Residents Open Gate That Closed Their Village’s Main Entrance
Dozens of youth of Nabi Saleh Palestinian village, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, opened on Tuesday evening, the main gate that was installed by the army at…
Former Arafat Aid Convicted of Corruption in Absentia
An anti-graft court has convicted Mohammed Rashid on Thursday on charges of corruption and embezzlement, Reuters has reported.Rashid, an aide to late Palestinian President Yasser Arafat, has been convicted in…
To Circumvent Court Order; Netanyahu Plans To Relocate Settler Homes
Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, is weighing the possibility of moving settler homes, illegally built in Ulpana outpost, in the West bank, as a maneuver meant to avoid the implementation…
Soldiers Attack Bil’in’s Nonviolent 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, including Israeli and international peace activists,…
Popular Commitee Leader Bassem Tamimi Sentenced
Bassem Tamimi, a leading member of the grass roots movement against the Israeli Annexation Wall and settlement construction in the village of an-Nabi Saleh, was sentenced on Tuesday at the…
Soldiers Invade Bil’in, Break Into Home Of Local Peace Activist
Late on Sunday night Israeli soldiers invaded the village of Bil’in, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, and attempted to kidnap a local peace activist, one of the…
Army Attacks Bil’in’s Weekly Nonviolent Protest
The Friends of Freedom and Justice Committee in Bil’in village, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, reported Friday that dozens of residents and international supporters were treated for…
EU Defends Right of Palestinians to Peaceful Protest
The WAFA News Agency reported a statement issued by the spokesperson of the EU’s High Representative Catherine Ashton yesterday that the European Union defends the right of Palestinians to hold…
EU Ministers To Condemn Israeli Violations
Israeli daily, Haaretz, reported that EU Foreign Ministers are expected to issue a condemnation of Israel’s actions in the occupied West Bank, and the escalating attacks carried out by extremist…
Commander: Undercover Israeli Soldiers Threw Stones During Demos
The commander of an elite Israeli undercover unit has admitted that soldiers dressed up as Palestinians and threw stones at Israeli soldiers during non-violent demonstrations beginning in 2005, in the…
Protesters Close Red Cross Headquarter In Ramallah
Dozens of residents held, on Thursday, a protest in front of the United Nations – Red Cross headquarters in the central West Bank city of Ramallah, demanding the UN to…
Israeli Court Orders the Release of Detained Nonviolent Activist
Palestinian nonviolent activist, Bassem Tamimi, 45, from Nabi Saleh village, north of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, spent more than 13 months in Israeli prisons. Earlier on Friday,…
Four Christian Brothers Jailed By Israel For Prisoner Solidarity Activism
Late one night in March, Rami Halabi was working on a laptop at his family’s apartment home in Kufr Aqab, on the road between Ramallah and Jerusalem in the occupied…
Hundreds Protest In Front Of UN Office In Ramallah
Hundreds of Palestinian residents, mainly youths and families of political prisoners, held a massive protest in front of the United Nations office in the central West Bank city of Ramallah,…
Israeli High Court Refuses Government’s Petition to Keep Illegal Settlement Outpost
The Israeli High Court rejected on Monday the Israeli Government’s petition that the settlement outpost known as ‘Ulpana’, constructed on stolen Palestinian land, should be removed, confirming its previous decision…
Palestinian Activists Remove Israeli Flags, Raise Palestinian Flags
As part of nonviolent activity to express solidarity with Palestinian detainees holding an open-ended hunger-strike in Israeli prisons and detention centers, a group of Palestinian activists removed Israeli flags on…
Four Injured As Soldiers Attack Non-violent Protest
Palestinian medical sources reported on Tuesday that Israeli soldiers attacked non-violent protesters near the Ofer Israeli military prison. The protesters were expressing solidarity with Palestinian political prisoners on hunger strike…
20 New Homes Built In Illegal Settlement Outpost
Israeli settlers have constructed 20 new homes on privately owned Palestinian land in an illegal outpost known as Ulpana, in Beit El settlement northeast of Ramallah, Israeli daily Haaretz reported…
Settlers Chop Down 250 Olive Trees Near Ramallah
Israeli settlers chopped down 250 Palestinian owned olive trees on Tuesday, belonging to residents of Betello village northwest of the central West Bank city of Ramallah.Orchard owner Fawzi Dar Bazar…
Nonviolent Resistance Activist Released
Ashraf Abu Rahma from Bil’in village near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, was released by the Israeli Prison Authorites on Sunday evening after being detained for six and…
Palestinian Youth dies of wounds sustained last week
A young Palestinian man died on Monday morning from wounds suffered in an Israeli raid on his village near Ramallah last weekRashad Shoukha, 28, was critically injured by a gunshot…
Safa Protesters Remove 100 Meters Of Fence Isolating Them From Their Orchards
As part of the protests marking the 36th anniversary of the Palestinian Land Day, and the Global March to Jerusalem, residents of Safa village, near the central West Bank city…
Soldier Stabbed Near Ramallah, Three Palestinians Wounded
An Israeli source reported, Tuesday morning, that one Israeli soldier was wounded after being stabbed in an area east of the central West Bank city of Ramallah. Soldiers opened fire…
Ashrawi Condemns Israeli Threats of Cutting Tax Revenue
On Monday Dr. Hanan Ashrawi, member of the PLO executive committee, slammed the Israeli government threats to cut tax revenue as part of Israeli response to the last week UN…
Ambassadors Of Portugal, South Africa, Teargased Near Ramallah
Ambassadors of Portugal and South Africa were treated for the effects of teargas inhalation, in the central West Bank city of Ramallah, after Israeli soldiers fired gas bombs at dozens…
Two Civilians Injured, One Critically, As Troops Attack West Bank Anti Wall Protests
On Friday two civilians were injured, one seriously, while many were treated for the effects of tear gas inhalation when Israeli soldiers suppressed anti wall protests in a number of…
Soldiers Invade Nabi Saleh Village
Israeli soldiers invaded on Wednesday at dawn Nabi Saleh village, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, broke into and searched several homes causing damage to personal property, before…
Soldiers Invade Nabi Saleh
Israeli soldiers invaded, late on Sunday at night, Nabi Saleh village, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, broke into and searched several homes, and vowed further invasions and…
Cameraman Sentenced To 18 Months, 1300 USD
The Ofer Israeli Military Court sentenced on Thursday Palestinian cameraman, from Bil’in village near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, to eighteen months imprisonment and 1300 USD fine.The Friends…
Settlers Attack Palestinian Village Near Ramallah
A group of armed Israeli settlers invaded, on Tuesday evening, Qarawat Bani Zeid village, north of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, and attacked several residents causing one injury.Local…
Youth Seriously Injured By Army Fire Near Ramallah
Palestinian medical sources reported, Monday, that a Palestinian youth was seriously wounded after Israeli troops fired gas bombs and rubber-coated metal bullets at Palestinian protestors, at the Atara roadblock, north…
Army Invades Ramallah, Shutsdown Local TV Station
The Israeli military targeted on Wednesday Watan TV, a local Palestinian television station broadcasting from the central West Bank city of Ramallah.“Around 2 am, a large military force surrounded the…
Fateh: Hamas Must Allow the Elections Committee to Operate in Gaza
The Fateh movement of president Mahmoud Abbas, demanded on Monday that the Palestinian elections committee be allowed to conduct the necessary work in the Gaza Strip in preparation for the…
Troops Invade Nabi Saleh Village
Israeli troops invaded, on Sunday at dawn, Nabi Saleh village, northwest of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, broke into several homes and searched them causing extensive damage.Local sources…
New Video Showing Israeli Soldiers Abusing A Cuffed, Blindfolded Palestinian
A new video showing Israeli soldiers abusing Ashraf Abu Rahma, who was cuffed and blindfolded, was released after being shot by a hidden camera in Ni’lin village, near the central…
Qalandia Refugee Camp Struggling Amidst Power Outages
Jerusalem Governor, Abudallah Siam, and the representative of the Jerusalem Electricity Company, held a meeting to discuss the repeated power outages in Qalandia Refugee camp, north of occupied East Jerusalem,…
Fayyad: “Donor Countries Must Abide by Their Commitments”
Palestinian Prime Minister, Dr. Salaam Fayyad, stated during his Thursday meeting with the Luxembourg’s Minister of Development, Cooperation, and Humanitarian Affairs, Marie-Josée Jacobs, that donor countries must abide by their…
13 Injured in Nabi Saleh During Weekly Non-Violent Protest
During the weekly non-violent protest in the village of an-Nabi Saleh on Friday several injuries were reported including that of a French citizen who was struck in the neck by…
Abbas: “We Seek Real, Comprehensive Peace”
On Wednesday evening, Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, stated during a press conference held in Ramallah with the United Nations Secretary-General, Ban ki-moon, that the Palestinian leadership seeks a comprehensive peace…
Speaker Of Palestine Parliament Receives Six Months Administrative Detention
The Israeli Military Court at the Ofer Israeli prison, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, decided to imprison the elected head of the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC), Dr.…
Palestinian Shot at Qalandia Checkpoint During Attack; Home Raided
A Palestinian man has been shot by the Israeli military on Saturday at the Qalandia checkpoint in Ramallah.Israeli media reports state that the man was brandishing an axe, and when…
Trial Of Dr. Dweik Delayed Until Tuesday
The Israeli “Ofer” Military Court, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, decided Sunday to stay the deliberations on the case of the detained head of the Palestinian Legislative…
Israel Arrests Islamic Jihad Fighters In Jenin
Released for Publication – The Israeli Internal Security Service (Shabak) revealed that its operatives kidnapped ten members of the Islamic Jihad in recent months, in the Jenin district, in the…
Israeli Settlers Burn Car Belonging to Senior P.A. Official
On Monday, Israeli settlers torched the car of a Palestinian Authority Intelligence officer, Mohammad Ghannam, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, the Palestinian news agency, Ma’an reported.Ghannam stated that…
P.A Security Attack, Arrest Palestinian For Participating In Protest
Ad-Dameer, the Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association, issued a press release denouncing the Palestinian Security Forces for arresting and attacking a Palestinian youth on Sunday, for participating in a…
Troops Attack Weekly Protest in Bil’in
Israeli trooped attacked the weekly nonviolent protest in Bil’in village on Friday, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah; dozens of residents suffered the effects of teargas inhalation, and…
Israeli Soldier Acquitted Despite Killing Palestinian Civilian
Four years after an Israeli soldier used his sniper rifle to kill a Palestinian civilian from Bethlehem district visiting family in the Ramallah district; an Israeli court acquitted the soldier…
Four Injured In Bil’in Weekly Nonviolent Protest
Israeli troops attacked on Friday the weekly nonviolent protest against the illegal Annexation Wall and illegal settlements, in the West Bank village of Bil’in, near the central West Bank city…
Settlers ‘Help’ Soldiers Man Roadblocks
Armed Israeli settlers, in civilian clothes, were seen helping Israeli soldiers in searching Palestinian vehicles and checking ID numbers of Palestinians at a number of military roadblocks leading to the…
Fayyad: “No Peace Without Jerusalem”
Palestinian Prime Minister, Dr. Salaam Fayyad, slammed the Israeli cabinet for its deliberations on passing a law that declares Jerusalem as the capital of the Jewish people, and said that…
Troops Attack Bil’in Weekly Protest; Dozens Injured
Israeli soldiers attacked on Friday the weekly nonviolent protest against the illegal Israeli Annexation Wall and settlements, in Bil’in village, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah.Dozens of local…
25 Palestinians Injured by Army at Ofer Military Prison
25 Palestinians were injured on Sunday at the Ofer Military Prison as Israeli soldiers fired tear gas bombs and rubber bullets at the families of Palestinian prisoners, freed on the…
Settlers Torch A Mosque In Ramallah
A group of fanatic Israeli settlers burnt, on Thursday at dawn, a mosque in Borqa village, east of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, and wrote racist graffiti on…
Legislator Taken By Israeli Army In Ramallah
On Wednesday at dawn, Israeli soldiers kidnapped an elected Palestinian legislator, identified as Ayman Daraghma, from Ramallah. Daraghma is a member of the Hamas Change and Reform Bloc, the largest…
Fayyad Asserts That UNESCO Membership Was An Important Step
During his participation in an official ceremony to light the Christmas tree in the central West Bank city of Ramallah, Palestinian Prime Minister, Dr. Salaam Fayyad, stated that raising the…
Israeli Military Issues statement, Tweets On The Killing Of Non-Violent Protester
In an official statement by the Israeli military, regarding the shooting of a Palestinian protester in the head with a tear gas canister at on Friday, military officials claimed that…
Mustafa Tamimi murdered by a tear gas canister to the head
So far, there were three people who had suffocated from the tear gas, and three people injured by rubber bullets. I saw gas, and so assumed that it was another…
Palestinian dies of wounds sustained in anti-wall protest
A Palestinian young man died of wounds sustained on Friday during an anti-wall and settlement protest in the village of Nabi Saleh near the West Bank city of Ramallah.Mustafa Tamimi,…
Surprise Visit: King Abdullah To Meet President Abbas
The King of Jordan, Abdullah II, will make a surprise visit to the West Bank today to meet with President Mahmoud Abbas to reiterate Jordan’s support for the Palestinian people.The…
Joint Palestinian-Israeli ‘peace radio’ station shut down by Israeli authorities
A radio station that has worked for seven years to bring together Palestinians and Israelis in joint broadcasts and dialogue was shut down by Israeli authorities on Saturday, with the…
Injuries Reported at Five Non-Violent Protests; Multiple Arrests
Non-violent protests took place in five locations across the West Bank on Friday, resulting in injuries at all locations, and arrests in the village of al-Ma’sara, near Bethlehem; Kafr Qaddum,…
Nabi Saleh Protest Organizer Shot in Face at Weekly Protest
In the village of an-Nabi Salah, in the district of Ramallah, an organizer of the weekly non-violent protest, Abu Hussam Tamimi, was shot in the face by the Israeli military,…
Troops Attack Bil’in’s Weekly Protest
The Friends of Freedom and Justice in Bilin, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, reported Friday that one resident was wounded, while dozens suffered the effects of teargas…
Al-Barghouthi: “There Should Be A Complete Cessation Of Settlement Construction, Not A Partial One”
Secretary-General of the Palestinian National Initiative Movement, Dr. Mustafa Barghouthi, calls on the national consensus for the complete cessation of settlement activity, including Jerusalem, the Ma’an News Agency reported.In a…
Resident Kidnapped In Bil’in, Dozens Treated For Effects of Teargas Inhalation
Israeli soldiers attacked the weekly nonviolent protest against the Annexation Wall and settlements, in Bil’in village, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, and kidnapped one resident; dozens were…
The Palestinian-swap Deal Will Begin Tomorrow Morning
The implementation of the prisoner swap deal will begin Tuesday morning at 6:00 o’clock Israeli media sources reported on Monday.The source indicated that the detainees who are going to Gaza…
Qaraqe’ Describes Prisoners-Swap Deal As Unilateral, Party-Oriented
The Minister of Detainees and Ex-detainees Affairs, Issa Qaraqe’, stated on Monday the 17th of October, that the deal is unilateral and party-directed, the Palestinian News Agency (WAFA) reported.He explained…
Bil’in Weekly Protest Expresses Support To Striking Detainees
Dozens of Palestinians, accompanied by international and Israeli piece activists alike, held their weekly nonviolent protest against the Annexation Wall and Settlements, in Bil’in village, near the central West Bank…
Bil’in Holds Its Weekly Protest Against The Wall
Dozens of local residents, accompanied by Israeli and international peace activists, held the weekly non-violent protest against the Israeli Annexation Wall and settlements on Friday in Bil’in village, west of…
Five Injured In Nabi Saleh Anti-wall Protest
Five Palestinians, three women and two men, were wounded in clashes between protestors and Israeli soldiers in the village of Nabi Saleh near the West Bank city of Ramallah on…
Ramallah Municipality Announces Hunger Strike In Solidarity With Prisoners
Staff of the Ramallah municipality undertook a hunger strike on Thursday in solidarity with the striking prisoners and detainees held in the prisons of he occupation, the Ma’an News Agency…
Residents Hurl Shoes Us Convoy Of Diplomats In Ramallah
A number of Palestinians hurled their shoes at a convoy of US diplomats in the West Bank city of Ramallah in protest of the US foreign policy towards the Palestinians,…
Dozens Teargassed During Weekly Protest In Bil’in
On Friday, dozens of demonstrators were asphyxiated by tear gas during the weekly march organized by the Popular Committee Against the Wall and Settlements in Bil’in. Present at the demonstration…
Palestinian Children forced out of bed to be photographed by the Israeli army
British newspaper, The Guardian, reported on Thursday that Israeli troops recently invaded the village of Nabi Saleh, known for being a center of non-violent resistance, and went house-to-house forcing children…
President Abbas receives hero’s welcome in West Bank, declares ‘Palestinian Spring’
Thousands gather in Ramallah as Palestinian President returns from New York; Abbas expected to convene top ministers to discuss the Quartet’s proposal for renewing peace talks.Thousands of Palestinians cheering and…
Protesters and Journalists Injured at Qalandia
Palestinians protested, on Friday, at the Qalandia checkpoint that separates Ramallah from East Jerusalem resulting in injuries to both protestors and two journalists.Reports vary as to the number of protestors…
Injuries Reported in an-Nabi Saleh During Demonstration
Injuries were reported, on Friday, in the West Bank village of an-Nabi Saleh following the Israeli military’s suppression of its weekly non-violent protest.During the regular protest two Palestinian residents of…
Israeli Forces Use Gas To Stop Nonviolent Protest In N’ilin
Dozens of nonviolent protests suffered effects of gas inhalation in the weekly nonviolent anti-wall protest in the village of N’ilin near the West Bank city of Ramallah on Friday.The villagers…
Dozens wounded in Bil’in’s weekly nonviolent protest
Dozens suffered asphyxiation as a result of inhaling gas fired by Israeli soldiers against nonviolent protesters in the village of Bil’in near the West Bank city of Ramallah Friday.The villagers…
Case of Bassem Tamimi Postponed Until Sunday
The Popular Struggle Co-ordination Committee, organizers of non-violent resistance in the West Bank, have released a press statement on Friday, stating that the trial of Bassem Tamimi has been postponed…
20 Palestinians Injured In Qalandia Clashes
Palestinian medical sources reported that twenty Palestinians were wounded during clashes with Israeli soldiers stationed at the Qalandia terminal, north of Jerusalem.Israeli soldiers used an acoustic, vehicle-mounted device called The…
Erekat: ‘September Bid Aims At Obtaining Full UN-membership, Not Independence’
Chief Palestinian negotiator, Dr. Saeb Erekat, stated Thursday that there is a misunderstanding of the goals behind the Palestinian UN recognition bid, the Palestine News Agency (WAFA) reported Thursday.“It seems…
Hale Demands Abbas To Void U.N Move
U.S. Envoy, David Hale, has officially demanded on Wednesday, Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, to void the plan to head to the United Nations to seek international recognition of statehood, and…
Abbas: “We Are Committed To Serious Talks”
Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, stated on Tuesday at night that the Palestinian leadership is committed to peace negotiations with Israel, but the Israeli stances and its rejection to abide by…
Israeli Intellectuals Meet Abbas, Express Support For Palestinian UN Bid
A group of 20 Israeli intellectuals, including artists and writers, held a meeting with Abbas at his headquarters in Ramallah, and discussed the Palestinian move for full membership at the…
Army Demolishes Three Structures In Migron Illegal Outpost
Israeli sources reported that hundreds of policemen and members of the so-called Civil Administration Office, running under the Israeli army, demolished on Monday at dawn, three structures in the illegal…
Israeli Military Kidnaps Senior Hamas Leader In The West Bank
The Israeli military kidnapped a senior Hamas West Bank leader Wednesday night in the West Bank city of Ramallah.Palestinian media sources said that Sheikh Hassan Yousef, one of prominent leaders…
Rabbi Froman Meets Abbas, Expresses Support to UN Bid
Jewish Rabbi Menachen Froman met on Wednesday with Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, in Ramallah, and informed him that he and several Jewish Rabbis support the Palestinian bid at the United…
Soldiers Attack Nonviolent Weekly Protest In Nil’in
Several injuries were reported in Nil’in village, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, as Israeli soldiers fired a barrage of gas bombs at the weekly nonviolent protest against…
Troops Attack Nonviolent Weekly Protest in Bil’in
Local sources in Bil’in village, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, reported Friday that several protesters were treated for the effects of teargas inhalation after the Israeli soldiers…
Israeli settler gang beats 10-year old Palestinian boy with iron bars
In an assault that they claimed was ‘in revenge’ for the killing of eight Israelis on Thursday by unknown gunmen, a group of around fifteen Israeli settlers in the West…
Palestinian Woman Sentenced To 20 Years For Stabbing An Israeli Soldier
A Palestinian woman from Ramallah was sentenced to 20-year imprisonment after being indicted of stabbing an Israeli soldier at the Qalandia military checkpoint on the northern entrance of Jerusalem in…
Abbas: “Future State Will Be Under NATO Security Forces Headed By The USA”
Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, stated Thursday that the future Palestinian state will be under the security responsibility of a third party, NATO forces, led by the United States of America.…
Fatah Report Claims Dahlan Poisoned Arafat and Stole Millions
An official Fatah report claims that former Gaza security chief, Mohammad Dahlan, was responsible for the poisoning of Yasser Arafat. It also accuses Dahlan of stealing millions of dollars in…
Two Palestinians Killed By Army Fire Near Ramallah
Palestinian medical sources reported that Israeli troops shot and killed on Monday at dawn two Palestinian youths in Qalandia refugee camp, south of the central West Bank city of Ramallah,…
Israel Holding Secret Talks with Palestinian Authority in Attempt to Avoid September UN Vote
Israeli President Shimon Peres has been holding secret talks with the top Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat in Ramallah. The talks are an attempt to restart peace talks and stop a…
Weekly Nonviolent protest Held In Ni’lin
Local sources reported Friday that dozens of Palestinian residents of Ni’lin village, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, supported by Israeli and international peace activists, held the weekly…
One Injured, Dozens Treated For Tear Gas In Bil’in
A Palestinian journalist was wounded in his right foot in the village of Bil’in near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, on Friday.Haitham Al-Khatib, cameraman working for the Israeli…
Dozens Protest Visit Of Greek President To Ramallah
As the Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, welcomed the Greek president, Karolos Papoulias, in the central West Bank city of Ramallah, dozens of Palestinians protested the visit to express rejection to…
The Day of Victory: Bil’in Celebrates the Removal of the Wall
Press Release; Friday 1-7-2011- For the first time after nearly seven years of resistance and struggle by the residents of Bil’in, the people of the village and a large number…