Settlers Burn 10 Cars Near Ramallah
Tuesday April 23, 2013, a number of armed extremist Israeli settlers invaded the Dir Jareer village, east of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, and torched 10 Palestinian cars…
Settlers burn villagers cars near Ramallah
Dozens of Israeli settlers raided a village near Ramallah Monday night and burned 10 cars.Witnesses reported that settlers from Ofra settlement attacked the positions of villagers, including 10 cars that…
Settlers Occupy Monastery, Raise Israeli Flag
On Friday, April 19, a group of extremist Israeli settlers occupied a Christian Monastery in a Palestinian village, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, and raised an Israeli…
Israeli settlers attack a Monastry near Ramallah
Israeli settlers on Friday raised an Israeli flag over a monastery and chapel in a village near Ramallah after overtaking the building.Priest Aziz Raey said that Israeli settlers broke into…
Activists remove section of Israeli Wall in solidarity with Palestinian prisoners
This Palestinian Prisoners Day, April 17th 2013, Palestinian and international activists cut down a fenced section of the Israeli apartheid wall in solidarity with Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli occupation…
Child from New Orleans sentenced to serve in adult prison in Israel
A 14-year old boy from New Orleans, Louisiana was sentenced on Wednesday to a two-week term in an Israeli prison, after having been abducted on April 5th by Israeli forces…
Fayyad: To Go To General Elections
Ramallah- the outgoing Prime Minister Salam Fayyad called for a return to the people and for holding general elections in order to rebuild the Palestinian political system.In his first interview…
Israel detain 2 Palestinians in Aboud village
Israeli forces detained on Friday two Palestinians at in Aboud village north of Ramallah. Israeli forces erected a checkpoint at the entrance of the village, and arrested 23-year-old Mahmoud al-Barghouthi…
Army Evicts Palestinian Protest Village
Sunday at dawn March 24, 2013; dozens of Israeli soldiers invaded the Ahfad Younis Palestinian protest village, installed by nonviolent activists five days ago, and removed it after detaining several…
Obama reiterates calls for two-state solution in Ramallah
On his second day of the first presidential visit to Palestine U.S. President Barack Obama met with the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah. Although Obama condemned the rocket attacks…
Palestinians install protest village to greet US President Barack Obama
As US President Barack Obama arrived for a two day visit to Israel and the Palestinian Territories, hundreds of Palestinian non-violent activists set up a tent village at Bab al…
Dozens Injured After Army Attacked Nonviolent Protesters In Bil’in
Friday March 15, 2013, the Friends of Freedom and Justice Committee (FFJ) in Bil’in village, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, reported that dozens of nonviolent protesters have…
Dozens Injured In Bil’in’s Weekly Protest
Friday March 8, 2013, Dozens of Palestinians, accompanied by Israeli and International peace activists, held their weekly protest against the Annexation Wall and settlements, in the village of Bil’in, near…
Clashes Takes Places Near Ramallah
Thursday March 7, 2013; Media sources in the central West Bank city of Ramallah reported that clashes took place between Israeli soldiers and Palestinian youths in ‘Aboud village, north west…
Palestinian Dies Of Injuries Suffered Two Weeks Ago
Thursday morning, March 7, 2013, Palestinian medical sources reported that Mohammad Sameeh Asfour, 22, from Aboud city, north of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, died of serious injuries…
Palestinian Injured By Army Fire Near Ramallah
Sunday evening March 3; Palestinian medical sources reported that one resident was injured during clashes that took place with Israeli soldiers invading Ein Yabroud village, near the central West Bank…
Five, Including Medic And Journalist, Injured In Bil’in
Friday March 1, 2013, Five Palestinians, including a medic and a journalist, have been injured after Israeli soldiers attacked the weekly nonviolent protest against the Wall and Settlements, in Bil’in…
20 Palestinians Injured Near Ofer Prison
Thursday February 28 2013; Palestinian medical sources in Ramallah, in the central West Bank, reported that at least twenty Palestinians have been injured during clashes that took place with Israeli…
Palestinian Boy Allegedly Used As Human Shield Near Ofer
Ramallah, 26 February 2013—Israeli soldiers forced a young Palestinian boy at gunpoint to walk among them while they confronted Palestinian demonstrators near Ofer prison outside Ramallah on February 17, Defence…
Three Palestinians Injured By Army Fire Near Ramallah
Sunday February 24, 2013; Three Palestinians have been injured by rounds of live ammunition, fired by Israeli soldiers at protesters near the Ofer Israeli prison, west of the central West…
Four Injured, Two Seriously, In Aboud Village
Saturday February 23, 2013; Four Palestinians have been injured, two serious, by Israeli soldiers’ fire invaded the village of Aboud, north of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, the…
Child Injured In Bil’in Weekly Protests, Dozens Treated For Effects Of Teargas Inhalation
Friday January 22 2013; Israeli soldiers attacked the weekly nonviolent protest against the Wall and settlement, and shot one child in the head, while dozens of protesters have been treated…
Soldiers Attack Nabi Saleh Weekly Protest, Detain Wounded Child
Friday, February 22, 2013; Israeli soldiers attacked the weekly nonviolent protest against the Annexation Wall and settlements, in Nabi Saleh village, near the central West bank city of Ramallah, leading…
Several College Students Injured By Army Fire Near Ramallah
Ramallah – Tuesday February 19; Palestinian medical sources reported that several students of the Birzeit University, near Ramallah, were mildly injured after Israeli soldiers attacked a nonviolent protest held in…
Palestinians block entrance to UN office in Ramallah to call for action on hunger-striking prisoners
Palestinian demonstrators today blocked the entrance of the UN headquarters in Ramallah in protest against its silence on the issue of the hunger-strikers in the Israeli jails.The protesters tried to…
Dozens Injured As Army Attacks Nonviolent Protests In West Bank
Dozens of Palestinians have been treated for the effects of tear-gas inhalation during the weekly nonviolent protest against the Wall and settlements in Bil’in village, near the central West Bank…
Israel To Build 90 Units In Bet El Settlement
The Israeli government decided to build additional 90 units in the Bet El illegal settlement, east of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, as part of a prior agreement…
Injuries Reported As Army Attacks Bil’in’s Weekly Protest
Israeli soldiers attacked, on Friday afternoon, the weekly nonviolent protest against the Annexation Wall and settlements, in Bil’in village, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah; dozens suffered the…
Settlers Torch Two Palestinian Cars Near Ramallah
Tuesday February 5 2013, a number of extremist Israeli settlers torched two Palestinian vehicles in the Dir Jareer village, north of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, and wrote…
Weekly Protest Against The Wall, Settlements, Held In Bil’in
Friday February 1, 2013; Dozens of Palestinians, Israeli and International peace activists held their weekly nonviolent protest against the Israeli Annexation Wall and Israel’s illegal settlements in the village on…
Army Attacks Bilin’s Weekly Protest Against The Wall
Friday January 25. 2013; The Friends Of Freedom And Justice Committee in Bil’in, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, reported that Israeli soldiers violently attacked the weekly nonviolent…
Army Attacks Bilin’s Weekly Protest Against The Wall
Friday January 25. 2013; The Friends Of Freedom And Justice Committee in Bil’in, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, reported that Israeli soldiers violently attacked the weekly nonviolent…
Palestinians Clash With Palestinian Security Forces In Al-Amary
Palestinian sources reported, on Sunday at night, that violent clashes took place between refugees of the Al-Amary refugee camp, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, and Palestinian Security…
Dozens Injured In Bil’in’s Weekly Protest
The Friends of Freedom and Justice Committee in Bil’in, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, reported that dozens of nonviolent protesters have been treated for the effects of…
How 20 tents rocked Israel: Palestinians take the fight to their occupiers in Bab al-Shams
When the Palestinian leadership won their upgrade to non-member observer status at the United Nations in November, plenty of sceptics on both sides of the divide questioned what practical benefits…
Palestinian Youth Killed By Israeli Fire In Ramallah
Palestinian medical sources reported that a 17-year-old Palestinian was shot and killed by four rounds of live ammunition fired by Israeli soldiers at him as he walked near his school…
Army Kidnaps Former Mayor Of Al-Biereh
On Tuesday [15 January 2013] at approximately at 1:00AM, Israeli soldiers kidnapped Sheikh Jamal Al-Tawil, the former mayor of the Al-Biereh town, after breaking into his home, ransacking contents and…
Dozens Injured In Bil’in As Army Attacks Weekly Protest
The Popular Committee Against the Wall in Bil’in, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, reported that dozens of protesters were treated for the effects of teargas inhalation after…
Army Fails To Evict Illegal Outpost Near Ramallah
Israeli soldiers tried to evict an illegal settlement outpost, erected by extremist Israeli settlers near the Bet EI illegal settlement, north of the central West Bank city of Ramallah; the…
Israel Claims Arresting A Cell That Planned To Abduct A Soldier
A gag order was lifted Tuesday on the arrest of what Israel claims to be a Palestinian cell that planned the abduction of an Israeli soldier to negotiate his release…
Four, Including A Wounded Resident, Kidnaped Near Ramallah
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Monday at dawn, Beit Reema village, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, and kidnapped four residents, including three brothers, and a resident who was…
Dr. Barghouthi: “Army’s Use of Live Ammunition, Implementation of Israeli Government Policy”
Dr. Mustafa Barghouthi, secretary-general of the Palestinian National Initiative, stated that the Israeli army’s invasion of the West Bank village of Ni’lin, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah,…
PCHR Condemns Raids of Three Civil and Human Rights Organisations in Ramallah by Israeli Forces
The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) condemns the raids of the offices of three civil and human rights organisations in Ramallah in the West Bank by Israeli Occupation Forces.…
Two Injured as Israeli Troops Invade Ni’lin
Two Palestinian youth were reported injured on Tuesday night when Israeli troops invaded the central West Bank village of Ni’lin and clashed with local youth. Witnesses told IMEMC that two…
Army Invades Ramallah, Breaks Into NGO’s
Dozens of Israeli soldiers invaded, on Tuesday at dawn, the central West Bank city of Ramallah, broke into and searched several nongovernmental institutions, including the office of the Palestinian Women’s…
Army Invades Ramallah, Breaks Into NGO’s
Dozens of Israeli soldiers invaded, on Tuesday at dawn, the central West Bank city of Ramallah, broke into and searched several nongovernmental institutions, including the office of the Palestinian Women’s…
Soldiers Attack Bil’in Weekly Protest Against Wall, Settlements
The Friends of Freedom and Justice Committee in Bil’in, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, reported Friday that Israeli soldiers attacked the weekly nonviolent protest against the Annexation…
Army Kidnaps 9 Palestinians In Ramallah
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Wednesday at dawn, the West Bank city of Ramallah and the nearby town of Birzeit town, and kidnapped nine Palestinians before taking them to an unknown…
Two Injured, Dozens Suffocated After Inhaling Gas, In Bil’in
Israeli soldiers attacked, Friday, the weekly nonviolent protest against the Annexation Wall and settlements in Bil’in village, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah; two residents were hit by…
Arafat’s Body To Be Exhumed Tuesday
Tawfiq Tirawi, head of the Palestinian committee that is investigating the assassination of Palestinian President, Yasser Arafat, stated that Arafat’s grave will be opened this coming Tuesday in order to…
Two Injured, Dozens Suffer Effects Of Teargas Inhalation In Bil’in’s Nonviolent Weekly Protest
The Friends of Freedom and Justice Committee, in Bil’in village, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, reported Friday that two residents were shot by a rubber-coated metal bullets,…
Hundreds Protest Clinton’s Visit To Ramallah
Hundreds of Palestinian youths held a massive protest against U.S. Secretary Of State, Hilary Clinton, who visited the central West Bank city of Ramallah and held a meeting with Palestinian…
Video: Two Killed And Scores Injured In West Bank Clashes
Two Palestinians were reported killed by Israeli soldiers’ gunfire on Monday as troops attacked Palestinians protesting the escalated offensive against the Gaza strip. Palestinian sources said that protests were reported…
Three Injured, One Critically, As Troops Attack Pro Gaza Protest Near Ramallah
Three Palestinian civilian were injured, one critically, on Saturday evening, by Israeli troops gunfire in the village of Al Nabi Saleh near the central West Bank city of Ramallah.Villagers organized…
Israeli Troops Attack Protests Across The West Bank, Injuries Reported
Israeli troops attacked on Wednesday at midday a number of protests organized in various West Bank communities demanding freedom and end of the occupation.In northern West Bank, protests were organized…
Swiss Scientists Arrive in the West Bank for Arafat Exhumation; Date Set
The Associated Press has reported on Monday that the date has been set, November 26, for the exhumation of late Palestinian President Yasser Arafat’s remains.This follows an investigative report by…
Israeli Court Acquits A Soldiers Who Killed A Child With A Shot To The Head
An Israeli Court in Lod acquitted Tuesday an Israeli soldier who shot and killed a Palestinian child during a nonviolent protest against the Annexation Wall in Ni’lin village, near the…
Israel: “30 Fighters Arrested In Ramallah”
Israeli Ynet News reported Monday that the Israeli Security Agency (Shin Bet) conducted an investigation that led to the arrest of thirty Hamas operatives, in the central West Bank city…
Nonviolent Protesters Conduct a Sit-in at Rami Levy Store near Ramallah
Israeli troops arrested four protesters near the central West Bank city of Ramallah on Wednesday when a group of Palestinians and their international supporters conducted a sit-in at the settlers’…
The Elders Meet Abbas In Ramallah
A delegation from “The Elders” visited Ramallah Monday and met Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, and several senior officials, and discussed latest developments and obstacles obstructing peace in the region.The Elders…
Four Palestinians Injured North Of Jerusalem
Four Palestinians were injured, on Tuesday, after the Israeli army attacked nonviolent protesters at the Latrun-Jerusalem Road (Jerusalem-Tel Aviv Road), north of occupied East Jerusalem, referred to by Israel as…
Ashrawi Thanks Brazil For Supporting Palestinian Statehood Bid
Monday, Dr. Hanan Ashrawi of the Executive Committee of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO),met Brazil’s Foreign Minister, Antonio Patriota, and Brazil’s Ambassador to the Palestinian Authority, Ligia Maria Scherer, in…
Soldiers Attack Bil’in’s Weekly Protest
Several protesters were treated for the effects of teargas inhalation after Israeli soldiers attacked the weekly nonviolent protest against the Wall and Settlements in Bil’in village, near the central West…
Army To Demolish Home Near Ramallah
Israel soldiers invaded, on Thursday morning, Dir Nitham village, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, and handed a resident a military order informing him that the army intends…
Settlers Uproot 300 Olive Trees Near Ramallah
Palestinian sources reported Wednesday that several extremist Israeli settlers uprooted around 300 olive trees that belong to residents of Al-Mogheer village, east of the central West Bank city of Ramallah.…
Palestinian Youth Found Dead Near Israeli Settlement
Palestinian medical sources reported that the body of a 16-year old Palestinian youth was found near Beit Arieh, an illegal Israeli settlement built on Palestinian lands that belong to residents…
Soldiers Attack Bil’in Weekly Protest
The Friends of Freedom and Justice Committee in Bil’in, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, reported Friday that dozens of nonviolent protesters were treated for the effects of…
P.A Security Captures Three Soldiers In Nablus, Hand Them Back To Israel
Members of the Palestinian security forces in the northern West Bank city of Nablus captured, Thursday, three Israeli soldiers who infiltrated into the city using a civilian vehicle, and handed…
Clashes Took Place Near Ofer Prison, Injuries reported
One Palestinian was injured, on Thursday, at several others received treatment for the effects of tear gas inhalation after Israeli soldiers attacked a protest in solidarity with Palestinian detainees held…
Palestinian Security Services Arrest Dozens of Hamas Members in the West Bank
The Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) condemns the wide-scale campaign of arrests waged by Palestinian security services in the West Bank, which targeted dozens of members of the Islamic…
Five Injured By Army Fire Near Ramallah
Palestinian medical sources reported Monday that five residents were treated for the effects of tear-gas inhalation during clashes that took place near the Qalanida terminal, separating between occupied Jerusalem and…
Protesters Injured In Bil’in’s Weekly Protest
Dozens of residents, and a number of International peace activists, marched towards the Annexation Wall, isolating the villagers from their lands, and were attacked by dozens of Israeli soldiers who…
Army Attacks Kufr Qaddoum Weekly Protest
Dozens of residents were treated for the effects of tear gas inhalation after Israeli soldiers attacked, Friday, the weekly nonviolent protest against the Wall and settlements, and against the closure…
Soldiers Attack Weekly Protest In Nabi Saleh
Israeli soldiers attacked, Friday, the weekly nonviolent protest against the Wall and Settlements in Nabi Saleh village, near the central West bank city of Ramallah, and fired gas bombs, rubber-coated…
Soldiers Attack Bil’in’s Weekly Protest
Medical sources reported Friday that dozens of nonviolent protesters were treated for the effects off teargas inhalation after the Israeli army violently attacked the weekly nonviolent protest against the Annexation…
Soldiers Attack Nabi Saleh Weekly Protest
Israeli soldiers attacked on Friday the weekly nonviolent protest in Nabi Saleh village, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, and fired gas bombs and rubber-coated bullets at the…
Israeli Army: “Man Drops Explosive Bag at Roadblock”
The Israeli military reported Monday that a Palestinian man dropped a bag filled with explosives a roadblock near Ni’lin village, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, and fled…
Injuries Reported In Bil’in’s Weekly Protest Against The Wall
Palestinian medical sources in Bil’in, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, reported that dozens of protesters suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation after the army fired gas…
Soldiers Attack Nabi Saleh Weekly Protest, Injuries Reported
Israeli soldiers attacked, Friday, the weekly nonviolent protest against the illegal Israeli Annexation Wall and settlements, in Nabi Saleh village, near the central West bank city of Ramallah, injuries were…
Dozens Wounded After Inhaling Gas Fired By the Army In Al-Biereh
The Palestine News Network (PNN) reported that dozens of residents were treated for the effects of teargas inhalation, after Israeli soldiers invaded Al-Biereh, near the central West Bank city of…
Settlers Burn Two Palestinian Cars, Deface Two Cars
A group of extremist Israeli settlers burnt, on Wednesday at dawn, two Palestinian cars in Al-Jalazonerefugee camp, near Ramallah, and wrote racist graffiti on two more vehicles, the Palestine News…
Swiss Forensic Experts To Examine Arafat’s Remains
Experts working for the Swiss Radiophysics Institute stated Friday that they will be arriving in the West Bank to examine the remains of the late president, Yasser Arafat, after receiving…
Ghassan Khatib to Leave P.A. Media Center
Palestinian Authority spokesperson, Ghassan Khatib has left his position with the P.A. and is returning to his post as an university lecturer, WAFA News has reported on Wednesday.WAFA, the news…
Non-Aligned Movement Meeting in Ramallah Cancelled
A meeting between Palestinian Authority Foreign Minister Riyad al-Malki and the foreign ministers of twelve other countries which was scheduled for this past Sunday in Ramallah was cancelled when the…
PA to Discuss United Nations Bid Next Week
The Palestinian Authority will discuss next week when to go forward with future bids for state recognition at the United Nations.On Thursday PLO spokesperson Saed Erekat said the Palestinian Authority…
Finance Agreement Entrenches Dependence on Israel
The debt crisis gripping the Palestinian Authority has forced Ramallah to turn to Israel for funding as it struggles to stay solvent.The Palestinian economy could not survive with the largesse…
Foreign Ministers to Meet in Ramallah This Weekend
Foreign ministers from twelve different countries will meet in Ramallah on Sunday to discuss the peace process and the Israeli occupation.According to Ma’an News, Palestinian Authority Foreign Minister Riyad al-Malki…
‘Palestinians for Dignity’ Rejects EU Hypocrisy on Israeli Occupation
A Palestinian youth organization called ‘Palestinians for Dignity’ issued a statement on Monday regarding the hypocritical stance taken by the European Union in its decision to upgrade relations with Israel…
Live Ammunition Fired at Palestinians near Ramallah; Child Assualted by Military in Hebron
Several incidents of Israeli military violence were reported on Wednesday in the occupied West Bank in the Ramallah and Hebron districts.In Sinjil, northeast of Ramallah, a group of religious settlers…
Arab League Fully Supports PA at United Nations
The Arab League has announced on Monday that it will unanimously support the Palestinian bid for statehood recognition in the United Nations General Assembly.On Monday evening the Arab League announced…
Army Kidnaps Legislator In Hebron, 10 Residents in WB
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Sunday at dawn, Palestinian legislator of the Change and Reform Parliamentary Bloc of the Hamas movement, Ahmad Abdul-Aziz Mubarak, after breaking into his him in Al-Biereh…
P.A. Calls For Oct. 20th Elections; Hamas Rejects Unilateral Decision
The Palestinian Authority in the West Bank, led by Fatah’s Mahmoud Abbas, has called on Tuesday for fresh elections to be held on Oct. 20th, yet Hamas have rejected this…
P.A. Agrees to Arafat Exhumation
The Palestinian Authority has on Monday agreed to the exhumation of late president Yasser Arafat’s body following the recent exposé by the al-Jazeera network.The recent al-Jazeera broadcast showed findings by…
Soldiers Attack Bil’in’s Weekly Protest
The Friends Of Freedom and Justice Committee in Bil’in reported Friday that Israeli soldiers attacked the weekly nonviolent protest against the illegal Annexation Wall and Settlements, leading to several injuries.The…
World Bank Authorizes $22.3 Million for Palestinian Authority
Thursday the Palestinian Authority received $22.3 million in financial aid from the World Bank.The World Bank announced Tuesday that it would provide $22.3 million in budget support for the Palestinian…
Palestinian journalist beaten and arrested by PA police
The Palestinian Center for Development and Media Freedoms (MADA) condemned the beating of journalist Mohammed Jaradat, who was covering a march in the city of Ramallah on Saturday.Mr. Jaradat reported…
P.A. Security Forces Assault & Detain Protestors, Journalists
For consecutive days protests by Palestinians in Ramallah have been broken up with violence by Palestinian Authority security forces.On Saturday, Palestinians from various parts of the West Bank came together…
Abbas-Mofaz Meeting Postponed Until Further Notice
On Saturday, a senior Palestinian official told the Quds Net online news agency that the planned meeting between Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, and the Israeli deputy Prime Minister, Shaul Mofaz,…
Soldiers Attack Bil’in’s Weekly Protest
The Friends of Freedom and Justice (FFJ), In Bil’in village, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, reported that two nonviolent protesters were injured, and dozens suffered the effects…
Israel Begins The Evacuation Of Ulpana Settlement
On Tuesday Israeli officials started removing the illegal Ulpana settlement outpost, built on privately-owned Palestinian lands, close to the Beit El settlement near the central West Bank city of Ramallah.…