P.A. Demands The Release Of 550 Detainees
Israeli daily, Haaretz, reported that, according to senior Palestinian officials, the Palestinian Authority (P.A.) in the West Bank will be asking the Quartet Committee to pressure Israel into releasing 550…
Palestine Today 10 25 2011
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Israeli Authorities Prevent Al-Rugoob From Meeting His Released Son
The Israeli authorities have prevented Awad Yonis al-Rugoob, 60, from traveling to the Gaza strip to meet his son, who was released in the first phase of the prisoner-swap deal…
Palestine Today 10 24 2011
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Bahar: “Israeli Groups Plan To Assassinate Freed Detainees”
Deputy head of the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC), Dr. Ahmad Bahar, warned that Israel and a number of “Zionist” groups are “allocating money to fund the assassination of detainees released…
This Week in Palestine week 42 2011
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Abbas Says Olmert Promised Release Of a Large Number Of Detainees
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas told Times Magazine that he held progressive talks with former Israeli Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert, who had to resign due to corruption charges. Olmert promised to…
PCHR Weekly Report: 15 abducted in 47 Israeli invasions this week
In its Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories for the week of 13 – 19 October 2011, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights found…
Israeli Police Kidnaps Fifteen Protesters In Front Of Ha-Sharon Prison
On Thursday, the Israeli Police violently attacked dozens of protesters who had assembled peacefully in front of Ha-Sharon Israeli prison, near Netanya. They demanded the release of the remaining nine…
Palestine Today 10 20 2011
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Erekat: ‘Israel is responsible for The Collapse Of The Peace Talks’
Dr. Saeb Erekat, member of the Central Committee of the Fatah Movement and Palestinian negotiation chief, held a meeting with the former Portuguese President, Jorge Sambaio, currently appointed the High…
Abu Marzouq: “Egypt Guarantees Implementation Of Phase 2”
Deputy head of the Hamas Political Bureua, Dr. Mousa Abu Marzouq, told the Hamas affiliated Palestinian Information Center that Egypt provided grantees for the movement regarding Israel’s commitments to implement…
Abu Obaida Provides Details On The 2nd Phase of Swap Deal
Abu Obaida, spokesperson of the Al Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, stated that the second phase of the prisoner-swap deal will include the release of security detainees who…
Palestine Today 10 19 2011
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Ex-detainee, Muhammad Ziyada, Expels Israeli TV Reporter From Reception Tent
On October 18, ex-detainee, Muhammad Mansour Ziyada, expelled the correspondent of Israeli TV’s Channel One from the reception tent, which was set right next to his house in Al-Waha Al-Khadra’,…
Israel To Enforce Harsh Restrictions On Released Detainees
Israeli daily, Yedioth Aharonoth, quoted Israeli security officials stating that Israel will be imposing harsh restrictions on West Bank former detainees released under the prisoner-swap deal.The detainees will be required…
Mashal Calls On Abbas To Implement National Unity Agreement
Khaled Mashal, head of the Hamas Movement’s political Bureau in Damascus, called on President Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday, to hold a meeting with Hamas in Cairo next week. The object…
Palestine Today 10 18 2011
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All Freed Detainees Are Now In Gaza And Ramallah
Every Palestinian detainee released in the first phase of the prisoners-swap deal between Israel and the Hamas movement, except those sent to Egypt, are now safely in Gaza and Ramallah.…
Prisoner-Exchange Deal Officially Kicks Off
The prisoner-swap deal, signed between Hamas and Israel, has overcome the final hurdle after the Israeli High Court rejected all appeals filed against the deal by Israelis. Hundreds of detainees…
Palestine Today 10 17 52011
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Erekat: ‘No Date Set For Meeting With Quartet Committee’
Member of the Executive Committee of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO), long-time negotiator, Dr. Saeb Erekat, stated that the time and date for a meeting with the Quartet, which recently…
Saadat Moved To Al Ramla Prison Hospital
Palestinian Minister of Detainees, Issa Qaraqe’, stated that detained Secretary-General of the leftist Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), Ahmad Saadat, was moved to the Al Ramla Prison…
Israel publishes list of 477 prisoners to be released
The Israeli government has published a list of four-hundred and seventy-seven Palestinian prisoners who are to be released in the first stage of the swap, in exchange for captured Israeli…
Israel Starts Moving Detainees In Preparation For Their Release
Israeli’s Yedioth Aharonoth reported on Sunday that Israel has already begun implementing its part of the prisoner-swap deal. Pison officers started moving detainees, who are included in the deal, to…
MADA campaigns amidst precarious media freedom in Palestine
The Palestinian Center for Development and Media Freedoms (MADA) launched two campaigns in early August demanding an end to attacks on press freedom by Israeli forces and Palestinian security services.…
Al-Zahar: We Will Release Shalit When The Ex-detainees Reach The West Bank And Egypt
The leading figure of Hamas, Dr. Mahmoud Al-Zahar, stated that the moment the ex-detainees enter the West Bank and the Egyptian territories, Hamas will immediately release Gilad Shalit, the Ma’an…
Shalit’s Captors Informed Him Of His Impending Release- A Deal Opposed By Israeli Organization
An official source in Hamas confirmed that the captors of Gilad Shalit have informed him of his impending release in the upcoming days, the Ma’an News Agency reported.An Israeli broadcaster…
This Week in Palestine week 41 2011
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PCHR Weekly Report: 1 Palestinian Dead, 3 Wounded, 17 Adults & 7 Children Abducted By Israeli Troops
In its Weekly Report on Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories for the week of 6th – 12th October 2011, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights reported…
Ankara To Host 40 Freed Palestinian Detainees
The Hurriyet Daily News in Turkey has reported that Ankara will host forty Palestinian detainees who are to be freed under the prisoner-swap deal between Israel and Hamas. Israel rejected…
PCHR: Blockade Must Be Lifted After Swap Deal Is Concluded
The Palestinian Center for Human Right (PCHR) confirmed Thursday morning that once the prisoners swap deal is concluded, the Israeli blockade on the Gaza Strip must be removed, adding that…
Palestine Today 10 13 52011
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Abu ‘Ein Warns Of Possible Israeli Manipulation of Prisoner Swap
An official with the Ministry of Detainee Affairs, Ziad Abu Ein, warned of the possibility that Israel might try to manipulate the second phase of the prisoner-swap deal, which will…
Hamas Releases Details on First Phase Of Swap Deal
Senior Hamas sources reported that the first stage of the mediated prisoners-swap deal with Israel will secure the release of most of the detainees who have been imprisoned by Israel…
Hamas: “Deal Includes Implementing The Demands Of Striking Detainees.â€
Former political prisoner, Saleh Al-Aroury, in charge of the Detainee File at the Hamas Movement, stated that the Egyptian mediated prisoner-swap deal reached with Israel, “also includes the implementation of…
Israel To Publish List Of 450 Detainees To Be Released In Phase One
The Israeli Ministry of Justice has announced that they will be publishing a list on Sunday, containing the names of the 450 Palestinian detainees who will be released in the…
Palestine Today 10 12 2011
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Israeli intelligence: Prisoner Swap Deal Doesn’t Include Al-Barghouti, Saadat, Nor As-Syyed
The prisoner swap deal, reached by the Hamas movement and Israel, does not include several senior political leaders of the major Palestinian factions, senior sources told the Palestinian Ma’an News…
The Real Story of How Israel Was Created
In 1947 the CIA reported that Zionist leadership was pursuing objectives that would endanger …“the strategic interests of the Western powers in the Near and Middle East. The common representation of…
Palestine Today 10 11 2011
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The Foreign Minister Of Tanzania Affirms His Country’s Support For The Palestinian People
The Foreign Minister of Tanzania, Bernard Membe, affirms his country’s continuous and concrete support for Palestine, and its legitimate rights to achieve national independence, the Palestinian News Agency (WAFA) reported.During…
Palestine Today 10 10 2011
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President Abbas Visits Colombia To Urge Support For Palestinian State
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and his delegation reached Bogotá, his third destination in seeking positive UN votes for the Palestinian state, to urge Colombia’s support. Abbas was welcomed by the…
Urgent Messages From The M.O.H. To The International Health Bodies Concerning Prisoners’ strike
Dr. Fathi Abu Mughli sent urgent messages to both the World Health Organization and the International Committee of the Red Cross, calling upon them to immediately negotiate with the Israeli…
Hunger Strike Ongoing, Violations Against Detainees Escalating
Palestinian Minister of Detainees, Issa Qaraqe’, stated on Saturday that Palestinian political detainees in Israeli prisons are continuing with their hunger strike to demand their legal rights, despite Israel’s escalating…
This Week in Palestine Week 40 2011
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Continuing Detention In Tuba Zingerah, Upper Galilee
Israeli police continue to detain citizens of the village of Tuba Zingerah in the Upper Galilee, Israel, who were arrested during a demonstration protesting the burning of the village mosque…
PCHR Weekly Report: 4 civilians, including a child, wounded by Israeli troops this week
In its Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories for the week of 29 Sep. – 05 Oct. 2011, 3 Palestinians, including a child, were…
Abed-Rabbo: “No Talks Unless Israel Halts Settlement Activitiesâ€
Secretary-General of the Executive Committee of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO), Yasser Abed-Rabbo, stated that the Palestinian leadership will not return to the negotiations table before Israel halts all of…
Palestine Today 10 06 2011
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PCHR Condemns Collective Penalties against Palestinian Prisoners in Israeli Jails
The Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) strongly condemns collective punishment measures being taken by the Israeli prison authorities against Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails who have organized a hunger…
PFLP Urges European Council To Save Lives Of Striking Prisoners
The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine urged the European Council to send legal, medical, and media missions to help the prisoners on hunger strike, and to monitor closely…
Palestine Today 10 05 2011
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Quartet To Meet Next Sunday to Discuss Peace Process
The U.S State Department confirmed that representatives of the International Quartet will meet next Sunday in Brussels to discuss the frozen Israeli-Palestinian peace process and ways it can be pushed…
Army Kidnaps Two Palestinian Youths South Of Nablus, Invades a Village East Tulkarem
On Wednesday morning, Israeli army soldiers kidnapped two Palestinian youths from Qablan and ‘Urata village in the southern part of the West Bank city of Nablus, after breaking into their…
European Council Calls Upon Member States to Support Palestinian UN Membership
The Secretary-General of the Palestinian Legislative Council, Ibrahim Khreisheh, stated that the Parliament Association of the European Council overwhelmingly approved an action calling for European members of the Security Council…
IPA Starts New Measures To Punish Detainees
Israeli Maariv reported on Wednesday morning that the Israeli Prison Administration (IPA) has started a series of measures to increase pressure on the Palestinian detainees in an attempt to break…
Palestine Today 10 04 2011
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Cutting Aid to Palestine Harms Interests of US and Israel
The American Financial Times newspaper states that cutting off aid to the Palestinian Authority will damage the interests of Americans and Israelis, the Palestinian News and Information Agency (WAFA) reported…
Activities Launched To Support The Striking Detainees
Palestinian prisoners in Israeli detention facilities started an open-ended hunger strike a week ago, after a Prison Service crack-down to punish the detainees while at the same time starting a…
Hamas Leader Calls For Abducting More Soldiers
Hamas political leader Khalil Al Hayya called on the Palestinian resistance factions to abduct more Israeli soldiers and settlers in order to trade them for Palestinian political prisoners, according to…
Israeli Troops Break Into Asqalan, Nahfa Prisons
In an attempt to prevent the detainees’ hunger strike from spreading to all Israeli prisons and detention facilities, undercover forces of the Israeli Army broke into the Asqalan and Nafha…
Striking Palestinian Detainee Suffers Health Deterioration
The health condition of Palestinian detainee Akram Mansour, 52, witnessed a sharp deterioration Monday as he continues his hunger strike along with hundreds of detainees imprisoned by Israel. Held in…
Palestine Today 10 03 2011
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Sakhnin; Thousands Mark 11th Anniversary Of Al Aqsa Intifada
Responding to a decision by the Arab Higher follow-up committee in the 1948 territories, thousands of Arabs, Palestinians, participated in a ceremony commemorating the 11th anniversary of the Al Aqsa…
Mezan Center Report on 11th Anniversary of the Al Aqsa Intifada
On the 11thAnniversary of the Al-Aqsa Intifada: Al Mezan Calls for Protection and Respect for Civilian’s Rights and Accountability for Violators.Wednesday 28 September 2011 marks the eleventh anniversary of the…
This Week in Palestine week 39 2011
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PCHR Weekly Report: Palestinian civilian killed, 26 civilians injured by Israeli forces this week
A total of 25 Palestinian civilians, including 6 children, and a French human rights defender were wounded this week.Israeli attacks in the West Bank: Israeli forces conducted 36 incursions into…
Palestine Today 09 29 2011
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Palestine Today 09 28 2011
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Palestinian Detainees Announce Hunger Strike
Palestinians detained in Israeli occupation jails have announced their intent to begin an open-ended hunger strike to demand an end to the ever increasing humiliating and degrading treatment at the…
Palestine Today 09 27 2011
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Samir Allawi released after 49 days of illegal detention
Monday afternoon, Israeli military court decided to release Al-Jazeera bureau chief in Afghanistan, journalist Samir Allawi, after 49 days in illegal detention and interrogation.Samir Allawi appeared at Israeli military court…
Palestine Today 09 26 2011
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Hamas: Israel’s stance on blockade is ‘criminal’
In response to the speech given by Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Friday at the United Nations, Palestinian Prime Minister in the Gaza Strip, Ismail Haniyeh (of the Hamas…
Soldiers Open Fire At Vehicle Near Bethlehem, Father And His Daughter Injured
Israeli soldiers opened fire Saturday morning at a Palestinian vehicle on Tiqua road south east of Bethlehem leading the vehicle to flip over injuring the driver and his daughter. “Israeli…
This Week in Palestine week 38 2011
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PCHR Weekly Report: Two children dead, 2 children and 2 adults wounded by Israeli forces this week
In its Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories for the week of 15 – 21 Sep. 2011, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR)…
Palestine Today 09 22 2011
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Palestine Today 09 21 2011
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Palestine Today 09 20 2011
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Donor Countries; “P.A Ready For Statehood”
The Associated Press reported that Donor countries reaffirmed their belief that the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank is ready for statehood, and that the efforts to boost local institutions…
Palestine Today 09 19 2011
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Islamic Jihad And Hamas Slam Abbas’ Speech
Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, and the Islamic Jihad, denounced the speech of Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, regarding the UN membership bid, in which he also stated that the hopes Israeli-Palestinian…
This Week in Palestine week 37 2011
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Abbas: ‘We Are Going To The Security Council To Seek Full UN Membership’
The Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas made a speech to the nation, Friday evening in which he emphasized that the Palestinian leadership is going to the United Nations Security Council to…
Abbas to Address his People
Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, will be delivering a speech to the Palestinian people at which he would announce the final Palestinian-UN bid for statehood amid the growing tension regarding the…
PCHR Weekly Report: Two civilians injured, 34 abducted by Israeli troops this week
In its Weekly Report on Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories for the week of 08 – 14 Sep. 2011, Israeli forces continued to attack Palestinian fishermen…
Palestine Today 09 15 2011
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Hamas: “Abbas’ U.N Move, Uncalculated Leap”
Dr. Salah Bardaweel, one of the senior political leaders of the Hamas movement, warned of what he called “the dangers of the Palestinian-UN bid” asking the UN to recognize a…
Palestine Today 09 14 2011
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Settlers assault workers and hit a boy with car in the West Bank
Israeli settlers from the settlement of Itamar, near the West Bank city of Nablus assaulted three Palestinian workers Wednesday morning. The workers are from the town of Beit Fajjar near…
Clinton and the path to the two-state solution
It is not strange to hear the US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton saying that the “two-state solution should go through Jerusalem and Ramallah, and not New York,” meaning that…
Palestine Today 09 13 2011
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B’Tselem: Army Denies Palestinians Right To Protest In WB
The Israeli human rights organizastion B’Tselem have stated that the Israeli military denies Palestinians the right to protest in the West Bank.A report published by the group on Monday, titled…
Palestine Today 09 12 2011
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This Week in Palestine week 36 2011
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