Two injured in weekly demonstration
The villagers of Bil’in located near the Central West Bank city of Ramallah, along with their international and Israeli supporters conducted their weekly demonstration against the illegal Israeli wall on…
The Israeli army invades Ramallah and kidnaps two Hamas leaders
An Israeli army force invaded the West Bank city of Ramallah on Tuesday at dawn and kidnapped two Hamas leaders, Palestinian sources reported. Troops searched and ransacked residents homes in…
Palestinians implore U.S. actress Susan Sarandon to repudiate Leviev
Dear Ms. Sarandon, We felt sorrow when we learned that you accepted Lev Leviev's invitation to attend the opening night event for his new jewelry store in New York City…
Four injured in Bil’in weekly demonstration
The inhabitants of Bil’in village, located near the central west bank city of Ramallah, conducted their weekly non violent demonstration against the illegal wall that is being constructed by Israel…
Israeli army invades al Bireh mayor’s home
Israeli forces invaded the house of Sheikh Jamal al Taweel, Mayor of the central West Bank city of al Bireh on Friday morning. After searching and ransacking the house, the…
Israeli army prevents Minister of information from reaching Jerusalem or Gaza Strip
The Palestinian Minister of Information, Dr. Mustafa Barghouthi, has indicated that the Israeli army has refused to allow him to enter Jerusalem or the Gaza Strip. Dr Barghouthi stated that…
Barghouthi: “The biggest political party in Sweden endorses the unity government”
Ann Linde, International Secretary of the Swedish Socialist Party, the biggest political party in Sweden, stated on Wednesday during a meeting with Palestinian Minister of Information Dr. Mustafa Al Barghouthi…
Security officer killed and seven injured by Israeli under-cover forces in Ramallah
Under-cover of the Israeli army assassinated on Tuesday evening lieutenant Omar Mohammad Abul-Halim, 24, after infiltrating into a local restaurant in Ramallah, in the northern part of the West Bank.…
Six wounded, two taken prisoner in Bilin’s weekly anti-wall protest
A number of Palestinians and internationals have been injured, and two others were taken prisoner in the weekly protest in Bilin, on Friday, as army attacked the protestors with tear…
Army kidnaps the vice Mayer and another council of Al Biereh town
Israeli forces kidnapped the vice Mayer of Al Biereh town located near the central West Bank city of Ramallah on Thursday morning. Troops surrounded the houses of Tayesser Hamail, the…
PA denies involvement in U.S efforts to boost Abbas’s forces
Palestinian presidential sources denied Sunday Israeli media reports that claimed that the Palestinian Authority (PA) has involved in U.S-led efforts to boost security services loyal to President Mahmoud Abbas. Nabil…
Eight wounded in a nonviolent protest in Bilin
In the West Bank village of Bilin Palestinian and international peace activists marched after the Friday prayer to the construction site of the wall in village. Two Palestinian Parliament Members…
Barghouthi calls on media to avoid broadcasting inciting material regarding the infighting
Palestinian Minister of Information and spokesperson of the National Unity Government Dr. Mustafa Barghouthi called upon all Palestinian and Arab media outlets to refrain from over reporting and magnifying the…
King Abdullah II postpones his Ramallah visit
Jordanian King, Abdullah II, postponed Sunday a due vivit to Ramallah, where he was supposed to discuss peace efforts with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, a presidency spokesperson stated.“ King Abdullah’s…
Jordan’s King visit to Ramalllah to save PNA from collapse, Erekat says
Jordan’s King Abdullah II will visit Ramallah on Sunday, within efforts to prevent collapse of the Palestinian National Authority, chief Palestinian negotiator , Saeb Erekat says. “This visit is intended…
A study: Israel controls 80% of Palestinian water, warning from catastrophic effects
A study prepared by a specialized institute showed that Israel controls 80% of Palestinian water. According to a study made by the Applied Research Institute of Jerusalem – ARIJ- a…
Seven wounded and ten detained in Bilin’s weekly Anti-wall protest
Seven non-violent protesters were injured and another ten were detained by the Israeli army on Friday afternoon in the weekly non-violent protest in the village of Bilin near the central…
Student Council in Birzeit University concludes a campaign in support of Bishara and Salah
The Student council in Birzeit University concluded on Thursday a campaign in support of Dr. Azmi Bishara, former member of Israeli Knesset, and Sheikh Raed Salah, head of the Islamic…
Army kidnaps a Palestinian woman while going to visit her detained brother
Israeli troops stationed at a military checkpoint near the Israeli army detention camp of Ofer located near the central West Bank city of Ramallah kidnapped a Palestinian woman going to…
Since formation of Unity Government, Dr. Barghouthi barred from entering Gaza
Palestinian minister of information Dr. Mustafa Barghouthi stated on Sunday that the Israeli Authorities have been barring him from entering the Gaza Strip Strip since the formation of the Palestinian…
The Weekly protest of Bil’in continues
In their ongoing weekly protests, local villagers of Bil’in, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, were joined with international and Israeli peace activists who marched together against the…
Palestinian peaceful protesters remove a military road block near Ramallah city
Palestinian villagers from Rass Karkar and Al Ganiah villages near Ramallah city in the central West Bank along with Israeli and international supporters removed on Thursday midday an Israeli military…
Abu Laila slams Israeli attacks against Labor Day procession near Ramallah
Palestinian Legislator Qais Abdul-Karim (Abu Laila) member of the Political Bureau of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine, slammed that harsh Israeli military attack against a peaceful procession…
Army attacks Palestinian labor union demonstrators at Qalandia checkpoint near Ramallah
Israeli troops stationed at Qalandia checkpoint, located near the central West Bank city of Ramallah attacked, on Tuesday Palestinian labor union demonstration that was organized to make the international workers…
Palestinian resistance attack invading Israeli troops in central and northern W.B
Israeli media sources reported that during pre dawn invasions Israeli army conducted in the central west Bank city of Ramallah and Nablus city in the northern part of the West…
Palestinian deputy-PM expects more pressure on Palestinians in light of Winogard report
Palestinian deputy-prime minister, Azzam Al-Ahmad, expected Monday that more pressure will be exerted on the Palestinians in light of Winogard report over failure of Israeli army in its last summer…
Palestinian government rejects kidnappers’ demands for releasing BBC reporter Johnston
Palestinian deputy-prime minister, Azzam Al-Ahmad, told reporters in Ramallah on Monday that the Palestinian government has rejected demands by kidnappers of BBC reporter Alan Johnston, who was abducted at a…
Angry teachers storm the education ministry building in Ramallah
Scores of angry teachers stormed the ministry of information building located in the central West Bank city of Ramallah on Monday midday. The teachers stormed the building when the education…
Israeli army breaks into the house of a Palestinian security officer in Ramallah
Israeli army broke Sunday into the house of the commander of the Palestinian presidential guards in Ramallah. Palestinian security sources said that the Israeli soldiers stormed and ran a havoc…
The Israeli army attack the weekly nonviolent protest in Bil’in injures three
On Friday, villagers from the Bil’in, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, along with international and Israeli peace activists, marched in the weekly nonviolent protest against the illegal…
One Palestinian security officer killed during a car chase in Ramallah
Palestinian sources reported that a Palestinian security officer died during an armed car chase in Al Birah town, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah on Wednesday night. Mohamed…
Two civilians kidnapped by Israeli army near Ramallah
Israeli forces invaded Al Jalazon refugee camp located in the northern part of the central West Bank city of Ramallah and kidnapped two residents on Thursday. Jamal Nakhlah, 40, and…
Israeli army takes over a house in a village near Ramallah
Israeli forces took over a Palestinian house in the village of Um Al Safa, west of the central West Bank city of Ramallah on Tuesday. Soldiers stromed the house and…
Nobel prize winner, and others, injured at Bil’in protest
“This is terrible what's happening here to the Palestinians. They're suffering so much — and they can't even have a voice to nonviolently protest against what's happening to them. It's…
Second Conference on Popular Resistance in Bilin continiues
The second International conference on Popular resistance continues for the second day in the village of Bilin, northwest of the Palestinian city of Ramallah. The second International conference on Popular…
One civilian abducted from a village near Ramallah
The Israeli army invaded the village of Beit Rima located west of the central West Bank city of Ramallah and abducted one civilian on Wednesday. Ahmad Al Rimawi was abducted…
Israeli army levels a Palestinian factory near Ramallah
The Israeli army invaded the village of Shqiba, west of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, and leveled a brick factory there on Wednesday morning. Soldiers gave no reason…
Hundreds join the Bilin Conferene on Popular Resistance
More than five hundred Palestinian, Israeli and international peace activists arrived in Bilin on Wednesday morning to join the second international conference on popular resistance, which is held in a…
Palestinian information minister backs freedom of press, warns of PA collapse
Palestinian information minister, Mustafa Barghouti, criticised Tuesday any harassment of journalists and others facilitating their duties in the Palestinian territories. Barghouti’s statement came hours after five journalists were exposed to…
Three children injured as Israeli army invades a village near Ramallah
The Israeli army invaded the village of Bil'in near the central West Bank city of Ramallah and injured three children on Tuesday midday. A massive Israeli force invaded the village…
Four Israeli settlers injured in drive-by shooting near Ramallah
On Tuesday morning four people were injured in a shooting attack at the entrance to the illegal settlement of Naaleh near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, the Israeli…
Al-ahmad: if Israel loses current chance for peace, the alternative will be horrible
Deputy Palestinian Prime Minister, Azzam Al-ahmad, of Fatah, affirmed Saturday that if Israel does not seize current chance for Middle East peace, represented in the Arab peace initiative, the alternative…
Sixteen wounded in a peaceful demonstration in Bil’in
In the weekly non-violent protest on Friday against the illegal annexation wall in the village of Bil’in near the West Bank city of Ramallah, 16 protesters were injured including three…
Army abducts a university teacher at a checkpoint near Ramallah
The Israeli army abducted a Palestinian university teacher while crossing Attara military checkpoint near the central West Bank city of Ramallah on Wednesday afternoon. Fawaz Ikmil, 47, who works as…
Israeli army abducts a Palestinian man near Ramallah
Israeli forces invaded Kufer Ein village to the north of the central West Bank city of Ramallah and abducted on man on Tuesday morning. Troops and army vehicles surrounded and…
Deputy PM: efforts being made to persuade international community to deal with PA government
Azzam Al Ahmad, the Deputy Palestinian Prime Minister, on Tuesday described European positions on the Palestinian government of national unity as 'mixed'. He stressed that the government and the presidency…
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…