Israel razes Palestinian home in Beit-ul-Moqaddas
An Israeli wrecking crew knocked down Shadi Hamdan's home in an Arab neighborhood of occupied Jerusalem in just a couple of hours, reducing the upholsterer's savings to a pile of…
Israeli lawyer warns that referendum on Jerusalem could end in bloodshed
In testimony to the Israeli Knesset (Parliament) on Wednesday, Professor Mordechai Kremnitzer, a well-known Israeli legal expert, warned that if Israeli Arabs are allowed to participate in a referendum on…
Israeli police demolish a Palestinian home in Jerusalem
On Wednesday, the Israeli police demolished the Hamdan family home in Anata, a Palestinian neighborhood in the city of Jerusalem. ICAHD, the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions, an Israeli human…
The Jerusalem Municipality approves the construction of 600 homes for settlers
The Local Committee for Planning and Construction at the Jerusalem Municipality approved on Monday a plan to construct 600 homes for Israeli settlers in Pisgat Zeev settlement in Jerusalem. The…
Israeli forces invade East Jerusalem village, abduct three children
On Friday morning, Israeli forces invaded the al 'Eizariyah town east of east Jerusalem, broke into several homes, searched them and abducted three children The children were identified as Mohammad…
PLC in Gaza slams Israeli decision to withdraw Jerusalem ID card from Jerusalem legislators
The Palestinian Legislative Council in Gaza, dominated by the Hamas movement, issued a press release on Wednesday slamming a recent decision by the Israeli High Court of Justice to withdraw…
Israeli Police bar Cultural Festival in Jerusalem
The Israeli Police in Jerusalem barred the Palestinians in the city from holding a cultural festival which was entitled ‘Jerusalem, the Arab Cultural Capital for 2009’.Hundreds of Israeli policemen deployed…
Palestinian officials accuse Israel of forging ownership documents of East Jerusalem buildings
Hatem Abed al Qader, the advisor of the Palestinian premier for Jerusalem affairs, affirmed on Saturday that Israeli authorities are confiscating Palestinian-owned homes in East Jerusalem as part of ongoing…
Israeli settlers attempt to confiscate a Palestinian-owned store in East Jerusalem
On Friday, a group of Israeli settlers attempted to confiscate a Palestinian-owned store in East Jerusalem. The Palestinian family who owned the store were surprised when a group of Israeli…
Israeli “Civil Administration†demolishes three Palestinian houses near Jerusalem
Bulldozers belonging to the so-called Civil Administration Office, which is under the Israeli army control in the occupied territories, demolished on Wednesday three Palestinian houses in two villages near Jerusalem.Two…
Israeli High Court orders an end to excavations in Silwan
On Tuesday, the Israeli High Court of Justice ordered a halt to the excavations in Silwan. This came after several months of excavations, which caused damages to building foundations and…
Israeli settler wounded in Jerusalem old city
An Israeli settler was stabbed on Tuesday morning near Damascus gate in Jerusalem’s old city, eyewitnesses said. Witnesses added that the man, reported to be a rabbi, was walking near…
Palestinian negotiators hold unofficial meeting with Israeli FM
Head of the Palestinian negotiations teams, Ahmad Qorea’, stated on Monday at night that an unofficial meeting took place during evening hours between Palestinian negotiators and the Israeli Foreign Minister,…
US Consulate General hosts a trilateral meeting in Jerusalem
The Media department at the US Consulate General in Jerusalem issued a press release on Friday stating that a trilateral meeting which brought together American, Israeli and Palestinian representative was…
The Popular Committees demands Islamic Summit to protect the Aqsa Mosque
The Palestinian Popular (Folk) Committees issued a press release demanding the Islamic Summit to issues serious resolutions in order to protect the Al Aqsa Mosque on Jerusalem, in addition to…
Archimandrite Hanna slams Israeli incitement against Palestinians, Arabs, in Jerusalem
Archimandrite Atallah Hanna of the Greek Orthodox Church, stated on Tuesday that he is deeply concerned by racist statements voiced by Israeli officials against the Palestinians in Jerusalem and Arab…
An Israeli plan to build 400 new housing units in East Jerusalem
n Monday, the military Radio of Israel revealed a new plan to build 400 housing units in the illegal Israeli settlement of Naveh Yakov northeast of East Jerusalem The Israeli…
Palestinian attacks an Israeli settler school in Jerusalem, 8 killed, dozens injured
Eight Israelis and an armed Palestinian were killed when the latter attacked a religious settler school located in west Jerusalem on Thursday night.Israeli sources stated that an armed man entered…
Army attacks Palestinian volunteers inside the Al Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem
On Thursday, Israeli border police troops attacked a group of Palestinian volunteers who were doing renovation and cleaning work inside the Al Aqsa mosque in the old city of Jerusalem.The…
Report: Palestinian homes are demolished in East Jerusalem, construction is prohibited
A report issued on Tuesday by the Society of the Arab Studies indicated that the Israeli Ministry of interior and Jerusalem Israeli Municipality are actually implementing a daily and systematic…
Tzipi Livni: we might be obliged to cede part of Israel during the negotiations process
Israeli Foreign Minister, Tzipi Livni, stated yesterday that the aim of the Israeli state is guaranteeing a safe, democratic national homeland for every single.’We might be obliged to cede a…
Several children recently injured by military fire in villages north west of Jerusalem
Palestinian medical sources reported that in recent period Israeli soldiers shot and injured several Palestinian children, and harshly attacked and clubbed others, as they were playing near the Annexation Wall…
Olmert –Abass met in J’lem, Livni: “Israel shouldn’t play any role in the refugees issueâ€
Following the Abbas-Olmert Tuesday meeting in Jerusalem, Israeli Foreign Minister, head of the Israeli Negotiations Team, Tzipi Livni, stated that Israel should not play any role in resolving the issue…
Abbas and Olmert meet in Jerusalem in attempt to reconcile conflicting positions
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert are scheduled to meet on Tuesday in the Jerusalem residence of Prime Minister Olmert, to discuss continuing peace talks between…
Erekat: “No agreement to delay talks over Jerusalemâ€
Palestinian senior negotiator, Dr. Sa’eb Erekat, stated on Monday that there is no agreement with the Israeli side to delay talks or exclude the issue of Jerusalem from peace talks…
Settlers escalate their attacks against Palestinian lands, property in Silwan
Over the past few days, Israeli settlers intensified their attacks against lands and properties of the residents of Silwan neighborhood in occupied East Jerusalem. Since the beginning of this year,…
Residents of Silwan continue their protest against tunnel under their lands
Dozens of residents of Silwan town, near Jerusalem, Israeli and international activist, continued their protest in the protest tent installed on the land of resident Ahmad Siyam as Israeli settlers…
307 new Israeli housing units in an illegal settlement near East Jerusalem
An Israeli official source announced on Friday that the expansion of the illegal Israeli settlement of Har Houma near East Jerusalem reached a stage of submitting contracts to five construction…
Olmert: “No talks are being held over dividing Jerusalemâ€
Israeli Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert, stated on Wednesday that Israel is not holding any secret talks with the Palestinians over dividing Jerusalem. The statements of Olmert came after the religious…
Israel continues to expand settlements in Jerusalem
The Israeli Housing Ministry declared on Tuesday that preparations are being carried out to build at least 1100 houses for settlers in east Jerusalem and its surrounding Arab areas.The Ministry…
Israeli police detain senior advisor to Palestinian Prime Minister
The Israeli police force on Tuesday detained Hatem Abdel Qadder, advisor to Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad on Jerusalem affairs.Palestinian sources reported that Al Qadder was leaving his home, located…
Khalid: “Israel approved the construction of 7000 settler home in Jerusalemâ€
Member of the Executive Committee of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO), member of the Political Bureau of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP), Taiseer Khalid, stated that…
Khalid: “Israel aprobó la construcción de 7000 casas de colonos en Jerusalénâ€
El miembro del Comité Ejecutivo de la Organización de Liberación de Palestina (OLP), miembro del Buró PolÃtico del Frente Democrático para la Liberación de Palestina (FDLP), Taiseer Khalid, manifestó que…
Israeli authorities demolish a Palestinian-owned house in Jerusalem
The Jerusalem municipality has, on Monday, demolished Palestinian-owned house located in the Wadi Al Jouz area in the eastern suburb of Jerusalem city. The house was constructed 30 years ago,…
Residents of Silwan protest against the Israeli excavations under their homes
Dozens of residents of Silwan town, near Jerusalem, protested on Friday against the ongoing Israeli excavations in their town and the damages caused by the digging to their houses, constructions…
Israeli Army blocks the only road for the residents of an east Jerusalem neighborhood
The residents of Biet Hanina, a neighborhood of East Jerusalem were surprised by the blocking of the only road that connects this neighborhood with east Jerusalem. The Israeli army has…
Troops demolish a Palestinian-owned house in Jerusalem
On Wednesday morning the Israeli army demolished a Palestinian-owned house located in the old city part of Jerusalem. The two-story house, which is owned by Isma’il Al-Masri and his family,…
The Islamic-Christian Front calls for protecting Jerusalem, its holy places
Dr. Hasan Khatir, secretary-general of the Islamic-Christian Front for Defending Jerusalem and its Holy Places, called on the rich Arab and Muslim residents in the Arab World to participate in…
Jailed Hamas legislators call for countering Israel’s plan to dig a tunnel near the Al Aqsa Mosque
Hams legislators, detained by Israel, called on the Palestinian people to counter a new Israeli plan to dig a new tunnel under the Islamic Neighborhood, near the Al Aqsa Mosque…
The Israeli Authorities destroy part of a Palestinian owned building in Jerusalem
Palestinian sources reported that on Monday evening the Israeli Authorities demolished part of a house owned by a Palestinian family located in the northern part of Jerusalem city.The building which…
Palestinians protest in Jerusalem, call for ending Gaza siege
Dozens of Palestinian residents, and peace activists, held a protest on Thursday evening against the ongoing Israeli siege and attacks against the Palestinian residents in the Gaza Strip. The protest…
Olmert, Abbas to meet Sunday
Israeli Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert, and the Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, are scheduled to meet on Sunday in Jerusalem in order to discuss the conditions in the Gaza Strip.Well informed…
7300 housing Units to be constructed in Israeli settlements located inside and around Jerusalem
The Israeli municipality controlling the occupied city of Jerusalem approved 7300 new housing units to be added to five Israeli settlements located inside and around the city of Jerusalem.The announcement…
Israeli policemen arrest the advisor of Palestinian P.M
The Israeli Police arrested on Tuesday, Hatim Abdul-Qader, the advisor of president Mahmoud Abbas for Jerusalem Affairs, and interrogated him in Al Maskobiyya Israeli prison in Jerusalem after he participated…
Fundamental Jewish groups increased their attacks in Jerusalem
Local sources in Jerusalem reported that Israeli military bulldozers, and fundamental Jewish groups increased their attacks against the Palestinian areas in Jerusalem and started on Thursday to dig a street…
Arab Israeli MP: Israel is conducting a vicious war on Gaza, and Lieberman is racist.
The Arab member of the Israeli parliament Ibraheem Abdullh stated on Thursday that there is no comparison between the vicious Israeli army attacks and the amount of killing and destruction…
The Islamic-Christian Front slams Israeli construction of a new settlement in Jerusalem
Dr. Hasan Khatir, secretary-general of the Islamic-Christian Front for Defending Jerusalem and Holy Sites, warned on Wednesday of the ongoing Israeli plans and actions to increase settlements in Jerusalem and…
NSF slams Israeli construction of 99 new setter homes in Jerusalem
The National Struggle Front slammed on Wednesday the illegal Israeli construction of 66 new settler homes in Ras Al Amoud Palestinian neighborhood in East Jerusalem, and stated that these constructions…
Israel plans to resume its settler-only road which will surround Jerusalem
Khalil Tafakji, an expert in maps and settlements, revealed that the Israeli Authorities revived a project which aims at establishing a settler-only road around Jerusalem, and will lead to the…
Israel expands a Jewish settlement in occupied Jerusalem
Palestinian media sources reported on Tuesday that this week the Israeli Authorities began the construction of more housing units in a settlement located in the eastern part of the occupied…
Palestinian and Israeli negotiators to meet on Monday; core issues on the agenda
Israeli and Palestinian sources reported that a new round of talks will take place in Jerusalem today between the Palestinian and Israeli negotiation teams; according to Israeli sources, core issues…
Israeli officials: Palestinian-Israeli final status talks to begin today
Palestinian-Israeli final status talks will be kicked off today in west Jerusalem, by Israeli Foreign Minister, Tzipi Livni and chief Palestinian negotiator, Ahmad Qurai, said Israeli officials. The officials added…
On the eve of Bush’s visit, Abbas and Olmert to kick off final status talks
One the eve of the visit by President Gorge W. Bush to the occupied West Bank and Israel on Wednesday, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister, agreed today…
Israeli forces surround Ambassador Hotel in Jerusalem
Israeli forces have surrounded the Ambassador hotel in Jerusalem, preventing popular events protesting against 40 years of occupation. Palestinian Minister of Information Dr. Mustafa Barghouthi condemned the action, considering it…
Protests to mark 40 years of Israeli occupation
Israeli and Palestinian peace groups are staging demonstrations this week to protest at 40 years of Israeli occupation following the 1967 war that changed the shape of the Middle East.…
Jerusalem goes on strike
A general strike was implemented on Thursday in east Jerusalem in protest against the killing of three Palestinians at the site of the illegal wall earlier this week. The strike…
Two Palestinians killed, four Israelis wounded in East Jerusalem
Two Palestinians opened fire at Israeli security guards and police in Sheikh Sa'ad neighborhood in East Jerusalem on Saturday afternoon. Two Palestinians opened fire at Israeli security guards and…
Baraka: “Israel is eliminating the horizons of a peaceful solution”
Arab member of the Israeli Knesset, head of Democratic Front parliamentarian bloc, stated on Saturday that Israel is interested in destroying and eliminating the horizons of a permanent solution with…
Several Palestinian Jerusalem institutions hold a meeting to counter Israeli attacks on them
Several Palestinian institutions in East Jerusalem held a meeting on Saturday to discuss the means to counter the Israeli attacks against them, especially the violations carried out by the Jerusalem…
Palestinian Jerusalem institutions hold a meeting to counter Israeli attacks on them
Several Palestinian institutions in East Jerusalem held a meeting on Saturday to discuss the means to counter the Israeli attacks against them, especially the violations carried out by the Jerusalem…
Wad El Joz Municipality Court announces compensation for those affected by heavy rainfall
Mo’ath Za’tari, Head of Wad El Joz Society, has stated that the organization’s lawyer has been able acquire the approval of the Municipality Court to compensate families from the Wad…
EU will not participate in the Israeli celebrations of “unifying Jerusalem”
Germany, which holds the rotating presidency of the European Union, informed Israel that ambassadors of EU countries in Israel will not attend the Israeli celebrations that marks the 40th anniversary…
Army kidnaps a Palestinian journalist from Jerusalem
The Israeli forces kidnapped a Palestinian Journalist from the city of Jerusalem on Saturday evening. Mohamed Al Sayed, the Palestinian National TV reporter in Jerusalem was kidnapped at a military…
Sheikh Tamimi slams Israeli plan to build 20.000 settlers homes in Jerusalem
Chief Islamic Justice, Sheikh Taiseer Tamimi, slammed that Israeli plan to construct 20.000 homes for Israeli settlers, in two settlement neighborhoods which will be constructed on lands illegally seized from…
Dozens of Israelis and Palestinians ‘Jerusalem two capitals for two states’
Under the slogan ‘day of hope Jerusalem two capitals for two states ‘ dozens of Israelis and Palestinians on Friday afternoon, held a gathering organized by the Israeli Peace Now…
Israel is planning to build 20 thousand houses for settlers around Jerusalem
Israeli daily newspaper Haaretz revealed plans of the Israeli government to build more than 20 thousand settler houses near Jerusalem in addition to 500 housing units near Abu Dis east…
Chief Islamic Justice slams Israeli demolishing of charitable society in Jerusalem
Palestinian Chief Islamic Justice, Sheikh Taiseer Tamimi, slammed that Israeli demolishing and bulldozing of a Palestinian charitable society and several houses in Al Esawiyya area in the occupied East Jerusalem.…
Israeli army demolishes a Palestinian disabled children’s society in Jerusalem
Israeli army bulldozers demolished a Palestinian owned building that host disabled children’s society located in Wadi Al Joze neighborhood in east Jerusalem on Tuesday morning. Palestinian sources reported that Israeli…
Jerusalem Palestinian institutions hold a meeting on Israeli violations against the City
Several Palestinian institutions in Jerusalem held on Sunday a meeting at the Youth Development Center and discussed the continuous Israeli violations that target the Palestinian presence in Jerusalem.The institutions also…
From Jerusalem to Beit Jala: scene similar to that on either side of Israeli occupied Syrian border
Most of the family could not accompany Umm Issam’s body to the cemetery. They were from Hebron and were not allowed to pass the Israeli checkpoint in Beit Jala along…
DFLP slams Israeli attempts to demolish Higher Islamic Council building in Jerusalem
The leftist Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP) slammed on Thursday the Israeli plans to demolish the building of the Higher Islamic Council in Jerusalem. The Front considered…
Palestinian minister says abducted BBC journalist still in ‘good health’
BBC journalist Alan Johnston, kidnapped in the Gaza Strip more than a month ago, remains in good health according to Palestinian deputy prime minister Azzam Al-Ahmad on Tuesday. BBC journalist…
Shootout in East Jerusalem leaves two injured
Israeli radio reported Monday that an Israeli and a Palestinian were hurt in a shootout in east Jerusalem. According to the radio a Palestinian opened fire early on Monday at…
Israeli Central Court acquits border policeman who killed a Jerusalem Palestinian
The Jerusalem District Court acquitted Shmuel Yehezkel, an Israeli border policeman, from charges of manslaughter today. Yehezkel was accused of killing Samir Dari, a Palestinian resident of Al Isawiyya neighborhood…
Abbas and Olmert agree to extend working hours of Karni crossing in Gaza
Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, agreed Sunday to possibly extend the working hours of the Karni commercial crossing in eastern Gaza. In their first bi-weekly…
UNRWA may withold services to Palestinian refugees, a spokesperson says
Spokesperson of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine refugees, Sami Mosha’sha’, warned yesterday that the UNRWA may stop providing services to the Palestinian refugees unless an emergency…
Large Crowds of Christians in Holy Jerusalem Celebrate Easter
Tens of thousands of Palestinian, Arab and international Christians made their way Sunday to the occupied holy city of Jerusalem to mark the major Christian occasion of Easter festival, which…
Catholic Patriarch of Jerusalem: The Int’l Community must End the Israeli occupation of Palestine
Roman Catholic Patriarch and Archbishop of Jeruslaem Monseigneur Michael Sabbah urged the international community to invest more effort to end the Israeli occupation of Palestinian land, which has been ongoing…
Mufti of Jerusalem: Israeli forces allow extremists to enter Al Aqsa Mosque under guise of tourism
For three days, dozens of fundamentalists from “Zion Christ” have stormed the courtyards of Al Aqsa Mosque under the heavy guard of Israeli police and special units. They went toward…
Jerusalem Prisoners’ families sit-in at Red Cross
Families of Palestinians in Israeli prisons staged a sit-in on Thursday in front of the East Jerusalem offices of the Red Cross. As with similar nonviolent demonstrations held on a…
Christian Orgnaizations slam Israeli attacks against worshipers
Non-government Palestinian Christian Organization demanded on Monday the international community to act in order to stop the Israeli attacks and violations to the rights of Palestinian worshipers and the holy…
Israeli Authorities order the evacuation of 87 houses in Jerusalem’s Shu’fat refugee camp
On Monday at dawn, under-cover forces of the Israeli army, and military intelligence officers handed residents of Shu'fat refugee camp in Jerusalem warrants to evacuate their homes within 14 days…
US Consul in Jerusalem meets Palestinian Finance Minister
Jacob Walles, the US consul-general in Jerusalem, met on Tuesday with the Palestinian Finance Minister, Salaam Fayyad. The meeting is considered the first contact between the United States and the…
Israeli army abducts two civilians from Al Ram town
The Israeli army invaded Al Ram town north of Jerusalem city in the central West Bank, and abducted two civilians on Tuesday at dawn. An Israeli army force invaded the…
Israeli army levels two Palestinian homes in east Jerusalem
Israeli army bulldozers leveled two Palestinian homes located in east Jerusalem, and threatened to demolish a third on Tuesday around midday. On of the attacked houses belongs to Mohamed Hanak…
New government does not include Minister of Jerusalem
The new national unity government does not include a Ministry of Jerusalem Affairs.As the Israeli annexation of Jerusalem has put the city into a different category from other parts of…
Threat to Al Aqsa Mosque greater than ever after media and critics swayed by Israeli campaign
A prominent Jerusalem cartographer reported Saturday, “The demolition and excavation that began at the Moroccan Gate will allow Israelis and extremist Jews free access to the courtyard of Al Aqsa…
Israeli army abducts three Palestinian children near Jerusalem
The Israeli army invaded the town of Abu Dies east of the city of Jerusalem in the central West Bank, and abducted three Palestinian children on Saturday morning. Local sources…
Israeli army destroys Palestinian homes in Jerusalem
Israeli army bulldozers have destroyed one Palestinian house in the Sur-Bahir area south east of the city of Jerusalem on Wednesday morning. The house is privately owned by Atta Sarhan…
Abbas-Olmert meeting described as “tough but positive”
The Israeli television channel reported on Sunday night that the meeting between Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, in Jerusalem was tough but positive, and that…
Israeli police beat Palestinian man to death
Wa'el Yousef Karawi was from East Jerusalem's A-Tur neighborhood. Israeli police attacked him on a popular shopping street. Now the 32 year old Palestinian man is dead. Wa'el Yousef Karawi…
Israeli high court imposes restrictions on Sheik Ra’ed Salah in Jerusalem
An Israeli court imposed restrictions on the movement of Sheikh Raed Salah, head of the northern branch of the Islamic Movement in Israel, barring him from entering public places in…
Northeastern Jerusalem villages accessible only via maze of bad roads, settlers and soldiers
After the Israeli authorities closed the road leading to villages in northwestern Jerusalem, the new route for 50,000 Palestinians includes 10 kilometers of bumpy road via Beit Hanina. Mousa Baudoin…
Israeli Authorities arrest Sheikh Ra’ed Salah in Jerusalem
The Israeli police forces arrested Al Shikh Ra’ed Salah, the chif of the Islamic movement inside the Green Line on Wednesday midday. When he was arrested, Al Shikh Salah was…
Israel plans to build a settlement neighborhood near Qalanida checkpoint
The ‘Arabs48’ news website published an article based on a report by an Israeli newspaper on Wednesday morning, stating that the Israeli Government is preparing a plan to construct a…
State Police ban interfaith news conference opposing Al –Aqsa ‘excavations’
On Wednesday the Israeli police force entered a hotel in East Jerusalem, where a news conference was to be held by Muslim and Christian figures opposing recent excavation works near…
Israeli army abducts a Palestinian worker near Jerusalem
Israeli soldiers stationed at a military roadblock east of Jerusalem have abducted a Palestinian worker on his way to work in Jerusalem on Tuesday morning. Raed Rabaiah, 24, originally from…