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endeavors to merge them in its security forces.George Rishmawi-IMEMC & Agencies, June 19, 2004 The Aqsa Martyr Brigades rejected the Palestinian Authority’s endeavors to merge them in its security forces.…
official who is allowed to meet with the old enemies, Sharon andGhassan Andoni-IMEMC-Analysis, June 19, 2004 The head of Egyptian Intelligence Omar Sulieman is the only foreign official who is…
The Palestinian Initiative for the Promotion of Global Dialogue, Mifath, said that the continuous increase of settlements aims to diminish any opportunity to establish a Palestinian viable independent state in…
President Yasser Arafat, for the first time ever, said that heIMEMC & Agencies, June 18, 2004 In an Interview with Israeli newspaper Haaretz, Palestinian President Yasser Arafat, for the first…
Officials in the Palestinian Authority said Friday that the PA andGaza George Rishmawi-IMEMC & Agencies, June 18, 2004 Officials in the Palestinian Authority said Friday that the PA and Palestinian…
Moments of silence, a killing silence, control the place, calmness interrupted every short period with moaning, the atmosphere was so damp, I felt that she will choke at any moment,…
A United Nations Human Right investigator has warned the U.S. heavyArmy George Rishmawi-IMEMC & Agencies, June 17, 2004 A United Nations Human Right investigator has warned the U.S. heavy equipment…
resumed Thursday morning their peaceful protests after armyIMEMC Staff & Agencies, June 17, 2004 Residents of Skaka village, east of the west bank city of Salfit resumed Thursday morning their…
President Hosni Mubarak in Cairo on Thursday to prepare for theGeorge Rishmawi-IMEMC & Agencies, June 17, 2004 Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmad Qurei is to meet with the Egyptian President Hosni…
to meet with the head of the Egyptian Intelligence Services, OmarGeorge Rishmawi-IMEMC & Agencies, June 16, 2004 The Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmad Qurei heads to Cairo Wednesday to meet with…
and International peace activists protested against the constructionGeorge Rishmawi-IMEMC & Agencies, June 16, 2004 Over 150 residents of the village of Iskaka and more than 15 Israeli and International peace…
The U. S. State Department criticized Israel on Tuesday for theProblematic IMEMC Staff & Agencies, June 16, 2004 The U. S. State Department criticized Israel on Tuesday for the steps…
Translated by: Saed Bannoura, IMEMC We get overwhelmed when we see our new born babies. As time passes by, they start their first steps while we measure with both eyes…
which stated that army increased its assassinations againstSaed Bannoura-IMEMC & Agencies, June 15, 2004, 18:16 The Palestinian Center for Human Rights published recently a report which stated that army increased…
Netanyahu have authorized on Monday a new budget of NIS 300 millionIMEMC & Agencies, June 15, 2004 Israeli Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz and Finance Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have authorized on…
statement Saturday revealing facts about inhuman conditions whichSaed Bannoura-IMEMC & Agencies, June 14, 2004 Mandela Institution, specialized in prisoners’ affairs, released a statement Saturday revealing facts about inhuman conditions which…
Zakaria Al-Zubeidi, leader of the Aqsa Martyrs Brigades in the cityOut George Rishmawi-IMEMC & Agencies, June 14, 2004, 11:18 Zakaria Al-Zubeidi, leader of the Aqsa Martyrs Brigades in the city…
Local sources reported that one Israeli, one Palestinian have beenprotest George Rishmawi-IMEMC, June 14, 2004 Local sources reported that one Israeli, one Palestinian have been arrested and at least 40…
Israel is planning to invite international partners to help construct multi-story buildings in slated for evacuation settlements to accommodate Palestinian refugees, therefore, ending their right to return. Sources in the…
started preparations for the construction of the separation wallIMEMC Staff & Agencies, June 14, 2004 Despite understandings with the U.S. administration, Israel has started preparations for the construction of the…
Rakan Nusseirat, 13 years old child from Jericho , who was detained in Ofer detention camp, near Ramallah, north of the West Bank for nearly three months, is considered the…
Jordanian officers to leave the area and warned Jordan againstIMEMC Staff & agencies, June 13, 2004 JENIN – Palestinian resistance groups asked Saturday a group of Jordanian officers to leave…
Martyrs Brigade dismissed media reports over the intentions of theIMEMC Staff & Agencies, June 13, 2004 A leaflet distributed Saturday and signed by both Fatah and Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade dismissed…
Saturday that the PA security devices will be reduced to three,IMEMC Staff & agencies, June 13, 2004 Palestinian National security Advisor General Jibreel Rajoub said Saturday that the PA security…
Palestinians from helping Israel in any form to build the West BankIMEMC & Agencies, June 12, 2004 Jerusalem’s Grand Mufti Ikrima Sabri issued Friday Fatwa banning Palestinians from helping Israel…
Army continued it military operations causing more human casualtieshours Saed Bannura-IMEMC & Agencies, June 12, 2004 Army continued it military operations causing more human casualties and destructions in the Palestinian…
Association (PFA) dismissed reports that the Association is involvedGeorge Rishmawi-IMEMC & Agencies, June 12, 2004 In a leaflet issued by its Media Department, the Prisoners’ Friends Association (PFA) dismissed reports…
Yasser Arafat is making a serious effort to integrate Fatah’sIMEMC & Agencies, June 12, 2004 A Palestinian source reported Friday that Palestinian President Yasser Arafat is making a serious effort…
I thought it was terrible. I was wrong. It is far, far worse! – These words sum up my feelings at that moment. I was standing on a hill overlooking…
military intelligence research unit Amos Gilad deliberately guidedIMEMC Staff & Agencies, June 12, 2004 The dispute continued over whether the former head of Israeli military intelligence research unit Amos Gilad…
that includes the exchange of Israeli Arab security prisoners withIMEMC & Agencies, June 11, 2004 Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qurei is trying to advance a deal that includes the exchange…
join an appeal submitted by Palestinians from Jabel Al-MikaberGeorge Rishmawi-IMEMC & Agencies, June 11, 2004 The Magistrate’s court in Tel Aviv refused to allow 20 Israelis to join an appeal…
the Palestinian village of Walajah south of Jerusalem was submittedIMEMC Staff & agencies, June 11, 2004 A private plan to build a new settlement on 2000 dunams of land near…
Translated by Saed Bannoura Army, military operations and invasions took lives of innocent civilians, yet it reached to the small dreams of youths and children and took them away. Heavy…
Feature Story Translated and Edited by Saed Bannoura â€ÂThey wounded him three time, but he survived…until they killed him on while he was on his wheelchairâ€Â. Adel Yacob, from Qalandia…
Mahamy, said that he visited several detainees in Hadarim detentionSaed Bannoura-IMEMC & Agencies, June 9, 2004, 12:15 Lawyer of The Palestinian Prisoner Society, Bethlehem Branch, Raed Mahamy, said that he…
evening, that soldiers wounded four residents during an anti-wallSaed Bannura-IMEMC & Agencies, June 8, 2004 A Palestinian source in Salfit, north of the West Bank, said Sunday evening, that soldiers…
revised disengagement plan as a historic decision; others are sayingGhassan Andoni-IMEMC-Analysis, June 7, 2004 Some describe the Israeli cabinet decision to approve the repeatedly revised disengagement plan as a historic…
Sentenced to 5 life terms and 40 years more, legislator and Fatah leader Marwan Barghouthi dismissed the authority of the Israeli court, saying that it represents the occupation. Bargouthi, a…
disengagement plan on Sunday, the Palestinian Prime Minister AhmadGeorge Rishmawi-IMEMC & Agencies, June 7, 2004 In his first official response to the Israeli cabinet voting on the disengagement plan on…
incidents that include the killing of local Palestinians, especiallyGhassan Andoni-IMEMC-Op-Ed June 7, 2004 It is becoming harder to listen to Army spokespersons’ accounts of incidents that include the killing of…
It is becoming harder to listen to Army spokespersons’ accounts of incidents that include the killing of local Palestinians, especially when the killings take place in a clash with stone-throwing…
Jewish settlements near the Bedouin communities in the Negev toIMEMC & Agencies, June 6, 2004 The Israeli Housing Ministry is advancing the establishment of Jewish settlements near the Bedouin communities…
legislator and Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti to five consecutiveIMEMC Staff & agencies, June 6, 2004 On Sunday, the Tel Aviv District Court sentenced Palestinian legislator and Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti…
north of Jerusalem on Saturday, in a protest against the SeparationIMEMC & Agencies, June 6, 2004 Gush Shalom and Ta’ayush activists joined Palestinians in Al-Ram, north of Jerusalem on Saturday,…
The Palestinian Council for Peace and Justice revealed that theMay†IMEMC Staff, June 5, 2004, 08:57 The Palestinian Council for Peace and Justice revealed that the violations conducted by Israel…
Egyptian security agreement is not a political which preserves theIMEMC Staff, June 5, 2004, 17:46 Abu Odai, leader of Al-Aqsa Brigades in the West Bank, said that the Egyptian security…
excess use of power against the Palestinian civilians and raidingGeorge Rishmawi-IMEMC & Agencies, June 5, 2004 Israeli continues to operate in the Palestinian regions with an excess use of power…
one of the major components in the Palestinian Resistance since itsIMEMC Staff, June 5, 2004 The Islamic Resistance Movement (HAMAS) has been seen by analysts as one of the major…
 On June 5, 1967 , Israel occupied the West Bank , Gaza Strip and East Jerusalem , from the Golan Heights in Syria , from the Sinai Desert to Egypt…
approval of his revised disengagement plan, Israeli Prime MinisterAnalysis-Ghassan Andoni-IMEMC, June 5, 2004 In an attempt to end the Cabinet deadlock and pave the way to approval of his revised…
Abu Odai, leader of Al-Aqsa Brigades in the West Bank, said that the Egyptian security agreement is not a political which preserves the dignity and rights of the Palestinians, and…
The Islamic Resistance Movement (HAMAS) has been seen by analysts as one of the major componants in the Palestinian resistance since its foundation. Despite the fact that Hamas has caused…
On June 5, 1967 , Israel occupied the West Bank , Gaza Strip and East Jerusalem , from the Golan Heights in Syria , from the Sinai Desert to Egypt…
killed six and injured over 20 others in different invasions in theGeorge Rishmawi-IMEMC & Agencies, June 4, 2004 The Palestinian Center for Human Rights reported that Israeli forces killed six…
commemorating those killed by the Israeli army in the latestGeorge Rishmawi-IMEMC, June 4, 2004 Thousands of Palestinians joined a rally in Rafah organized by Hamas commemorating those killed by the…
Thousands of Palestinians joined a rally in Rafah organized by Hamas commemorating those killed by the Israeli army in the latest operation in the Gaza Strip in which over 57…
for Solidarity and support to the Palestinians in their struggleIMEMC Staff & Agencies, June 3 2004 The International Solidarity Movement is conducting a wide campaign for Solidarity and support to…
 The International Solidarity Movement is conducting a wide campaign for Solidarity and support to the Palestinians in their struggle against the military assaults against the activists of the movement which…
monthly report that 137 Palestinians were killed during the month ofIMEMC Staff & Agencies, June 2, 2004 The Palestinian Center for Peace and Justice (PCPJ) revealed in its monthly report…
The Palestinian Center for Peace and Justice (PCPJ) revealed in its monthly report that 137 Palestinians were killed during the month of May, compared to 55 in April and 79…
residents of Jabal Al-Mukaber in their appeal against the army’sIMEMC & Agencies, June 10, 2004 Some 20 Jewish residents of Jerusalem have joined the Palestinian residents of Jabal Al-Mukaber in…
Israeli police reported Wednesday that during the year 2004, settlers’ attacks against Palestinian residents, especially in the northern West Bank and Hebron areas, increased considerably. Since January 2004, there has…
treated at least 120 Palestinians who have been tear gassed by theGeorge Rishmawi-IMEMC, June 10, 2004 Palestinian medical sources in Al-Zawiya village that they have treated at least 120 Palestinians…
world to be in solidarity with them in facing the IsraeliGeorge Rishmawi-IMEMC & Agencies June 1, 2004 16:06 The children in Rafah city have called upon the children of the…
readiness to meet with the Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon ifGeorge Rishmawi-IMEMC & Agencies, June 1, 2004 The Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qurei has expressed Monday his readiness to meet…
is supposed to lead the redeployment of the Palestinian AuthorityInterview / IMEMC Staff, June 1, 2004 ArabYnet News site interviewed Mohammad Dahlan, the character, which is supposed to lead the…
The children in Rafah city have called upon the children of the world to be in solidarity with them in facing the Israeli Occupation, by going out on marches that…
The Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qurei has expressed Monday his readiness to meet with the Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon if the later reciprocated. ‘The meeting should result in putting…
ArabYnet News site interviewed Mohammad Dahlan, the character, which is supposed to lead the redeployment of the Palestinian Authority and its devices in Gaza Strip after an Israeli pullout. In…
The Egyptian Middle East News Agency reported Monday that both Israel and the Palestinian Authority agreed to an Egyptian proposal for a mutual cease-fire. According to the Egyptian agency, Israel…
done by channel 10 with the Palestinian President Yasser ArafatIMEMC Staff, May 31, 2004, 09:00 The Israeli paper online Yedioth Ahronoth, published an interview done by channel 10 with the…
 Translated by, Saed Bannoura Mansour Ahmad is a 54 years old man from Hebron, south of the West Bank, tells a story which started in 1967, and never ended… “As…
The Israeli paper online Yedioth Ahronoth, published an interview done by channel 10 with the Palestinian President Yasser Arafat Sunday evening, and broadcasted the interview on its evening news. Channel…
said Saturday that resistance groups would stop fighting IsraelisIMEMC Staff & Agencies, May 30, 2004 The former Palestinian security affairs minister Mohammad Dahlan said Saturday that resistance groups would stop…
People’s Part, the former Communist Party, said the PalestinianGeorge Rishmawi-IMEMC, May 29, 2004 Khaled Mansour, member of the Political bureau of the Palestinian People’s Part, the former Communist Party, said…
There is no doubt that Israel plans to withdraw completely and totally from the Gaza Strip. What remains to be answered is when and how. But until the withdrawal actually…
villages northwest Jerusalem, including 67% of lands which belongsSaed Bannura-IMEMC & Agencies, May 29, 2004, 18:04 Palestine Media Center said that army to annex seven Palestinian villages northwest Jerusalem, including…
preparations for the elections in the Palestinian territories haveSaed Bannura-IMEMC & Agencies, May 27, 2004 Minister of local Authorities Jamal Shobaki, said that the preparations for the elections in the…
handing over the responsibility in areas Israel will pullout from inGeorge Rishmawi-IMEMC & Agencies, May 27, 2004 A Senior Palestinian official said, Tuesday that a security plan for handing over…
detainees in Shatta prison revealed an attempt by soldiers from theSa’ed Bannura-IMEMC, May 25, 2004 Palestine News Network reported, Monday, that some Palestinian detainees in Shatta prison revealed an attempt…
by settlers at the site of the unauthorized Hazon David outpost nearGhassan Andoni-IMEMC & Agencies, May 25,2004 Army and border police dismantled Tuesday morning a structure built by settlers at…
Authority has distributed arms to Hamas and Islamic Jihad operativesGeorge Rishmawi-IMEMC & Agencies, May 24 2004 A senior Israeli security sources charged Sunday the Palestinian Authority has distributed arms to…
As the Arab Summit in Tunisia lowered the curtains, Palestinians realized that Arab leaders not only turned back to them, but more important turned against them. {mosimage}The continued crisis in…
Suleiman, is due to arrive on Monday in Ramallah to meet withIMEMC Staff & Agencies, May 24, 2004 The head of the Egyptian intelligence services, General Omar Suleiman, is due…
Uri Avnery-Op-Ed, May 23, 2004The Rape of Rafah Uri Avnery-Op-Ed, May 23, 2004 The immense might of the Israeli army, assembled from all over the country, has attacked a small…
The immense might of the Israeli army, assembled from all over the country, has attacked a small Palestinian township on the margin of the destitute Gaza Strip. Palestinians, both fighters…
family in the city. When the assaulted family complained to theIMEMC & Agencies, May 22,, 2004, 20:05 Member of an Ethiopian Jewish family in Bir Shiva assaulted an Arab family…
open Hunger Strike in protest to the inhuman treatment andIMEMC & Agencies, May 22, 2004 The detainees in Hadarim detention camp, near Haifa, resumed their open Hunger Strike in protest…
his confinement in Ramallah.IMEMC & Agencies, May 22, 2004 20:38 The Palestinian President Yasser Arafat addressed the summit from his confinement in Ramallah. Arafat, who spoke to the summit via…
military offensive, ‘Operation Rain Bow’ was, to find out that aHundreds of Rafah residents went out to the streets especially in Tel Al-Sultan and Al-Barazil area where the focus of…
Rafah continued despite of the U.N. Security Council resolution andGhassan Andoni-IMEMC & Agencies, May 21, 2004 Military ‘Operation Rainbow’ in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah continued despite of…
Translated by: Saed Bannoura ‘There is nothing more difficult for the parents than loosing a child, yet how would it feel to lose two at the same time… by a…
Senior sources in the Israeli government dismissed on Thursday some Arab media reports about a near deal in which the remains of the missing air force navigator Ron Arad would…
Soldiers and police officers attacked demonstrators as they attempted to cross the roadblocks into the Gaza Strip.IMEMc & agencies, May 21, 2004 Police and soldiers attacked around a thousand demonstrators,…
legislative Council Member, Marwan Bargouthi of four charges out ofIMEMC & Agencies, May 20, 2004 Tel Aviv Central Court convicted Thursday, the Palestinian legislative Council Member, Marwan Bargouthi of four…
Jerusalem according to the Hebrew calendar in 1967 six days war,George Rishmawi-IMEMC & Agencies, May 20, 2004 Wednesday, May 18, 2004 marks the 37 anniversary of annexing Jerusalem according to…
All who believe in peace and peaceful non-violent means to fight injustice should bow in respect to the people of Rafah. Even while surrounded with death and destruction from all…
guilty of war crimes and grave violations of Geneva Convention inGeorge Rishmawi-IMEMC, May 19, 2004 Amnesty International, the Human Rights Group, has charged Israel guilty of war crimes and grave…
navigator Ron Arad is dead and his body is being held by Hezbollah,IMEMC Staff & agencies, May 19, 2004 Source close to Hezbollah confirmed Wednesday that Israel Air Force navigator…