Settlers Uproot 15 Olive Trees Near Ramallah
A group of fundamentalist settlers uprooted fifteen olive trees, on Sunday evening, that belong to a resident of the Dir Nitham village, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah.The…
Hamas Legislator: “P.A Security Forces Arrest Six PLC Employees”
Mahmoud Ramahi, a leading member of the Hamas party, accused the Palestinian Security Forces of arresting six employees of the Palestinian Legislative Council without cause, after they left their Ramallah…
For The First Time Since P.A Establishment; Palestinian Woman Sworn In As Governor
For the first time since the Palestinian Authority (P.A) was established in 1996, a Palestinian woman was sworn in on Friday as the first female governor in the Palestinian territories.…
Israeli Soldiers Injure Non-Violent Protesters at Villages Near Ramallah
Eight people have been injured, and five kidnapped, by the Israeli military in response to non-violent protests. These protests were organized by villagers in the West Bank who stand against…
Protester Injured in Bil’in During Weekly Non-Violent Demonstration
This Friday, the 22nd of January, 30 to 40 Palestinian, Israeli, and other international protesters marched through the West Bank village of Bil’in to the Israeli built separation barrier, ruled…
Nil’in’s Weekly Protest Ends in Israeli Violence
Starting early in the morning, the Israeli military sealed of the village of Nil’in, near Ramallah, in an attempt to prevent those from outside of the village gaining access, to…
E.U, P.A, Sign €158.5 Million Financing Agreement
Palestinian Authority (P.A) and the European Union signed on Tuesday a €158.5 million Financing Agreement, including €0.5 Million in contribution from Austria, to the P.A’s recurrent expenditures for 2010.The Palestine…
Israel’s military continues to target anti wall protest organizers
Four Palestinian civilians were kidnapped by Israeli troops during a pre-dawn invasion targeting the village of Nil’in, central West Bank. Israeli troops told their families that they have been kidnapped…
Demonstrators met with live ammunition in Bil’in Village
On Friday in Bil’in village, central West Bank, demonstrators against the Israeli built wall and illegal Israeli settlements were met with live ammunition, tear gas (in both plastic and aluminum…
Israeli Military Barricades Nili’n – Journalists Denied Access
Today in the village of Nili’n, central West Bank, the Israeli military closed all entrances and exits, and didn’t allow any journalists in the village.The demonstration started after midday prayers,…
Rawabi – The First Planned Palestinian City
Ground has been broken at the site of Rawabi, the first planned city to be constructed in Occupied Palestinian Territories by Palestinians.The project, funded jointly by the Palestinian Authority and…
Interview With Rani Bornat -Bil’in
McIntyre recently interviewed Palestinian activist Rani Bornat about his life after being shot by the Israeli army. Rani Bornat: My name is Rani Abdelfatah Ibrahim Bornat, and I’m 29 years…
Soldiers Invade Ramallah, Kidnap a Czech Peace Activist
The Israeli Army invaded on Monday at night the center of the West Bank city of Ramallah, and kidnapped a Czech citizen, identified as Eva Nováková, who started her activities…
Three Injuries in Bil’in, Including one Journalist
Three residents were injured on Friday at the weekly protest in Bil’in village, central West Bank. Dozens suffered from the effects of tear gas inhalation in the weekly protest against…
Nil’in: Israeli troops fail to stop the people from joining the weekly protest
The villagers of Nil’in, central West Bank, organized their weekly protest on Friday against the wall Israel is building on their lands. They were joined this week by international supporters…
Nil’in: Israeli troops fail to stop the people from joining the weekly protest
The villagers of Nil’in, central West Bank, organized their weekly protest on Friday against the wall Israel is building on their lands. They were joined this week by international supporters…
Army Invades Bil’in, Soldiers Say “we Are Just Doing Our Job”
In a rather familiar scene in the village of Bil’in near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, Israeli troops invaded the village, once again, and stormed the house of…
Troops Invade Bil’in, kidnap two children
Israeli soldiers invaded on Tuesday at dawn the village of Bil’in, near the Central West Bank city of Ramallah, and kidnapped two children after breaking into their homes.The Friends of…
Israel charges peace activist with “arms possession” for picking up spent Israeli tear gas canisters
After holding anti-Wall protest organizer Abdullah Adu Rahma in prison for over a week without charges, Israeli authorities have decided to charge him with “arms possession” for picking up spent…
Coordinator Of Stop The Wall Campaign Imprisoned By Israel
Jamal Juma’, coordinator of the Stop the Wall Campaign, is in an Israeli jail – the latest in Israel’s attempt to silence Palestinian non violent resistance. Israeli security first summoned…
Army invades Bil’in
Israeli soldiers invaded on Saturday at night the village of Bil’in, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, and broke into two homes. OSCAILTIMAGE(attachments/dec2009/bilin1.jpg 300 0) http://www.bilin-ffj.org/ Israeli soldiers…
Dozens Suffered Tear Gas Inhalation In The Bil’in Weekly Protest
The villagers of Bil’in in the central West Bank staged on Friday their weekly protest against the Israeli wall built on their land. Last Friday the demonstration organized by the…
France To Grant The P.A 200 M Euros
Palestinian Foreign Minister, Riyadh Al Maliky, and his French counterpart, Bernard Kouchner, signed on Tuesday an agreement in which France agrees to donate 200 Million Euros to support Palestinian development…
Nine wounded in Ni’lin’s weekly nonviolent protest
At least nine Palestinians were wounded in the weekly nonviolent protest in the village of N’ilin on Friday. Residents of Nil’in together with intentional peace activists marched after the Friday…
Dozens Wounded In Bil’in’s Anti-wall Nonviolent Protest
Dozens of Palestinians were treated for gas inhalation during a nonviolent protest against the wall in the village of Bil’in near the central West Bank city of Ramallah.Villagers along with…
Islamic Party Slams P.A For Sponsoring Miss Palestine In The West Bank
The “Liberation Party” voiced sharp criticism of the Palestinian Authority (P.A) for sponsoring “Palestine Beauty Pageant” Contest in the West Bank city of Ramallah. OSCAILTIMAGE(attachments/dec2009/miss_palestine.jpg 300 0) File; Miss Palestine…
Bil’in residents demonstrate in support of recent Swedish initiative calling for a Palestinian state
Residents of Bil’in village, central West Bank, alongside international and Israeli solidarity activists, demonstrated on Friday against the Wall after the midday prayer. Many suffered from tear-gas inhalation, as the…
One injured and dozens suffers effects of tear gas at the weekly Nil’in protest
One civilians sustained moderate wounds as others treated for tear gas inhalation when Israeli troops attacked on Friday the weekly anti wall protest in the village of Nil’in, central West…
Palestinian Authority in West Bank shuts down radio station after Israel claims interference
The Palestinian Authority in the West Bank, led by Mahmoud Abbas of the Fateh party, shut down a radio station on Friday that Israel claimed was causing interference to air…
Nil’in: dozens suffer tear gas inhalation during the weekly protest
The villagers of Nil’in, central West Bank, along with their international supporters staged their weekly protest on Friday. Villagers along with their international supporters conducted the midday prayers at the…
The Israeli military attacks Bil’in’s weekly protest
The international day for solidarity with the Palestinian People in the Palestinian Eid holiday, dozens suffered teargas inhalation in Bili’n’s weekly protest. Under the slogan, “Towards a Palestine free from…
Troops Attack Ni’lin Weekly Nonviolent Protest
A Palestinian villager from Ni’lin village, near Ramallah, was injured, and several protesters suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation after the Israeli soldiers attacked the weekly nonviolent protest against…
Dozens suffered tear gas inhalation at the weekly demonstration in Bil’in
Residents of Bil’in village, central West Bank, gathered in a demonstration today, commemorating the 21st anniversary of the Declaration of Independence and condemning the ongoing expansion of illegal Israeli settlements.…
Palestinian Swine flu patient died in the West Bank, death toll reaches six
A Palestinian suffering from H1N1, also known as swine flu, died in the central West Bank city of Ramallah on Wednesday bringing the death toll to six since the virus…
Three injured, including medic, at the Nil’in weekly protest
Scores of villagers from Nil’in village, central West Bank, protested the Israeli wall on Friday. The military attacked the protest and injured three civilians. Witnesses say that one of the…
Scores suffered tear gas inhalation at the weekly Bil’in protest
Scores of people suffered effects of tear gas inhalation on Friday among them Mohamed Baraka, an Arab member of the Israeli Parliament, during the weekly protest against the wall at…
The Palestinian election committee says no elections in January 2010
Dr. Hanna Nasser, Director of the Central Election Committee, told reporters at a press conference in the central West Bank city of Ramallah Thursday that the elections committee does not…
Palestinians Commemorate Arafat In Ramallah
Dozens of thousands gathered in the central West Bank city of Ramallah to participate in a ceremony commemorating the fifth anniversary of the death of President Yasser Arafat. OSCAILTIMAGE(attachments/nov2009/yasser_arafat_1.jpg 300…
PLC Speaker: Hamas Will SignThe Egyptian Document By End of November
Speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council, Dr. Aziz Dweik, of Hamas told Media that his movement will sign the Egyptian document for internal Palestinian conciliation.Dr. Dweik said that his movement…
Marking The Fall of Berlin Wall, Palestinians Down Section Of The Annexation Wall In Bil’in
Dozens of protesters reenacted the 20the anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall by downing part of the Israeli Annexation Wall built on local Palestinian lands near the Qalandia…
Israeli troops attack the Nil’in weekly protest
The villagers of Nil’in, central West Bank, were joined by international supporters on Friday for the weekly anti-wall protest.The protesters marched towards their lands where Israel is building the wall.…
Two dozen civilians suffered effects tear gas inhalation at the weekly Bil’in protest
Israeli troops attacked on Friday the villagers of Bil’in, central West Bank, along with their international and Israeli supporters. Two dozen civilians suffered effects of tear gas inhalation As is…
Abbas will not be running for President
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas announced on Thursday that he is not going to run in the presidential elections slated for January 2010. OSCAILTIMAGE(attachments/nov2009/president_mahmoud_abbas__photo_by_imemcs_ghassan_bannoura_2008_2.jpg 300 0) Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. (Photo:…
The Daily Harassments at Qalandiya Checkpoint
Qalandiya Monday afternoon, 2.11.2009 Phyllis W. and Natanya G. (reporting) 15:30: We drove past Atarot CP on our way to Qalandiya. Twenty-five vehicles were wending their way slowly past the…
Israeli soldiers attack the Nil’in weekly protest against the wall
Dozens suffered effects of tear gas inhalation on Friday, by the Israeli military fire at the weekly protest against the wall in the central West Bank village of Nil’in. Villagers…
Bil’in: two injured, dozens suffer effects of tear gas inhalation in the weekly protest
Two injured and dozens suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation on Friday as Israeli soldiers attacked the weekly nonviolent protest against the wall in the village of Bil’in in…
Palestinian Woman Stabs A Soldier At The Qalandia Terminal
Israeli sources reported Sunday that a Palestinian woman for Ramallah stabbed a soldier at the Qalandia terminal.The wounded soldier was moved to an Israeli hospital in Jerusalem. The soldier was…
Israeli troops attack Bil’in weekly protest, dozens treated for gas inhalation
Dozens were treated for the effects of tear gas inhalation on Friday as Israeli troops attacked the weekly protest against the wall in Bil’in village, central West Bank. As is…
Four injured, one critical as the military attack the weekly Nil’in protest
Four civilians were injured, one critical, on Friday, by the Israeli military fire at the weekly protest against the wall in the central West Bank village of Nil’in. Villagers along…
At least two injured at the weekly protest of Nil’in
Two Palestinians were injured and dozens suffered tear gas inhalation on Friday when Israeli soldiers attacked the weekly protest against the Wall in the village of Nil’in, central west Bank.…
Four injured and dozens suffered from tear gas inhalation in Bil’in weekly protest
Four civilians were injured and Scores suffered tear gas inhalation on Friday as the Israeli military attacked the weekly protest against the Israeli wall in the village of Bil’in in…
Visiting Ramallah, Spanish PM Calls On Israeli To Freeze Settlement Activities
Spanish Prime Minister, José Luis Zapatero, visited the Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, on Thursday, and stated that Israel must freeze all of its settlement activities in the occupied territories, so…
Soldiers attack a peaceful protest in Ni’lin
Israeli soldiers attacked on Sunday a nonviolent protest against the Annexation Wall in Ni’lin village, near the West Bank city of Ramallah. Soldiers fired gas bombs causing several injuries and…
The Israeli army invades Ramallah
The Israeli army troops invaded the central West Bank city of Ramallah Saturday at dawn, local sources reported. Israeli military vehicles were deployed in the streets of Ramallah’s main city…
Dozens suffer from gas inhalation in Bil’in nonviolent protest
Dozens of Palestinian, international and Israeli civilians were treated for gas inhalation as the Israeli army showered them with CS gas during the weekly nonviolent anti-wall protest in the village…
17 children suffer from gas inhalation at Nil’in weekly protest
At least 17 people including children suffered from gas inhalation when the Israeli army fired a number of CS gas canisters at protestors in the village of Ni’lin near the…
9 injured at a non- violent protest in Nil’in village
The Israeli army dispersed the weekly nonviolent protest in Nil'in village, located south of the West Bank city of Ramallah on Thursday midday with gas, guns and grenades, causing the…
The Israeli army kidnaps two civilians from Nil’in
The Israeli army invaded Nil'in village, south of the West Bank city Ramallah on Thursday morning, as reported by local sources. Israeli army raided the village of Nil'in at 2:30am,…
Weekly non-violent protest at Bil’in
The Israeli army dispersed the weekly non-violent protest in Bil’in village north of Ramallah on Friday midday with gas, guns and grenades. After the weekly Friday prayer, a group 300…
7 injured in weekly non-violent protest in Nil’in
IMEMC’s correspondents reported on Friday that a group of peace activists including internationals and local villagers marched in a non-violent protest against the wall at Nil’in village. After the Friday…
Palestinian Poet Mahmoud Darwish laid to rest in Ramallah
Thousands of Palestinians and internationals attend Darwish’s funeral on Wednesday in Ramallah, after his body arrived from the USA with a special Emirates airplane, then with special helicopters from Jordan…
Darwish to be laid to rest in Ramallah on Wednesday
Palestinian Minister of Culture, Tahani Abu Doqqa, stated on Sunday that the burial ceremony of Palestinian poet and intellect Mahmoud Darwish will be held on Wednesday in the West Bank…
The Israeli army attacks the nonviolent protest in Bil’in village
The Israeli army dispersed the weekly nonviolent protest located in Bil’in village north of the West Bank city of Ramallah on Friday midday with gas, guns and grenades.local sources reported.…
Dozens suffer from Gas inhalation, 3 injured in Nil’in non-violent protest
The Israeli army attacked on Thursday midday a non violent protest in Nil’in village southern the central West Bank city of Ramallah, kidnapping 2, injuring 3 and causing dozens to…
Israeli human rights group: Officer who shot bound Palestinian should be punished
After the Israeli military announced Wednesday that an officer who shot a bound, gagged Palestinian at point blank range with a rubber-coated steel bullet would be dismissed from his post,…
Hamas hold Abbas responsible for Bir Zeit University incidents
Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, held the Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, responsible for clashes which took place between Fateh members and security forces, and members of the Islamic Block at Bir…
PA forces assault civilians in a funeral of a boy who was killed by the Israeli army near Ramallah
Palestinian Security forces loyal to the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas of Fatah attacked the funeral of a Palestinian boy on Monday afternoon. The boy had been killed by the Israeli…
17-year-old boy shot in Nil’in pronounced dead
17-year-old Yousif Amira, who was shot in the nearby Nil'in village on Wednesday evening, has been pronounced dead, Palestinian medical sources in the central West Bank city of Ramallah told…
Israeli Border Guard who killed 11-year old child placed under house arrest
According to Israeli sources, an Israeli border guard accused of killing an 11-year old child at a non-violent protest in a Palestinian village last week has been suspended from his…
Dozens suffer from Gas inhalation during the weekly nonviolent protest in Bil’in village.
The Israeli army dispersed the weekly nonviolent protest located in Bil'in village north of the West Bank city of Ramallah on Friday midday with gas, guns and grenades. After the…
Search for conspiracy
Yesterday, I visited with Sameeh Hammoudeh and his family. He was a co-defendant in the terrorism trial of Dr. Sami Al-Arian. It was a very important visit and before I…
17 year old Nil’in boy pronounced clinically dead according to medical sources
17 year old Yousif Amira, who was shot in the nearby Nil’in village on Wednesday evening, has been pronounced clinically dead, Palestinian medical sources in the central West Bank city…
Child killed in Nil’in was shot by live rounds
An autopsy on the body of an 11 year-old child who was killed on Tuesday by Israeli gunfire in the village of Ni’lin, near the central West Bank city of…
Soldiers arrest father of child who filmed soldiers shooting bound Palestinian youth
Last week, Israeli soldiers kidnapped resident Jamal Hussein Ameera, 50, after his daughter managed to capture on film an Israeli soldiers shooting a Palestinian youth after they detained and handcuffed…
Child killed by Israeli military fire in Ni’lin
The Arabs48 news website reported on Tuesday at night that a Palestinian child was shot and killed by Israeli soldiers who violently attacked and opened fire at a non-violent protest…
Army court sentence a Palestinian farmer to 100 days in detention
The Israeli army court of Ofer sentenced on Tuesday Jamal Canaan, 50 from the village of N'ilin, located near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, to 100 days in…
Video nation
B’Tselem, a Jerusalem-based NGO, released video footage this week of a handcuffed Palestinian detainee being shot in the leg by an Israeli soldier. The footage is part of a new…
Israel agrees to demolish part of illegal wall
Israel says that it will demolish the illegal wall separating Palestinians from their land north of Qalqalya. Israeli sources report that the Israeli Army has agreed to demolish the illegal…
The Israeli army kidnaps 3 civilians near Ramallah
The Israeli army kidnapped three Palestinian civilians during an invasion targeting Al Jalazon refugee camp located in the central West Bank city of Ramallah on Saturday morning. Local sources said…
A non violent weekly protest in Bil’in village
Scores of international and Israeli peace activists along with villager marched against the illegal wall being built on Bil’in village nearby the west bank city of Ramallah on Friday midday…
A non violent protest in Ni’llin village near Ramallah
A non violent protest was held on Friday morning at Ni’llin village located near the west bank city of Ramallah IMEMC’s correspondence from the protest reported that a group of…
The Israeli Army invades villages in Ramallah city
The Israeli Army invaded Al Berieh and Beteen villages, east of the central West Bank city of Ramallah on Thursday at dawn. Six Israeli vehicles drove in and through Al…
A nonviolent protest in Ni’lin village west of Ramallah
Nonviolent peace protesters marched a protest against the illegal wall being built on Palestinian lands on Wednesday midday. A group of 200 international, Israeli, and Palestinian women from the West…
Abbas to order forces to pull out if Israel continues attacks on the West Bank
In a meeting with several Fatah lawmakers in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, hinted Tuesday at possible pull out of Palestinian Authority's police forces from…
The Israeli army released the soldier who shot a bound Palestinian in Ni’lin two weeks ago
The Israeli National Radio reported on Monday evening that the Israeli Army District Attorney has released the Israeli soldier who shot a bound Palestinian civilian in Ni'lin village near Ramallah…
Israeli soldier shoots a bound Palestinian in Ni’lin
A video showing an Israeli soldier shooting a bound Palestinian in the village of Ni'lin near Ramallah raised uproar among human rights organizations. The tape, which was released on Sunday…
One injured, dozens suffer tear gas inhalation at Bil’in weekly non-violent protest
At the close of Friday prayers, the people of Bil'in village ,near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, marched in their weekly protest against the apartheid wall and settlements,…
Rice to host a round of Israeli- Palestinian talks
U.S Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice, is preparing to host a 3-day round of Israeli-Palestinian talks on the thirtieth of this month. Chief Palestinian negotiator, Dr. Saeb Erekat, reported that…
The Israeli army invades Kobar village and Qalandia refugee camp
The Israeli army invaded on Friday at dawn Qalandia refugee camp north of Jerusalem city. Soldiers surrounded one of the houses and ransacked it. Official sources reported that 13 Israeli…
The Israeli army invades Abu Eshedem village near Ramallah
The Israeli army invaded on Wednesday at dawn Abu Eshedem village north of the central West Bank city of Ramallah Official sources reported that five Israeli military forces invaded several…
Bil’in Village Council sues Canadian corporations for involvement in settlement construction
Bil’in Village Council Submits Case before Canadian Court Against Canadian Corporations for Involvement in Illegal Settlement Construction. In a continuation of their struggle for justice in the face of unlawful…
The Israeli Army kidnapps 13 Palestinian near Ramallah
The Israeli army kidnapped 13 Palestinians Friday morning from Jalazon refugee camp, near the West Bank city of Ramallah. Eyewitnesses reported that they heard shooting as a number of Israeli…
Ni’lin: dozens injured as army continues its cark down
700 people demonstrated in Ni’lin village near the central West Bank city of Ramallah again on Thursday, in defiance of the Israeli army crackdown on protests organized against the illegal…
Ramallah: the Israeli army attacks a hospital and damages property
The Palestinian Ministry of Health in the central West Bank city of Ramallah reported that the Israeli army attacked and ransacked the Ramallah public hospital on Thursday at dawn and…
Explosion hits the vehicle of Palestinian Attorney General in Ramallah
Official police sources in the central West Bank city of Ramallah reported that Ahmad Al Mughani, the Palestinian Attorney General, survived an assassination attempt on Tuesday morning. Initial police reports…
Israeli army continues to attack civilians in Ni’lin, kidnaps three on Monday
Israeli army continued its attacks targeting the villagers of Ni’lin near Ramallah city in the central part of the West Bank on Monday for the fourth day in a row.…
Ramallah: the army kidnaps a civilian and invades several villages
The Israeli army kidnapped one Palestinian civilian during invasions targeting the central West Bank city of Ramallah and a nearby village. Local witnesses reported that the Israeli army kidnapped 18…
Israeli Army attacks nonviolent protest near Ramallah, injures 22 civilians
At least 22 civilians were injured by Israeli army fire, when troops attacked a nonviolent protest in the village of Na'alen, located near the central West Bank city of Ramallah…
Two international activists and a Palestinian injured in Bil’in Weekly Protest
Three activists were injured by Israeli forces on Friday in the weekly protest against the separation wall in Bil’in; near the West Bank city of Ramallah: two of them are…
Israeli troops attack a mosque in Silwad village near Ramallah
Palestinian sources reported that Israeli forces attacked a mosque in the village of Sliwad, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, on Thursday morning. Witnesses said that at least…