Category: Palestine

Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Thursday, April 16th, 2015. Israeli soldiers attack a protested near Ramallah…

April 17 is Palestinian Prisoners Day, the day of National, Arab and international solidarity with Palestinian political prisoners, held by Israel and facing serious, continuous (and escalating) Israeli violations. Marking…

A recent poll by the Arab World For Research And Development (AWRAD) gathered 1200 Palestinian respondents, in the occupied West Bank and Gaza, to reach a national opinion regarding the…

Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Wednesday, April 15th, 2015. Israeli soldiers invade West Bank communities and…

The Israeli prosecutor’s office filed to the ‘Ofer Military Court an indictment of twelve charges against leftist Palestinian Legislator, senior social and feminist figure, Khaleda Jarrar, who recently received a…

Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Tuesday, April 14th, 2015. Palestinian fighter dies of wounds sustained last…

The Palestinian Detainees Committee warned that the health condition of detainee Yosri al-Masri, who suffers from cancer and various health issues, witnessed a serious health deterioration, and that the detainee…

Family of detainee Khader ‘Adnan, held under arbitrary Administrative Detention, said the Prison Administration of the Hadrim Israeli prison moved him into solitary confinement for two weeks, starting on Monday…

Israeli settlement farms in the occupied West Bank are using Palestinian child labor to grow, harvest and pack agricultural produce, much of it for export, Human Rights Watch stated in…

Israeli forces have continued with systematic attacks against Palestinian civilians and their property in the occupied Palestinian territories (oPt) for the reporting period of 02 – 08 April 2015.Israeli attacks…

Israeli settlers from Leshem colonial settlement, west Salfit, today, have taken over the historical village, Deir Sim’an, on the lands of Kafr Deek and Rafat. Israeli housing minister, Uri Ariel,…

Thousands of Christian pilgrims filled Jerusalem’s ancient Church of the Holy Sepulcher, on Saturday, for the ‘Holy Fire’ ceremony which marks the eve of Orthodox Easter.The ceremony, celebrated by Palestinian…

Audio Link After Text Welcome to this Week in Palestine, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for April 4th, to the 10th, 2015. As the Palestinian…

Palestinian Medical sources reported on Friday that former political prisoner, Ja’far Ibrahim ‘Awad, 22 years of age, died in a Palestinian hospital in the southern West Bank city of Hebron,…

On April 9, 1948, Zionist militias massacred approximately 100 Palestinian men, women and children in the village of Deir Yassin. 04/09/15 | Alternative Information Center (AIC) | Beit Sahour Located…

On April 9, sixty-seven years ago, armed members of Zionist terrorist organizations, the Irgun and the Stern gangs, attacked the Palestinian village of Deir Yassin and brutally murdered more than…

Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Thursday, April 9th, 2015. Israeli settlers destroy Palestinian farm lands in…

Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Wednesday, April 8th, 2015. Israeli troops shoot and kill a Palestinian…

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas ordered the transfer of a former political prisoner to a hospital in Germany due to serious complications resulting from medical maltreatment while detained in Eshil Israeli…

Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Tuesday, April 7th, 2015. Israeli settlers detain Palestinian school children and…

The Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) denounced an Israeli decision to put Khalida Jarrar, Member of the Palestinian Legislative Council (PCL), under a six-month administrative detention.PCHR calls upon the…

The Palestinian Detainees Committee has reported that Israeli soldiers attacked, on Monday evening, Palestinian political prisoners held in the Nafha prison, in the Negev Desert, attacked many detainees, and moved…

Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Monday, April 6th, 2015. Israeli soldiers opened fire at homes near…

Israeli forces have continued with systematic attacks against Palestinian civilians and their property in the occupied Palestinian territories (oPt) for the reporting period of 26 March – April 01 2015.Israeli…

An Israeli military court held a hearing, Sunday, to discuss the file of detained leftist Legislator Khaleda Jarrar, and sentenced her to six months under arbitrary Administrative Detention orders, without…

The Palestinian Prisoner Society (PPS) has reported that Israel is holding captive nearly 200 Palestinian children in three main prisons, and that at least 100 of them are held in…

Family of a y,oung Palestinian detainee, held by Israel, voiced an urgent appeal to local international, legal and human rights organizations to intervene and save their wounded detained son from…

The Ahrar Center for Detainees’ Studies and Human Rights stated in its monthly reported on Israeli violations in the occupied territories, that Israeli soldiers have kidnapped 525 Palestinians, including 42…

Orthodox Christian pilgrims from around the world have begun arriving in Jerusalem to take part in Easter celebrations.Pilgrims included Christians from Russia, Greece, Romania, Cyprus, Bulgaria, Serbia and other countries.…

Through the blurring of territorial lines between Israel and Palestine, the Israeli Ministry of Tourism has both claimed and profited from Palestinian sites, the PLO Negotiations Affairs Department said, in…

The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) has reported, Friday, that dozens of soldiers broke into several sections, in the Ramon Israeli prison, where Palestinian detainees are held, hurled gas bombs, and…

On behalf of the PLO Executive Committee, Dr. Hanan Ashrawi strongly condemned the recent arrest of Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) Member and a member of the political leadership of the…

After annual difficulty accessing religious sites, Palestinians have vowed to pursue ‘other means’ if restrictions continue.After annual difficulty accessing religious sites, Palestinians have vowed to pursue ‘other means’ if restrictions…

Audio Link After Text Welcome to this Week in Palestine, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for March 28th, to April 3rd, 2015. After Palestine became…

Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah said, Thursday, that Israel has threatened to deduct 1.05 billion shekels ($276 million) from taxes withheld from the Palestinian Authority between January and March.During a visit…

Audio Link after Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Thursday, April 2nd, 2015. Israeli troops invade west Bank communities injuring…

The Ahrar Center for Detainees Studies and Human Rights has reported that Israeli soldiers killed two Palestinians in March, while a third died of earlier wounds, and that the soldiers…

The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) has reported that Israel is currently holding captive sixteen democratically elected legislators, including Khalida Jarrar, who was kidnapped earlier Thursday.The PPS issued a press release…

Audio Link after Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Wednesday, April 1st, 2015. Israeli forces invade West Bank communities, injures…

Three Palestinians where shot and injured by Israeli forces in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, a medical official said on Monday. Ministry of Health spokesman Ashraf al-Qidra said, according to…

Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Tuesday, March 31st, 2015. Israeli soldiers attacks Palestinian school children with…

Palestinian governmental spokesperson Ihab Bseiso, Monday, assured that, ‘Until now we haven’t received any money, nor have we officially been informed of anything.’The Palestinian Finance Ministry stated that the deductions…

Dozens of Palestinian citizens, this morning, were injured in Israeli attacks on a demonstration commemorating the 39th Land day, in Huwwarah town, south Nablus. Activist against the wall and settlements,…

Audio Link After text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Monday, March 30th, 2015. Israeli navy attack Palestinian fishermen in Gaza…

Israeli forces have continued with systematic attacks against Palestinian civilians and their property in the occupied Palestinian territories (oPt) for the reporting period of 18 – 25 March 2015.Israeli attacks…

PLO Executive Committee Member Dr. Hanan Ashrawi said: “On March 30, 1976, as thousands of Palestinians inside Israel protested Israeli plans to steal 60,000 dunams of land in the Galilee,…

Israel will release, to the Palestinian Authority, tax funds which it collects on its behalf and that have been withheld as punishment for its move to join the International Criminal…

Audio Link After Text Welcome to this Week in Palestine, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for March 21st, to the 27th, 2015. UN official as…

Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Thursday, March 26th, 2015. Israeli troops invade West Bank communities, kidnap…

Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Wednesday, March 25th, 2015. Palestinian youth dies after being shot by…

Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Tuesday, March 24th, 2015. Israeli soldiers invade West Bank communities demolish…

Israeli forces shot and injured at least 30 children across the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem since the beginning of this year, according to Defense for Children International- Palestine…

The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) said one of its lawyers managed to visit three ailing Palestinian detainees, held by Israel and denied the urgently needed essential medical treatment.The PPS said…

Family of an Israeli settler woman, who was killed on November 10 2014, demanded an Israeli court to sentence detainee Maher Hamdi al-Hashlamoun, 30 years of age, to death for…

Audio Link After text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Monday, March 23rd, 2015. Israeli forces demolish a Bedouin village and…

Israeli police officers demolished, on Monday morning, the al-‘Araqib Bedouin village in the Negev, for the 82nd consecutive time, rendering the families homeless again. Resident Salim al-‘Araqib said dozens of…

Israeli forces have continued with systematic attacks against Palestinian civilians and their property in the occupied Palestinian territories (oPt) for the reporting period of 12 – 18 March 2015.Israeli attacks…

Audio Link After Text Welcome to this Week in Palestine, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for March 14th, to the 20th, 2015. Right wing Israeli…

Palestinian Legislator, Secretary-General of the leftist Palestinian People’s Party (PPS) called on the Palestinian Authority to reconsider the Oslo agreements with Tel Aviv, and to stop abiding by them, especially…

Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Thursday, March 19th, 2015. Israeli troops invade West Bank communities and…

Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Wednesday, March 18th, 2015. Israeli soldiers injurie a Palestinian man and…

Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Tuesday, March 17th, 2015. Israeli soldiers attack farm lands in Gaza…

Audio After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Monday, March 16th, 2015. Israeli forces invade west Bank communities, search homes…

On March 16, 2003, 23-year-old American peace activist Rachel Corrie was killed by an Israeli demolition man while protecting a doctor’s family home in Rafah.Twelve years ago today, friend to…

In its Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories for the week of 05 – 11 March 2015, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR)…

Audio Link After Text Welcome to this Week in Palestine, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for March 7th, to the 13th, 2015. Israel continued refusal…

Audio After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Thursday, March 12th, 2015. Israeli troops invade West Bank communities and kidnaps…

Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Wednesday, March 11th, 2015. Palestinian man dies of wounds sustained by…

Palestinian detainee, leader of the Al-Qassam Brigades the armed wing of Hamas, Abdullah al-Barghouthi, was moved from Ramon Israeli prison to solitary confinement in Nafha following extensive interrogation after releasing…

Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Tuesday, March 10th, 2015. Israeli soldiers attack university students injuring seven,…

Israeli forces have continued with systematic attacks against Palestinian civilians and their property in the occupied Palestinian territories (oPt) for the reporting period of 26 February – 04 March 2015.Israeli…

Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Monday, March 9th, 2015. Soldiers invade West Bank communities and attack…

As the Palestinian people mark March 8th, International Woman’s Day, the Palestinian Committee on Detainees issued a statement that Israel is still holding captive twenty Palestinian women, including one who…

Audio Link After Text Welcome to this Week in Palestine, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for February 28th, to March 6th, 2015. This week the…

The Central Council of the Palestine Liberation Organization voted on Thursday to end security cooperation with Israel due to the Israeli government’s continued non-compliance with past signed agreements.However, the President…

Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Thursday, March 5th, 2015. Palestinian fishermen injured by Israeli navy attack…

PA President and Fateh member Mahmoud Abbas, Wednesday, said talks with Israel are still on the table, despite failed moves at the UN and numerous past rounds of fruitless fruitless…

Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Wednesday, March 4th, 2015. Israeli navy escalate attacks on Gaza Fishermen,…

The newly appointed Israeli army Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot stated that the Israeli military always needs to be ready for a new Intifada, or attacks against Israeli targets, including…

This Sunday, Sounds of Palestine organized the first winter mid-year concert, with the participation of over 70 kids who performed for their families in Aida Youth Center, playing violins, cellos,…

Audio After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Tuesday, March 3rd, 2015. Israeli troops injures a young man and kidnaps…

ِAudio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Monday, March 2nd, 2015. Nonviolent action organized against West Bank settlement,…

Head of the Palestinian Detainees Committee Issa Qaraqe’ said Monday that the detainees, held in different Israeli prisons, detention camps and interrogation centers, are heading towards escalated protest measures that…

Israeli forces have continued with systematic attacks against Palestinian civilians and their property in the occupied Palestinian territories (oPt) for the reporting period of 19 – 25 February 2015.Israeli attacks…

According to a report by Hussam Association of Palestinian Prisoners and Ex-Prisoners, Israeli occupation forces have kidnapped some 285 Palestinians, 30 of whom are children under the age of 18,…

Audio Link After Text Welcome to this Week in Palestine, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for February 21st, to the 27th, 2015. US court holds…

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas issued a statement denouncing the Israeli attacks on Islamic and Christian holy sites in occupied Palestine, and called for international protection. Arab League condemns latest assaults,…

Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Thursday, February 26th, 2015. Israeli right-wingers set a church on fire…

Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Wednesday, February 25th, 2015. Israeli settlers attack and destroy a mosque…

Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Wednesday at dawn, three Palestinians in the northern part of the occupied West Bank, stormed and searched several homes; many Palestinians injured. Palestinian child kidnapped near…

Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Tuesday, February 24th, 2015. Israeli troops shoot and kill a Palestinian…

Child detainee, Khaled Husam Sheikh, 15 years of age, has been denied family visits, and essential medical treatment, since his abduction by the Israeli army 62 days ago, after the…

Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Monday, February 23rd, 2015. Israeli troops invade West Bank communities and…

Israeli forces have continued with systematic attacks against Palestinian civilians and their property in the occupied Palestinian territories (oPt) for the reporting period of 12 – 18 February 2015.Israeli attacks…

Aida refugee camp, north Bethlehem city, has drowned after the Gilo settlement opened its barrages, throwing all excess rain and melted snow water onto the camp. Meanwhile, hundreds of Palestinians…

Audio Link After Link Welcome to this Week in Palestine, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for February 14th, to the 20th, 2015. This week Israeli…

Shops and offices in cities across the occupied West Bank closed on Friday, after a major winter storm struck the region, leaving nearly half a meter of snow in some…

Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Thursday, February 19th, 2015. Palestinian fighter reported killed in Gaza and…

Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center located online at www.imemc.org. Today’s news brief is for Wednesday, February 18, 2015.…

Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Tuesday, February 17th, 2015. Three children injured by a bomb left…