14 nonviolent protestors injured near Ramallah
On Friday, the village of Bilin near the central West Bank city of Ramallah conducted its weekly nonviolent protest against the Illegal Wall. Fourteen protestors were injured, and one Israeli…
Hamas achieves slight victory over Fateh in Bir Zeit University elections
The Hamas bloc at Bir Zeit University, near Ramallah in the northern part of the west Bank, achieved a slight victory over Fateh in Wednesday's student elections. Hamas won 22…
President Abbas Looks Forward to Meeting with Israeli Prime Minister
In his meeting Tuesday in Ramalla with speaker of the U.S House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, President Mahmoud Abbas, looked forward to meeting with the Israeli Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert…
Palestinian Journalists boycott Abbas-Pelosi Meeting
Palestinian media and journalists decided on Tuesday to boycott the meeting that joined the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas with the U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in Ramallah.Palestinian media and journalists…
Palestinian Journalists protest for the release of kidnapped BBC Journalist
Palestinian journalists organized a sit-in protest on Monday midday in the central West Bank city of Ramallah demanding the release of the kidnapped BBC reporter Alan Johnston
Palestinian Journalists protest for the release of kidnapped BBC Journalist
Palestinian journalists organized a sit-in protest on Monday midday in the central West Bank city of Ramallah, demanding the release of the kidnapped BBC reporter Alan Johnston Alan Johnston was…
Merkel Reiterates International Community Demands from Palestinians
In her first visit to the region as president of the European Union, German Chancellor Angela Merkel reiterated Sunday the international Quartet’s demands from the Palestinians that the latter’s new…
Palestinian child dies after Israeli troops shot him on Wednesday near Ramallah
Palestinian medical sources at the Al Maqassid Hospital in Jerusalem, reported on Thursday night that a Palestinian child died of wounds sustained on Wednesday when Israeli soldiers shot him as…
Israeli army abducts a Palestinian Muslim cleric
The Israeli army invaded the village of Mazari'e Al Nubani near the central West Bank city of Ramallah and abducted the Imam of the village on Thursday. Jamal Dagher was…
Palestinian Journalists Protest the Kidnapping of BBC Reporter, Johnston
Palestinian journalists organized on Thursday a march in the West Bank city of Ramallah to protest against the kidnapping of the British Broadcast Corporation’s reporter, Allan Johnston, in Gaza Strip.Palestinian…
Youth killed by military fire near Ramallah
The Palestinian Maan News Agency reported on Wednesday night that one Palestinian youth was shot and killed, and another civilian was injured by Israeli army gunfire in Aboud village, near…
Army invades Budrous village and abducts one civilian
The Israeli army invaded the village of Budrous west of the central West Bank city of Ramallah and abducted on civilian man on Saturday at dawn. Imad Awad-Allah, 37, was…
Non-violent protest against illegal Wall in Bilin: Israeli army steps-up measures to crush defiance
On Friday, the villagers of Bilin, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, were joined by international and Israeli supporters to conduct the weekly non-violent protest against the illegal…
Israeli army abducts one civilian near Ramallah
The Israeli army abducted one Palestinian civilian at a military checkpoint near the central West Bank city of Ramallah on Tuesday afternoon. Sami Hussen, 41, from the village of Surda…
MP arrested for third time in ongoing campaign against Hamas party members in PLC
Less than a month after his release from prison, Israeli forces again abducted Palestinian Legislative Council member Ahmed Abdel Azziz Mubarak. This is the third time the 43 year old…
The Weekly Non Violent protest in Bil’in; Israeli activists injured
In the weekly protest today in the village of Bil’in near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, two peaceful Israeli protesters paid the price for standing in solidarity with…
Se’ab Eriqat: Abbas and Olmert to Meet Next Sunday
Palestinian top negotiator, Saeb Eriekat, confirmed Friday that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will be meeting Israeli Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert next Sunday. Palestinian top negotiator, Saeb Eriekat, confirmed Friday that…
On the occasion of International Women’s Day
Palestinian women participate in government, are leaders in the national struggle, go out to work and stay in to work. On the occasion of International Women's Day, in meetings, lunches…
Israeli army attacks a women’s protest near Rammallah
Israeli soldiers fired tear gas and sound bombs at a women’s protest taking place near Qalandia checkpoint at the southern entrance of Ramallah city, in central West Bank. The protest…
Israeli forces attack PA Military Intelligence Headquarters, abduct employees
At dawn on Wednesday a large Israeli army force entered the city of Al Bireh near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, and surrounded the headquarters of the Directorate…
Israeli army shoots and injures two Palestinian civilians near Ramallah
On Tuesday riots broke out in the West Bank village of Beitunia, near Ramallah. Israeli media reported that angered civilians threw stones at Israeli occupation forces and tried to dismantle…
Bil’in : 19 protesters among them two children were injured in the Weekly Non Violent protest
On Friday, in the weekly demonstration against the illegal wall in Bil’in, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, soldiers shot two children at a range of less than…
Israel plans to construct 1500 settlement housing units on private Palestinian lands
Israeli sources reported on Saturday night after midnight that the so-called Supreme Planning Council for settlements in the occupied West Bank, authorized recently the construction of what was described as…
2nd anniversary of weekly non-violent Bilin demonstration against illegal wall: 1500 attend
On Friday the village of Bil'in, near the West Bank city of Ramallah, celebrated the second anniversary of the civil non-violent resistance of the illegal Israeli wall and settlements being…
Injured civilian dies after Israeli soldiers obstruct ambulance transferring him to hospital
Palestinian medical sources reported on Thursday that Mowaffaq Raheemy, 34, died of his wounds when Israeli troops stationed at Atara checkpoint, near the northern West Bank city of Ramallah, obstructed…
Palestinian police kill a Palestinian man by mistake in Ramallah
A Palestinian civilian was killed when a Palestinian police officer shot him by mistake in Ramallah on Thursday afternoon, sources from the Palestinian police force reported. A Palestinian civilian was…
Two Palestinian men abducted by Israeli army near Ramallah
On Tuesday morning the Israeli army invaded Al Jalazun refugee camp south of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, and abducted two Palestinian men . Bajes Nakhlah and Iyad…
Mohammad Dahalan Says Israel’s Pretexts Unjustified
Former Palestinian minister and Fatah’s frontman, Mohammad Dahalan, said Monday that Israel’s pretexts in the face of a Palestinian unity government are unjustified, given Hamas’ authorization to President Abbas to…
Body found near Ramallah: Israeli man, work-related accidental death
The Israeli Police stated on Monday evening that the Israeli man who was found dead between the villages of Kibya and Shukba, near the West Bank city of Ramallah, died…
Israeli settler lightly injured in the West Bank
An Israeli settler was injured when he was traveling in his car that was stoned by Palestinians, west of Ramallah in the central West Bank, late on Friday. Israeli sources…
Poll: Majority of Palestinians Back Makkah Deal, 62% also Support Feb.19 Summit
A majority of the Palestinian people back the Makkah deal, while 62% support the upcoming three-way summit between Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and US Secretary…
Eleven injured in the weekly protest in Bil’in village
On Friday, 300 protestors from the village of Bilin, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, joined with Israeli and international supporters. They marched in the weekly protest in…
Mandela: Israeli Authorities Exile a Female Palestinian Prisoner
On Tuesday the Mandela Prisoners Affairs Society learned that a female Palestinian prisoner, Rowayda Fraitekh, was exiled to Jordan by Israeli authorities after being imprisoned at the Telmond detention facility.…
Olive trees planted in western Ramallah on lands now blocked by the illegal Wall
The Palestinian nonviolent resistance against illegal Israeli practices continued in Bil’in on Sunday. The western Ramallah village began its protests two years ago when Israeli forces were confiscating its lands…
The weekly protest in Bil’in
On Friday, Palestinian villagers along with international and Israeli peace activists marched in the weekly protest in Bilin village near the West Bank city of Ramallah. A total of 300…
Clashes erupt at Qalandia checkpoint, one Palestinian injured
Media sources reported that clashes between Israeli forces and Palestinian civilians erupted at Qalandia checkpoint located between the West Bank city of Ramallah and the nearby city of Jerusalem. Medical…
At least seven killed and scores injured in an explosion in Ramallah
Palestinian sources reported that at least three Palestinians were killed and seven were injured when an explosion took place in a gas station in the central West Bank city of…
Israeli Army abducts senior Hamas official in Ramallah
On Thursday the Israeli army released a statement saying that in co-operation with Shin Bet, they have detained Anwar Ahmad Daoud I’mir, 44, in Ramallah.They added that he is a…
Unknown gunmen abduct health ministry official in Ramallah
Unknown gunmen abduct a Palestinian health ministry official in the northern West Bank city of Ramallah. Initial reports are saying that he is the director of public hospitals in the…
Director of the Interior Ministry office in Ramallah kidnapped
Unknown gunmen kidnapped the director of Ministry of Interior Office in Ramallah Arafat Nasser and wounded another employee in the ministry on Monday evening, Maan News Agency reported.Unknown gunmen kidnapped…
Bilin village calls for National Unity
The focus of today 's weekly demonstration against the illegal Israeli Wall in Bilin, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, was the need to end the internal conflict…
Army invades a town near Ramallah city and kills two PA security officers
The Israeli army invaded the town of Beitunyah near the northern West Bank city of Ramallah and killed two Palestinian Authority security officers on Friday at dawn. Israeli troops broke…
Palestinian Presidency Condemns Israeli Army Attack on Nablus
On Thursday the Palestinian Presidency spokesman, Nabil Abu Rodaina, condemned the Israeli army attack on the West Bank city of Nablus earlier in the day, which claimed the lives of…
British MPs meet with Hamas officials; criticise embargo
A private meeting between a group of senior British MPs and prominent members of the Hamas-led Palestinian Authority took place in Ramallah last week, British daily The Indepentent reported on…
Exit Denied: An Escalation in the Campaign of Ethnic Cleansing
At around 12:30 am this morning I was heading back to Bethlehem, by myself, from Ramallah so as to avoid the early morning delay at the dreaded Qalandia terminal. At…
Eight civilians injured in the weekly non-violent protest in Bilin
On Friday Palestinian villagers from Bilin village near the central west bank city of Ramallah along with international and Israeli peace activists conducted the weekly non-violent demonstration against the wall…
Gunmen open fire at the Canadian and German embassies in Ramallah
Palestinian security sources reported on Thursday that unknown gunmen fired at the Canadian and German embassies in Ramallah city, in the northern part of the West Bank, no injuries were…
Struggling for Education: The gruelling path to school of the students in Beit Ur
Twelve year-old Hamaam Ismael sits down leaning against a massive tree that died after it was uprooted by an Israeli bulldozer to prepare the land for the footprint of the…
Seven injured in the weekly demonstration against the illegal Wall in Bilin
Friday's weekly peaceful demonstration against the illegal Wall in Bilin village, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah saw excessive Israeli army violence, seven injuries, and the abduction…
Gunmen fire at vehicles of Ramallah deputy mayor, and municipality board member
Palestinian sources reported on Thursday that unknown gunmen fired at the vehicles of Ramallah deputy Mayor and municipality board member as the two vehicles were parked in front of the…
Bilen Weekly Demonstration, army injures at lest 11 protesters, including a journalist
Approximately 150 Palestinian, Israeli and international demonstrators, accompanied by several journalists, participated in a demonstration at midday on Friday against the illegal Israeli Annexation Wall in Bilin village near the…
Fateh supporters in Ramallah torch stores, fire at homes of Hamas supporters
Internal clashes between the two major Palestinian political parties, Hamas and Fateh, continued Monday as Fateh supporters burned several stores, including a money-changing shop and a clothing store, that belong…
Senior army officer: “Ramallah invasion that left four Palestinians dead was a mistake”
Israeli sources reported on Sunday that the a senior military officer said that the arrest invasion which was carried in Ramallah, in the northern part of the West Bank, that…
Palestinian journalists demonstrate in support of all colleagues under attack
More than 200 Palestinian journalists held a sit-in and March in Ramallah Sunday afternoon in protest of attacks on members of the press. Among the subjects was the kidnapping of…
Palestinian nonviolent resistance stands up to continued Israeli land confiscation in Ein Mahal
Four thousand dunams of land remain in the village of Ein Mahel located near the city of Nazareth. Although Israeli forces have seized more than 13,000 dunums from the village…
Israeli army invades Ramallah, 4 killed and 20 wounded
Four Palestinians were killed and at least 20 were wounded in the clashes, three of which were described as serious. One of the killed was identified as Yousef Abdul Qader,…
Two Israeli police injured near Ramallah
Israeli media sources reported that two Israeli border police officers were injured near the illegal Israeli wall surrounding the northern West Bank city of Ramallah Friday morning. Apparently the two…
Local Journalist injured in Ramallah
A journalist working with the Al Arabiyya news channel was injured in an Israeli military invasion to Al Masayif neighborhood, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, the Palestinian News…
Fighter taken prisoner in Ramallah
Friday evening, Israeli troops took prisoner one fighter of the Al Aqsa Brigades, the armed wing of Fateh movement, after he was shot and injured by the army in Ramallah…
Gunmen fire at vehicle of Ramallah mayor
Palestinian source in Ramallah city, in the northern part of the West Bank, reported that unknown gunmen opened fire at the vehicle of Janette Michael, mayor of Ramallah, causing damage…
Troops abduct four residents near Ramallah
Israeli troops abducted on Saturday morning four residents of Tulkarem, in the northern part of the West Bank, as they were heading to Ramallah to attend a ceremony commemorating the…
Four residents taken prisoner in Ramallah
Tuesday evening, Israeli troops took four residents prisoner in Ramallah city, in the northern part of the West Bank.. The Palestinian News Agency, WAFA, reported that soldiers broke into a…
Palestinian minister kidnapped by Israeli troops in Ramallah
In what the Palestinian government is calling an attempt to undermine the release of its 73 ministers and mayors from Israeli prison camps, Israeli forces invaded the Palestinian city of…
Army invades Al Jalazonerefugee camp in Ramallah
Israeli soldiers invaded on Wednesday night after midnight Al Jalazonerefugee camp, north of Ramallah city in the northern part of the West Bank. Local sources reported that soldiers, supported by…
Soldiers take three senior P.A officials prisoner in Ramallah
Israeli soldiers took on Saturday morning three senior Palestinian Authority officials prisoner after stopping them at a military checkpoint, near Ramallah city, in the northern part of the West Bank.…