Settlers Prevent Farmers from Reaching Their Land
The Palestinian News Network reported that a number of settlers prevented farmers in the town of Tekoa East south of Bethlehem from accessing their agricultural lands.The General Director of the…
Ban Ki-moon: Palestinian hunger Strikers Should be Brought to Trial or Released
The Palestinian News Network reported today that Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations, stated through his spokesman, Martin Nesirky, that the Palestinian prisoners who are on hunger strike and…
Israeli Military Launches Campaign to Arrest Draft Dodgers
Israeli daily Yedioth Ahronoth reported on its website on Thursday that the Israeli Military Police have started a widespread campaign to catch the increasing numbers of draft dodgers, young Israeli…
Israeli government announces plan to forcibly remove 2300 Bedouins
In their urgency to “resolve” a perceived problem with the Bedouin population, the Israeli government has proposed that 2,300 Bedouins be relocated from hill surrounding the Palestinian town of As…
Knesset To Discuss Formal Accession of Kadima to Government Coalition
The Palestinian News Network reported that the Knesset will be discussing today the agreement of the Kadima opposition party to join the Likud-led governent Coalition.The President of the Israeli Knesset,…
Netanyahu Considers How To Prevent Demolition of Ulpanah Neighbourhood
Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has asked his ministers to think again about the legal consequences of Monday’s Supreme Court decision that the settlement outpost, ‘Ulpanah’, close to the settlement…
Supreme Court Decides to Evict Palestinians from Their Homes In Jerusalem
The Palestinian News Network, PNN, reported that the Israeli Supreme Court has decided to evict the families of Ghazi Zalloum and Ismail Wazwaz from their homes in the neighborhood of…
Army Breaks Into Popular Committee Office In Ramallah
The Maan News Agency reported that Israeli soldiers invaded, on Tuesday at dawn, the office of Stop The Wall, a grassroots organization that campaigns against the Israeli separation wall, in…
Israeli Soldiers and Vehicles Invade Dora Area Near Hebron
The Palestinian News Network, PNN, reported that the Israeli army has concentrated dozens of soldiers and many vehicles in and around the city of Dora near Hebron in the southern…
Soldiers Abduct Two Young Men in Jenin
The Palestinian news and information agency, WAFA, reported that Israeli soldiers abducted two young men from the village of Marka, south of Jenin.Israeli soldiers invaded their parents’ houses and took…
Missing Israeli Soldier Found Dead
Palestinian Network News (PNN) reported from an Israeli soldier who went missing on Tuesday morning was found dead this morning near a Mall with his weapon next to him.Israeli media…
Israeli Soldiers Arrest Eleven Palestinians
The Palestinian News Network (PNN) reported that Israeli soldiers arrested eleven Palestinians in the early morning after invading their houses.Israeli sources said that the eleven Palestinians had been arrested because…
Israeli Bulldozers began demolishing in Beit Jala
The Palestine News Network (PNN) reported in the early morning that the Israeli bulldozers moved into Almkhrour area in Beit Jala near the West Bank city of Bethlehem and surrounded…
Israeli Bulldozers Demolish House, Restaurant in Beit Jala
The Palestine News Network (PNN) reported that Israeli soldiers and bulldozers moved into the Almkhrour area of Beit Jala near the West Bank city of Bethlehem in the early morning…
Israeli Soldiers Invade Beit Jala
The Palestine News Network (PNN) reported on Wednesday morning that Israeli soldiers invaded Beit Jala city, near the West Bank city of Bethlehem, and fired gas bombs at students who…
Undercover Forces Kidnap Three Children In Jerusalem
At dawn on Wednesday undercover forces of the Israeli army kidnapped two children, ages 14 and 10, in Silwan town, south of the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Occupied East Jerusalem. On…
Israel To Demolish Buildings In East Jerusalem To Build ‘King David’ Park
The Jerusalem City Council has decided to demolish seven buildings in the Silwan neighborhood, south of the Al-Aqsa Mosque and Old City in Occupied East Jerusalem, as part of its…
Monday/Tuesday in the West Bank: Soldiers Abduct 16, and Injure 7 Residents and a Child
On Monday and early Tuesday, Israeli soldiers abducted nine Palestinians from Burin village, near Nablus, six residents of Hebron, and one resident of Tammoun near Tubas. Soldiers also attacked four…
Mk’s Celebrate Latest E. Jerusalem Settlement By Posing On Evicted Palestinian Family’s Sofa
Following last week’s eviction of the Palestinian Natsha family from their Beit Hanina home, Israeli Knesset members Michael Ben-Ari and Aryeh Eldad visited the house now inhabited by some eight…
Israel To Build New 217 Units In Jerusalem
The Civil Coalition for Palestinian Rights In Jerusalem reported that the Israeli government decided to expand the illegal Nof Zion settlement outpost in Jabal al-Mokabber, in occupied East Jerusalem, buy…
Haredi Man Stabbed In Jerusalem
A Haredi Jewish man was stabbed in the Palestinian neighbourhood of Sheikh Jarrah in Israeli controlled East Jerusalem on Thursday evening, an Israeli source reported. The Israeli Police stated that…
Soldiers Demolish Sheds And Tents In Bedouin Camp Near Jerusalem
Israeli military bulldozers demolished several sheds and tents belonging to the Al-Jahalin Bedouin tribe, north west of Jerusalem on Wednesday.Eyewitnesses reported that the army demolished 13 sheds and tents leaving…
Jerusalem Family Displaced, Home Handed To Settlers
Israeli soldiers and policemen displaced resident Khaled An-Natsha and his family from their home in Al-Ashqariyya area, in Beit Hanina, north of Israeli controlled East Jerusalem. The eviction came following…
Resident Injured By Army Fire In Jerusalem
Palestinian medical sources in Israeli controlled East Jerusalem reported on Sunday that one youth from Al-Esawiyya town in the Jerusalem district, was shot and wounded by Israeli military fire during…
As Orthodox Christians celebrate Easter, Archbishop denounces Israeli restrictions
Thousands of Orthodox Christians gathered in Jerusalem and Bethlehem from Friday through Sunday for the celebration of the Easter holiday, which is celebrated one week later than the Latin churches…
Israeli Troops Blockade Palestinian Town Near Jerusalem
Beginning Sunday evening and continuing through Wednesday, Israeli soldiers set up a blockade around the town of ar-Ram, east of Jerusalem, preventing vehicles from entering or leaving the town.According to…
Thousands of Christians gather in Jerusalem for Easter
On Sunday, Christians around the world celebrated the Easter holiday, and thousands of pilgrims gathered at the Church of the holy Sepulchre, where Christians believe that Jesus ascended into heaven…
Abbas Denounces New Settlement Construction Plan
Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, slammed the Israeli decision to build 654 units in Jewish settlements in occupied East Jerusalem, and 180 units in the West Bank.Presidency spokesperson, Nabil Abu Rodeina,…
Israel To Build 632 Homes In “Har Homa” Settlement
The Israeli Housing Ministry declared new tenders for the construction of hundreds of new homes in Jabal Abu Ghneim “Har Homa” illegal settlement, south of occupied East Jerusalem.Ahmad Mustafa Sob-Laban,…
Army Constructs Outpost On Mt. Olive
Fkahri Abu Thiab of the Wadi Hilweh Information Center in Silwan, in occupied East Jerusalem, stated that Israeli soldiers have concluded the establishment of an outpost near the “Seven Arches…
Palestinian Child Dies Of Wounds Sustained Last Year
Four-year-old Aseel Ara’ra form the town of Anata near Jerusalem was pronounced dead on Tuesday of wounds sustained October 25, 2011, Palestinian medical sources reported. Her injury left her quadriplegic…
Worker Attacked By 15 Extremist Settlers In Jerusalem
Palestinian medical sources reported Wednesday that a Palestinian construction worker was attacked by approximately 15 extremist Israeli settlers while heading to a construction site in West Jerusalem.The sources identified the…
New evidence shows desecration of Muslim cemetery for ‘Museum of Tolerance’ construction
The Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) has documented the continued desecration of an ancient Muslim cemetery, the Mamilla Cemetery, in Jerusalem, for the construction of the “Museum of Tolerance,” despite…
Israel Planning Settlement Neighborhood In East Jerusalem
Israeli sources reported that the Jerusalem Municipality is planning to construct a new settlement neighborhood in Abu Dis, in occupied East Jerusalem.The sources said that Jerusalem Mayor, Nir Barkat, is…
Several Residents Injured In Jerusalem, 15 Kidnapped
Israeli soldiers shot and injured, on Friday evening, several Palestinians in Al-Esawiyya, in occupied East Jerusalem, after invading the town leading to clashes with local youths; at least fifteen Palestinians…
Soldiers, Settlers, Break Into The Al-Aqsa Mosque Compound
The Al-Aqsa Foundation for Waqf and Heritage issued a press release on Wednesday morning stating that dozens of Israeli soldiers and fundamentalist settlers broke into the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound through…
Soldiers Kidnap 11 year old Child From His Classroom
A report by the Israeli newspaper, Haaretz, revealed that on Monday Israeli soldiers kidnapped an 11 year old Palestinian child while he sat behind his desk at an elementary school…
Female Israeli Soldier Stabbed In Jerusalem
Israeli media sources reported Thursday that a female soldier was stabbed while riding the light rail in Jerusalem. The person who stabbed her, said to be a Palestinian, was attested…
Military Court Extends Administrative Detention Order Against PLC Member
The Israeli “Ofer” Military Court ruled, Monday, for extending the Administrative Detention order, for the second time, against elected Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) member, Mohammad Abu Teir, for additional six…
Heavy Israeli Military Clampdown in Jerusalem
Many Jerusalem Streets and its surrounding towns witnessed Heavy Israeli Military Procedures early Sunday Morning. Israeli Soldiers and their Machines were spread all over the streets, towns and neighborhoods. The…
Palestinian Killed, 6 Injured in Clashes Near Ramallah
Palestinian medical sources reported, on Friday evening, that one resident was killed and four were residents were wounded, two seriously, during clashes that took place on Friday evening between dozens…
Clashes Took Place At The Al-Aqsa Mosque
Palestinian sources reported Friday that clashes took place between dozens of youths at the Al-Aqsa mosque in occupied East Jerusalem, and Israeli soldiers who fired gas bombs at them leading…
Jerusalem Church Vandalised with Graffiti Inciting Hatred Against Christians
Racist graffiti has been sprayed on a church in Jerusalem on Monday in the third such incident in the past month in the city.The graffiti included “Death to Christians” and…
Palestinians Foil Settlers Attack On Al-Aqsa Mosque
Dozens of Palestinian residents foiled, on Sunday morning, an attempt by dozens of fundamentalist Israeli settlers to break into the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem.Local sources reported that the…
Army Invades al-Isawiyya In Jerusalem
Israeli soldiers invaded, Friday in a pre-dawn raid, al-Isawiyya town, in occupied East Jerusalem and broke into several homes, starting with the home of former political prisoner, Samer al-Esawy.Local sources…
Former Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem: Israel is turning Jerusalem into a Jewish City
Former Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Michael Sabbah said the current municipality of Jerusalem is trying to turn the city into a Jewish one. He told the Italian news Agency AKI,…
Israeli Bulldozers Destroy Playground in Silwan
Israeli bulldozers from the Jerusalem Municipality destroyed a playground on Monday morning, in the Wadi Hilweh area, in Silwan of East Jerusalem, and also removed the protest tent in Silwan.Representatives…
Four Injured After Troops Break into Palestinian Home in Jerusalem
Palestinian medical sources in Jerusalem reported that four residents were wounded on Sunday evening, when Israeli troops and policemen broke into a Palestinian home of a former political prisoner, in…
“Death To Christians” Graffiti Found on Jerusalem Monastery
Israeli Police spokesperson, Micky Rosenfeld, stated Tuesday that extremist Israeli settlers carried out another “price tag” attack, this time targeting a Christian Monastery in Jerusalem’s Valley of the Cross Monastery.…
Netanyahu Rejects Demands of Settlement Freeze
Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, told the visiting United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, that Israel will continue the construction of settlements, and that any chances for a construction freeze would…
Jerusalem Political Activist Ordered Out of West Bank for Seven Months
After interrogating him at a Police station in occupied Jerusalem, on Tuesday, the Israeli Police issued an order forcing Palestinian activist and intellectual, Rasem Obeidat, to remain in his residential…
Israel to Open New Police Station in Occupied East Jerusalem
The Jerusalem Post, an Israeli daily, reported via their website on Tuesday that the State of Israel intends to open a new police station at the Mount of Olives, in…
Israel Shuts Down Two Institutions in Jerusalem
The Israeli Police shut down, on Sunday evening, two Palestinian institutions in Silwan neighborhood, in occupied East Jerusalem, under the claim that they are funded by the Hamas movement. The…
Israeli vehicle rams Palestinian teen in hit and run incident
An Israeli driver hit a Palestinian teenager at a checkpoint near Jerusalem Saturday, then drove off in an apparent ramming attack. These types of incidents have increased in recent months,…
Army Bulldozers Destroy Six Sheds Near Jerusalem
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Wednesday at dawn, the Wa’r ad-Beik area of Anata town, north east of occupied East Jerusalem, and demolished six sheds. These sheds were home to six…
PCHR Condemns Raid on Red Cross and Detention of Palestinian Legislator
The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) strongly condemns the detention of the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) Member from the Change and Reform Bloc affiliated to Hamas, Mohammed Toutah, and…
Two More Legislators Detained by The State of Israel
The State of Israel raided on Monday the Jerusalem headquarters of the International Red Cross and detained two Palestinian members of parliament.Khaled Abu Arfa and Mohammed Totah, both members of…
Border Policeman Stabbed in Jerusalem
Israeli sources reported Saturday that a Palestinian man stabbed an Israeli border policeman at a military roadblock near the Shufat refugee camp, in occupied East Jerusalem. The soldier was mildly…
Army Kidnaps PLC Head Dr. Dweik
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Thursday evening, the elected head of the Palestinian Legislative Council, Dr. Aziz Dweik, after stopping him at the Jaba’ military roadblock, south of Jenin, in northern…
Three Arab Students Exiled from Jerusalem for Seven Days
The Arabs48 news website reported on Wednesday that three Arab students, studying at the Engineering Academy in occupied Jerusalem, have received police warrants exiling them from the city for seven…
Shouting ‘Kill him…Kill him’, Settlers Attack a Young Jerusalemite with Knives
In the early hours of Sunday morning, Israeli extremists, armed with sticks and sharp metal tools, attacked a young Palestinian man from Jerusalem whilst he worked in Jaffa street, West…
Palestinian Youth Injured After Being Rammed By Army Jeep
Palestinian medical sources in occupied East Jerusalem reported Friday that a Palestinian youth from Silwan town, was seriously wounded after being struck by an Israeli army jeep injured in Bab…
Undercover Forces Kidnap A 6-Year-Old Child In Jerusalem
The Ma’an News Agency reported that undercover forces of the Israeli army kidnapped a 6-year-old child in Al-Esawiyya town, in occupied East Jerusalem, and detained him for several hours before…
Israeli Government Approves Additional 130 New Settlement Units In Bethlehem Area
Following the approval of over 1,000 new settlement buildings in the West Bank, and 650 in East Jerusalem, the Israeli municipal government for the city of Jerusalem approved on Wednesday…
E.U. Warns Israel Against Connecting Ma’ale Adumim With Jerusalem
The European Union warned the Israeli government against creating a geographical contiguity between the Ma’ale Adumim settlement and occupied East Jerusalem by constructing a new settlement in the area.E.U. envoy,…
Settlers Enter The Al Aqsa Mosque
A group of Israeli settlers entered that Al Aqsa Mosque on Thursday, in occupied East Jerusalem, under the protection of dozens of Israeli soldiers. The settlers were marking the “Hanukkah”…
Settlers Attack Child In Jerusalem, Clashes Reported
Eyewitnesses in occupied East Jerusalem reported Thursday that a group of extremist Israeli settlers attacked a Palestinian child in al-Wad neighborhood, in the Old City, leading to clashes between the…
Israel Bulldozes Industrial Structures In Silwan
Israeli bulldozers destroyed on Tuesday industrial stalls in ath-Thoury neighborhood, in Silwan, south of the al-Aqsa Mosque, in occupied East Jerusalem, as part of the destruction that is ongoing to…
Ad-Dameer Denounces Daily Arrests In Shu’fat Refugee Camp
The Ad-Dameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association denounced the Israeli Army for the daily kidnappings of children and youth at the Shu’fat refugee camp, in occupied East Jerusalem, adding…
Two Palestinian Families Allowed By Israeli Court To Remain In Their Homes In Silwan
Just one week after two Palestinian homes were destroyed by Israeli troops in the Silwan neighborhood of East Jerusalem, rendering 15 people homeless, another two families in Silwan neighborhood received…
Settlement Guard Mildly Injured In Stabbing Attack
Israeli sources reported Saturday that a guard, working at the Ma’aleh Adumim settlement, east of occupied East Jerusalem, suffered mild injuries after being stabbed. The attacker fled the scene while…
Barak Calls Vandals “Jewish Terrorists” As Right-wingers Clash With Police In Jerusalem
On Wednesday, Israeli right-wing settler youth continued attacking property and holy sites for the third straight day, while Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak told the Army Radio that he considered…
Israeli Settlers Try To Torch Historic Mosque In Jerusalem, Spray-paint Anti-Muslim Graffiti
Late on Tuesday night, a group of Israeli settlers attempted to burn down the now disused mosque of Akasha Bin Mohsin. They were unable to obtain entry, and so proceeded…
Israeli Official Calls For Closing the al-Aqsa Mosque
An official at the Israeli run Jerusalem City Council called for closing the al-Aqsa Mosque for all Muslim worshipers in an attempt to pressure Muslims into accepting the demolishing of…
Protests Held In Jerusalem Against Plans Targeting Bedouin Villages
Thousands of Palestinians from the 1948 territories held a protest on Sunday in front of the Jerusalem office of Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, to protest the so-called “Brawer-Begin Plan”…
Jerusalem Municipality Orders Closure Of Al Magharba Gate Bridge
Head of the City Council in Jerusalem, Nir Barkat, ordered the closure of the historic Al Magharba Gate Bridge, in occupied East Jerusalem, under the pretext that the bridge is…
Troops Demolish Another Home In East Jerusalem
Palestinian sources reported that Israeli soldiers demolished, on Tuesday morning, a Palestinian home in the Al Khalayla neighborhood, north of occupied East Jerusalem. The home was the third to be…
New Jerusalem Park To Be Built Mainly On Arab Land
The so-called Regional Construction and Planning Committee at the Jerusalem Municipality prepared a plan for the construction of a new “National Park” in Al Masharef Mountain (Mount Scopus area). Activists…
Israel Approves 650 Units In Pisgat Ze’ev Settlement
At the Jerusalem Municipality, the Israeli Regional Construction and Planning Committee has approved a plan to construct 650 housing units in the settlement of Pisgat Ze’ev. The settlement, first constructed…
Army To Demolish A Palestinian Home In Jerusalem
The Israeli Army decided to demolish a house belonging to resident Nawal Al Jahaleen in Jabal Al Mukabber area, in occupied East Jerusalem.Fakhri Abu Diab, member of the Committee for…
PCHR Strongly Condemns WHO’s Decision to Conduct a Conference in Jerusalem
The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) condemns in the strongest possible terms the decision of WHO Europe to conduct an official conference in Jerusalem, hosted by Israel. The first…
Israeli Bulldozers Level Areas of Qalandia To Build Annexation Wall
Israeli military bulldozers levelled farming lands of Qalandia town to build the Apartheid wall, the Palestine Info & News Agency, WAFA, reported Sunday afternoon. Eyewitnesses stated that two Israeli military…
Right-wing Israeli group creates booklet listing businesses that employ Palestinians
A grandson of the late Rabbi Meir Kahane, best known for his belief that Arabs should be ethnically cleansed from historic Palestine, is leading a movement to document and boycott…
Army Kidnaps Palestinian Journalist In Jerusalem
Israeli soldiers arrested a Palestinian journalist, Wednesday, in Jerusalem after she was ordered to head to a security center for questioning. Journalist Isra’ Salhab was detained by the Israeli Police…
Palestinian Family Stripped Jerusalem Residency Rights
The Jerusalem Center for Social and Economic Rights (JCSER) reported that the Israeli Authorities stripped the residency rights of Ammar Khaled Badriyya, and his family, living in Al Matar neighborhood,…
Six Palestinian ‘Freedom Riders’ detained by Israeli forces for defying segregation on buses
In an action reminiscent of the US-based ‘Freedom Riders’ who rode on segregated buses in the American South in the 1960s, six Palestinian non-violent activists styling themselves under the same…
Palestinian Family In Silwan Served Eviction Order
The Wadi Hilweh Information Center in Silwan, in occupied East Jerusalem, reported that a Palestinian family in Silwan was served an eviction order issued by the Jerusalem municipality with the…
Clashes Reported In Silwan
Palestinian sources reported that clashes took place on Saturday night between dozens of Palestinians and Israeli soldiers after the army invaded Silwan town, south of the Al Aqsa Mosque, in…
Ancient Islamic Graveyard, Attacked & Vandalized Again
The al-Aqsa Foundation for Waqf (Islamic Endowment) and Heritage issued a press release on Thursday evening, denouncing a fresh attack carried out by extremist Israeli settlers against the Ma’man-Allah (Mamanullah)…
Israel Arrests Palestinian Youth Involved In Jerusalem Stabbing Attack
Israeli sources revealed that the police in Jerusalem arrested last Thursday a Palestinian youth allegedly involved in stabbing a Jewish teenager in Ramot, in occupied Jerusalem, which took place three…
Netanyahu: “Settlement Construction, Israeli Right, Not Punishment To Palestinians”
Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, claimed that the Israeli decision to escalate the construction and expansion of Jewish settlements in occupied East Jerusalem and the West Bank is “A basic…
4 Palestinians Youth, 3 Minors, Arrested In Jerusalem
The Israeli Police and Internal Security Agents kidnapped seven Palestinian youth, including three children, under the suspicion that they had hurled stones and Molotov cocktails at Israeli Military and civilians…
Israel To Demolish Five Homes in Silwan
The Jerusalem Municipality decided to demolish five homes in Silwan Arab town, in occupied East Jerusalem, The Wadi Hilweh Information Center in Silwan reported. The Center stated that, similar to…
Maariv: “Palestinians Rejected Israeli Proposal Of Secret Talks’
During the Quartet visit to Palestine last week, Israel submitted a proposal to break the current impasse of the peace process by initiating secret direct negotiations with the Palestinians, but…
Child Suffers Quadriplegia After Being Shot In The Neck
Head of the neurological department at the Al Maqassed Hospital, in East Jerusalem, Prof. Sami Hussein, stated that surgeons operated on Aseel Ara’ra, 4, following a gunshot injury to the…
Israeli Police Close Two Offices of NGOs in East Jerusalem
On Tuesday, Israeli police closed down two offices of non-governmental organizations in East Jerusalem, claiming that the offices were used by Hamas and the Popular Front for the Liberation of…
Israel To Demolish Bridge of the Historic Mughrabi Gate in Jerusalem
Gulf News has reported that the Jerusalem Municipality announced Tuesday that it will be demolishing the ramp of the historic al-Mughrabi Gate in occupied East Jerusalem within a month. The…
Israeli Military Demolishes A House And Uproots Trees In East Jerusalem
The Israeli army has demolished a 120 square-meter house and uprooted many trees in the village of ‘Anata, in the northeastern part of East Jerusalem on Tuesday, the Palestine News…
Israel Approves Settlement Plan For Jerusalem
Israeli media sources reported that the Israeli government recently approved a new plan to construct a settlement “neighborhood” called Givat Hamatos, near Beit Safafa, south of occupied Jerusalem.Israeli Yedioth Aharonoth…
Israeli Leaders Said To be ‘At Odds Over Punishing Abbas’
Israeli military seeks to put in place a set of steps to reduce the gains obtained by Hamas, from the prisoner-swap deal which secured the release of over one thousand…