in the Palestinian presidential elections will pose a huge challenge to the Palestinian leadership. By being voted chairman of the PLO executive committee hours after Yasser…

The Israeli Army on Sunday dismantled one of its bases in the settlement of Yitzhar in the Nablus region after Israeli settlers demanded the army leave. The soldiers left, the…

Damascus-based Hamas leader Mousa Abu-Marzouk said Saturday that his group is not ready to accept a cease-fire deal with Israel. ‘Our current position is against a truce. We are in…

The Secretary General of the Palestinian central election committee Dr. Rami Hamdalah dismissed media reports on the resignation of committee members over election irregularities. Hamdalah explained that no one of…

Around 400 villagers of Azon Atmah, a seam area village near the west bank city of Qalqylia, were denied access to their homes on Saturday evening. Soldiers stationed at the…

During his inauguration ceremony, Mahmoud Abbas said that the Palestinians are ready to begin carrying their road map obligations, and that they will not accept partial diplomatic solutions in the…

Ammar Dwaik and Baha al-Bakri, members of the Palestinian election committee, resigned Saturday, saying they were pressured to change voting procedures by PA political and security officials during the presidential…

According to The Washington Post, Israel accused the Palestinian Authority of complicity in Thursday night’s attack on the Karni crossing in Gaza. According to The Washington Post, Israel accused the…

In ceremony that will be held Saturday in the Presidential compound in Ramallah the Palestinian Liberation Organization leader, and the newly elected president, Mahmoud Abbas will be sworn President. The…

Palestinian newly elected President Mahmoud Abbas said Friday that he would continue with efforts to negotiate a truce with Palestinian resistance groups, rejecting Israeli demands to use force against them.…

The Palestinian Prisoners’ Society revealed that the Israeli army arrested dozens of women and girls over the last year, raising the total number of women in Israeli prisons to 129.…

Saturday at dawn, more than six detainees were wounded after fire broke out in a tent in the Negev detention camp, section C1, which was opened at the end of…

Special Interview Ali Samoudi, IMEMC July 18, 10:20 Zakaria Al-Zubeidi 24, a refugee from Jenin Refugee Camp and the leader of Al-Aqsa Brigades (the military wing of Fatah), insists that…

Rashid Hilal, August 30, 2003 Hilal: What is the democratic coalition, and when will it be announced? Ra’fat: The agreement for forming the Palestinian Democratic Coalition came after years of…

Hashim Abu Hamdan, 24 years old, from Balata refugee camp in Nablus north of the West Bank, who is wanted to the troops for more than two years, said in…

Interview with WB Fatah Leader Hussein Al-Sheikh By: Nasser Lahham-Bethlehem-TV Translated by Sa’ed Bannoura-IMEMC April 9, 2004 Q1: How do you interpret the announcement made by Arafat to form a…

IMEMC Staff, May 31, 2004, 09:00 The Israeli paper online Yedioth Ahronoth, published an interview done by channel 10 with the Palestinian President Yasser Arafat Sunday evening, and broadcasted the…

An Interview with Hassan Khareishah, the head of the PLC’ committee, which investigated the Egyptian Cement Scandal, and the head of the PLC’ monitoring committee. Interviewed by: Shaker Johari Q1)…

Translated by George Rishmawi-IMEMC, July 8, 2004 Abu Mazin: Things would have been different, had Sharon suggested the Disengagement Plan to us earlier The former Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas…

An interview with Zakaria Zubeidi, the leader of Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades in Jenin. “Talks about a state of chaos in Palestinian areas are baseless” Zubeidi told Arabs48 news website. “yes,…

In a phone interview with Arabynet news website, a prisoners’ representative, who identified himself as “Abu Ahmed” said “we will win the struggle regardless of extensive oppressive measures.” Q: How…

Mahmoud Abbas, Abu Mazen, head of the Executive Committee at the Palestinian Liberation Organization, said that no discussions have been made lately concerning a possible meeting with P.A Chairman Yasser…

Dr. Mustafa Barghouthi, Secretary of the Palestinian National Initiative said that the Initiative is not a new faction but it came to create the widest National Coalition, with a new…

PNN: How do you view the latest Israeli offensive in Gaza Strip? Rajoub: The Israeli military operations in the Gaza Strip and other areas in the West Bank reflects the…

By: Johannes Wahlstrom, Jerusalem Ten minutes stroll northward from the lively alleyways of the Old City and its renowned Golden Dome lays one of the Holy Land’s smallest parishes; the…

Rumors of differences and interior crises between the military wings of Palestinian factions, especially Fatah, required clarification in order to unveil the nature of conflict among the two sides. Linda…

The Israeli High Court of Justice on Thursday evening ordered a halt to the construction of large sections of the West Bank separation wall in Jerusalem area. The order came…

In an age in which an individual from any social class anywhere in the world can grasp the meaning of political freedom, political sovereignty can no longer be expressed without…

The death toll in Thursday night’s attack on the Karni crossing between Israel and the Gaza Strip has risen to nine including three Palestinians and six Israelis. Three Palestinians who…

An Israel army officer was lightly wounded overnight in a confrontation with Jewish settlers near the West Bank city of Nablus. Three settlers posting flyers calling soldiers to refuse orders…

Following Thursday night’s attack, the Israeli foreign ministry Shaul Mofaz decided to impose a strict closure over the Gaza Strip, closing its border crossings and roads. “Eretz, Karni and Rafah…

The Palestinian Non-Government Organization Network strongly condemned the Israeli closure of the Rafah – Egypt border crossing trapping thousands of the Palestinians on both sides of the crossing. Rafah crossing…

The Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey in Ramallah, predicted that the popular support to the newly elected Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbasm, doesn’t necessarily mean a support to end the…

Preparations for the local government elections begin on Thursday in ten locations in the Gaza Strip slated for January 27.   478 candidates, 83 of them are women, are competing…

Detainees in Ansar 3 detention, in the Negev desert, warned of the risks and effects of the barbed wires and walls surrounding the sections of the detention camp, completely isolating…

Dr. Hisham Sharabi, a Palestinian philosopher living in Beirut , died on Thursday in exile far away from Jafa after leaving it during the war in 1947 and was only…

Prison administration in Gilboa detention limited the number of Palestinian detainees who are allowed to have their visitation rights to 70 detainees, excluding the rest of the detainees and ignoring…

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Thursday the Palestinians intended to start carrying out their road map commitments. The road map, in its first phase, calls on Palestinians to end…

Following Thursday night’s attack, the Israeli foreign ministry Shaul Mofaz decided to impose a strict closure over the Gaza Strip, closing its border crossings and roads. “Eretz, Karni and Rafah…

The Israeli Central Court convicted, Thursday, a commander of serious violations and abuse against Palestinian workers on a checkpoint, near Jerusalem, and pinching their money. Officer Nier Levi, from the…

The Palestinian Ministry of Detainees and Ex–detainees Affairs accused the Israeli government of continuously violating the rights of the Palestinian detainees, including children, and depriving them of their fundamental rights…

Israel has requested that the United States help in financing the set up of new crossing points and upgrade existing ones along the separation wall. The estimated cost of the…

Palestinian National Security Adviser Jibril Rajoub resigned his post to allow newly elected President Mahmoud Abbas to implement his plans to reform PA security. ‘I resigned to allow Mr. Abbas…

Palestinian elections took place on 9 January. EU monitors observing the election process have seen Israel’s wall, that in the words of John Dugard, the UN Special Rapporteur for Human…

Israeli military sources reported that one Israeli was killed and four others were injured on Wednesday, when an roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle by the settlement of Morag in…

A Palestinian source in Ramallah reported Wednesday that the new Palestinian Authority chairman Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) asked the current Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmad Qorei, to form a new government.…

  Translated by Saed Bannoura In spite of the fatigue which wore out the supervisors of the voting process and the vote counting, some of the ballots found in the…

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is planning to call Palestinian president-elect Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday to congratulate him on Sunday’s election victory. Government sources said on Monday that arrangements were…

According to a bill to be presented to the Palestinian Legislative Council, the newly elected President Mahmoud Abbas will be ‘supreme commander’ of PA security forces, but unlike Yasser Arafat,…

Palestinian National Security Adviser Jibril Rajoub resigned his post to allow newly elected President Mahmoud Abbas to implement his plans to reform PA security. ‘I recommend speeding up the combining…

Participation: Around 41% of all allegeable Palestinian voters voted in the presidential elections, yet they constitute 71% of registered voters. In practice, the Palestinian legislative council decision to allow the…

Ala ‘ Sanaqra, the general leader of Al-Aqsa brigades in the West Bank , the military wing of Fatah, said on Tuesday that the brigades will not lay their arms…

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is planning to call Palestinian president-elect Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday to congratulate him on Sunday’s election victory. Government sources said on Monday that arrangements were…

Participation: Around 41% of all eligible Palestinian voters voted in the presidential elections, constituting 71% of registered voters. In practice, the Palestinian legislative council decision to allow those who did…