Palestine Today – June 13, 2006
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Qassams, the big myth, should stop
Called ‘rockets’ by the Israeli, International and Arab media as well, a more serious look is needed to see what Qassam projectiles actually are, and the actual damage that they…
Audio Report: Palestine Today, June 12, 2006
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Israeli government makes Palestinian Jerusalemites foreigners in their city
The Israeli government announced recently that it would restrict the right of Palestinian citizens who hold foreign passports, in addition to their required Israeli-issued ID and Palestinian passports, to live…
The need for a referendum
The assignment the editors at Al Quds Educational television gave their reporter seemed simple: Go out and assess the public’s reaction to the suggestion by President Mahmoud Abbas to hold…
Blowback: Why Palestinian civil war must be avoided
At the height of the second intifada, in October 2002, I was one of those who called publicly upon the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) to dissolve itself. At the time,…
After ten civilians were killed, Palestinian mourn, Hamas ends truce
The Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas declared Saturday as a day to mourn the ten Palestinian civilians, including three children, killed in Gaza Strip when Israeli gun-boats shelled the beach in…
Gaza sea cries pure and dear blood
{mosimage}She was running over a small sand hill, screaming and crying… “Father, Father” but her father did not reply as his blood and the water of the sea were mixed, and…
This week in Palestine, June Week 1
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The Last Taboo: Israeli father whose child was killed by suicide bomber stands up for peace
The Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish, an opponent of all kinds of attacks on civilians and a persistent voice for Israeli-Palestinian co-existence, wrote: ‘We have to understand – not justify –…
The Palestinian Right to Return Home
In the spring of 1948, some Jewish mukhtars (headmen) of Jewish colonies in Palestinian went over to the Arab Palestinian mukhtars in the nearby villages which maintained good neighbourly relations…
Ismail Haniyeh: Palestinian Prime Minister
The following are excerpts of an interview Aljazeera.net had with the Palestinian prime minister recently. Aljazeera.net: Is a Palestinian civil war inevitable? Ismail Haniya: Inter-Palestinian fighting is a red line…
Audio Report: Palestine Today, June 08, 2006
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Union drawing attention to Israeli injustice
A CBC TV news report on the recent Israeli election vividly captured the "agony" Israelis were going through as they pondered the key election issue: Israel’s plans to unilaterally withdraw…
International Peace activists and Israel’s annexation policy
{mosimage}They look different than us, but their actions and their solidarity with us makes them part of our people and companions to us in our struggle against the occupations’ policy…
When Palestinians kill Palestinians
There is nothing more intoxicating, more soul-stirring, nothing more thrillingly, unstoppably transcendent, than nationalism. Until, that is, the moment that you begin to become a nation. Take the Palestinians. Take…
Audio Report: Palestine Today, June 07, 2006
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Audio Report: Palestine Today, June 6, 2006
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Audio Report: Palestine Today, June 5, 2006
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Israel’s Targeted Assassination Policy
On May 24, 2006, Israeli Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert, appeared before the U.S. Congress to decry the lack of any "genuine Palestinian partner for peace," with whom Israel could talk.…
Gunmen break into the Palestinian Satellite TV Station
Palestinian security sources and eyewitnesses reported on Monday that a group of gunmen broke in Monday afternoon into the main headquarters of the Palestinian Satellite TV station in the Khan…
Israeli soldiers confiscate IDs from Palestinian women
Eyewitnesses reported Monday that Israeli soldiers have been confiscating the identity cards of Palestinian women from Jenin and Tulkarem, apparently due to the fact that the women are related to…
Israeli forces invade Jenin Refugee Camp, arrest 4 as resistance fights back
At dawn this morning Israeli forces invaded Jenin Refugee Camp. Members of the armed resistance wing of Islamic Jihad, Al-Quds Brigade, fought back against the invading army as Israeli forces…
One resident killed, three injured In an explosion north of Gaza Strip
Palestinian security sources reported on Monday that at least one Palestinian was killed and three more were injured in a mysterious blast that rocked one of the houses in Jabalya…
Children of Bethlehem commemorate International Children’s Day
On Saturday,The Palestinian Network for Children’s Rights in cooperation with the Peace Center in the West Bank city of Bethlehem organized a children’s procession on Saturday marking the International Children’s…
Senior Hamas fighter wounded in Gaza drive-by shooting
Palestinian security officials and officials the the Hamas movement reported on Saturday that one senior member of the Al Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, was seriously injured in…
Palestinian Lawmaker: Fatah will not be able to take over the PA
Issa Qaraqi’ member of the Palestinian Parliament said on Saturday, that Fatah will not be able to take over the Palestinian Authority even if Hamas Gov’t falls, because of the…
Barghouthi: Israel controls 76% of water, Gov’t should resign for not paying salaries
Dr. Mustafa Barghouthi, Member of the Palestinian Parliament, said the Hamas government should resign for failing to provide the paychecks of the Palestinian civil servants. Barghouthi, who is also the…
This Week in Palestine – May Week 05
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Audio Report: Palestine Today, June 1, 2006
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At least 10 injured in Hamas-Fateh clashes
Gunmen of the Hamas and Fateh party clashed on Thursday in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, at least three Fateh members were injured in the clashes, eyewitnesses and…
Two Israeli soldiers injured near Jenin by homemade explosive
During an early morning invasion of Jenin, two Israeli soldiers were injured, according to Israeli and Palestinian sources, when a homemade explosive went off next to an Israeli military convoy…
Here’s why they Call it the ‘Jewish State’
In recently approving an effective ban on marriages between Israelis and Palestinians, ‘s Supreme Court has shut tighter the gates of the Jewish fortress the state of is rapidly becoming.…
Interview with Prof. Norman Finkelstein
Christopher Brown, a grassroots radical journalist, conducted the following interview with Prof. Norman Finkelstein: Christopher Brown: Prof. Finkelstein, in your estimation why does it seem that when someone challenges on…
Audio Report: Palestine Today, May 31, 2006
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Israeli soldiers torture Palestinians at Jit Checkpoint in eastern Qalqilia
Tuesday night, Israeli soldiers tortured Palestinians waiting to pass through Jit Checkpoint east of the West Bank city, not leaving alone the handicapped man with them. The beatings were described…
Audio Report: Palestine Today, May 30, 2006
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Surrender vs. the Right to Exist
Noting that he had been raised with the deep conviction that the Jewish people would never have to relinquish any part of the "land of our forefathers," Ehud Olmert told…
Audio Report: Palestine Today, May 29, 2006
Several main checkpoints in West Bank locked down by Israeli forces, Israeli forces invade Nablus, Balata in ongoing siege Four arrested by Israeli forces in Bethlehem Four arrested by Israeli…
Israeli Police Arrest daughter of Palestinian Prime Minister
The Israeli Police arrested the daughter of the Palestinian Prime Minister Ismael Haniya Monday when she entered Israeli areas , Palestinian sources said. The daughter whose name…
The prison of Al Numan village
Al Numan Village, southeast of Bethlehem, has become a prison, completely surrounded by the Israeli Wall inside the West Bank. Al Numan is a small village, on a hill of…
Unknown group burns car of Minister of Detainees in Jenin
A Palestinian police source reported that an unknown gunmen burned the vehicle of Wasfi Kabha, Palestinian Minister of Detainees and ex-detainees in the Hamas-led government, Sunday evening in Jenin, north…
Israeli checkpoints increase throughout surrounded city of Nablus
Hamdan Al Salem has stopped dreaming of leaving the city of Nablus after the hours upon hours has spent waiting at checkpoints dotting the city, creating a lone island called…
Helping Israel kill Palestinians
Suppose I were to leave my office here in Chicago and walk the short distance to the kidney dialysis unit down the road and pull out the tubes to which…
Theatre gives hope to children of Jenin
A new theatre is bringing alternative plays to the residents of the Jenin refugee camp in the West Bank to help educate children and adults. The idea of a theatre…
Bitter Wine for Israel’s Bedouin population
The crowded room felt like a sauna, a natural effect of the scorching sun hitting the tin roof and the lack of a fan or air conditioner to ease the…
In the Name of Security
Why are Palestinians under such demand to adhere to signed agreements when Israel and the US are allowed to circumvent and disregard them at whim? The Latin proverb of “One…
Sharon’s Legacy in Action
At the present, the Western world seems still under the spell of the legend of Ariel Sharon, who, so the story goes, has brought a gigantic change in Israeli policy…
Countdown to Apartheid
Olmert’s (and Elie Wiesel’s) Roadmap CounterPunch May 25, 2006 http://www.counterpunch.org/halper05252006.html Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert’s address to both houses of Congress was perhaps the most skilled use of Newspeak since…
This Week in Palestine – May Week 04
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Hamas orders its `“security force` off the streets
The Palestinian Hamas-led government has ordered on Friday its fighters off Gaza’s streets in the wake of deadly clashes with the Fatah movement that stirred fears of civil war in…
Israeli forces invade Hamas Social Club in Tulkarem
A large force of the Israeli military stormed the Social Club in Tulkarem in the northwestern West Bank at dawn Friday. The Social Club belongs to Hamas and is known…
U.S. House Vote Harms Palestine, Israel, U.S.
Jimmy Carter has been blunt: Despite the fact of a Palestinian election result that was not to their liking, the former president says, "it is unconscionable for Israel, the United…
‘How can people live, I wonder?’
Eight months ago, the Palestinians were celebrating the end of Israel’s military occupation of Gaza. But the artillery shells keep falling, factions are fighting each other and the economy is…
Audio Report:PALESTINE TODAY FOR MAY 25,2006
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Israeli forces imprison families; forbid driving in Nablus invasion
Palestinians in southern Nablus were held under curfew while dozens were imprisoned in small rooms since Wednesday. Early this morning Israeli forces finally left. Lawyer Zayed Omran reported that Israeli…
Can Israel provide refuge to non-Jews?
Around 160 Sudanese from Darfur who arrived to Israel in the past year hoping that they find refuge from the ongoing war in their region, are now imprisoned in Israel .…
Fateh, Hamas agree to end violence
Palestinian Prime Minister, Ismail Haniyya, said after a seven-hour meeting with leaders of Fateh and Hamas movements in his Gaza office that the only way to end tension and violence…
Audio Report:PALESTINE TODAY FOR MAY 24,2006
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Army prevents a farmer to build his family house, bulldozers demlish it
Several Israeli army vehicles, accompanied by three bulldozers / drills, invaded the village of Funduq near the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia at the early hours of Wednesday morning.…
The Crisis for Palestinian Political Prisoners
The US-led political and economic blockade continues, yet contrary to popular belief, it is not only affecting Palestinian Authority employees and the merchants they buy from. Palestinian organizations are unable…
Jerusalem Day: A City Divided
As nation marks 39 years to city’s reunification, discrimination is rampant. Arab residents lack schools, services, law enforcement. It is clear and unquestioned to every Israeli citizen that he gets…
The Storm over the U.S. Pro-Israel Lobby
1.Not since Foreign Affairs magazine published Samuel Huntington’s "The Clash of Civilizations?" in 1993 has an academic essay detonated with such force as "The Israel Lobby and US Foreign Policy,"…
Audio Report:PALESTINE TODAY FOR MAY 23,2006
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Two jailed Hamas, Jihad leaders appeal end of internal violence
{mosimage}Two leaders of Hamas and the Islamic Jihad imprisoned in Israeli detention facilities stressed on the importance of successful internal talks in order to end the inflaming conflict in Gaza,…
A cruel cat and mouse game
The Israelis call it a war, but it is really a contemptible and cruel cat and mouse game, with the mouse firmly held under the cat’s paw or locked up…
Audio Report:PALESTINE TODAY FOR MAY 22,2006
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Fears of fighting between Hamas and Fateh moving from the Gaza Strip to the West Bank
Palestinian security sources from the Fatah party claim that the armed resistance wing of Hamas, Al Qassam Brigades, purchased large quantities of light weapons in the West Bank recently. The…
Special audio report on May 19 Bil’in protest
Click here to download MP3 (7.2 MB, 7:45)Israeli military forces violently attacked a peaceful anti-Wall protest in the Palestinian village of Bil’in on Friday May 19th, injuring 24, including a…
Abdul-Fattah Abu-Thahab – Hunger Striker in Jenin
The IMEMC conducted an exclusive interview with one of the five prominent Palestinian activists and academics currently on hunger strike in Jenin. The hunger strike began on May 1, 2006.Q.…
This Week in Palestine – May Week 03
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What you see is not what Palestinians get
Everyday Israel proves that it never withdrew from the Gaza Strip, despite the fact that it has no troops or settlers there. Everyday Israel proves that the most…
The Only Way Out for Palestine: National Unity
The Palestinians are facing one of the most vicious assaults in their history against their right to self-determination, their economic livelihood and their very future as an independent people. Israel,…
This Palestinian Crisis Can End
The humanitarian crisis in the Occupied Palestinian lands has reached unimaginable proportions, with the economy strangled by closure, salaries unpaid, and a medical emergency situation killing both the chronically ill…
International observers at the Rafah Crossing confiscate $800,000 from Hamas official
Officials at the Rafah Border Crossing with Egypt reported that European observers at the crossing, have confiscated more than $800,000 from Sami Abu Zuhri, a Hamas spokesman as he was…
Isolation hits Palestinian life hard
The international attempt to force the new Palestinian government to renounce violence and recognise Israel is having a profound impact on daily life in the territories. Most people in Gaza…
Audio Report:TODAY IN PALESTINE FOR MAY 18,2006
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Medical group paints grim picture of West Bank, Gaza
The head of the Palestinian Medical Association warned on Wednesday that the health system in the Gaza Strip and West Bank would probably collapse as a result of international sanctions.…
P.A Police march in Gaza in show of loyalty to Fateh
Hundreds of Palestinian police officers loyal to the Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, have marched in the Gaza Strip in a show of strength against the newly formed Hamas security forces,…
Abbas beef up PA security forces onto Gaza streets
In a move seen as widening of the gap between the governmental and the presidential Palestinian establishments, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has ordered thousands of police deployed throughout the Gaza…
ISHR: `“Chaos, insecurity kills 74 residents since the beginning of the year`
The International Solidarity Movement for Human Rights reported that chaos and insecurity in the Palestinian territories has significantly increased and targeted civilians, lawyers, journalists, physicians, judges, and teachers. 74 residents…
Audio Report:TODAY IN PALESTINE FOR MAY 17,2006
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Audio: Analysis from Palestine
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Israeli Activists bring Jerusalem’s Palestinian history to life for Nakba Day
Neta Rotem, a 23-year-old student, stood near the cashier’s windows at the Jerusalem Theater. Dozens hurried by her to the ceremony awarding poet Nurit Zarhi the Yehuda Amihai lifetime achievement…
Israeli army arrests PA security officer in Bethlehem
A large Israeli military force invaded Bethlehem are and arrested a Palestinian security officer on Tuesday evening, local sources reported. Eyewitnesses said at least ten military vehicles invaded…
Audio Report:TODAY IN PALESTINE FOR MAY 16,2006
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Zakaria Zbaidi, Armed resistance leader: Question of truce is up to Israel
The Palestine News Network recently sat down with a somewhat unlikely local hero. He is young for his experiences, in his mid-twenties. Zakaria Zbaidi is the head of the Fateh…
Palestinian Security forces confiscate CDs containing bloody images
The Maan news agency reported that the Palestinian Authority (PA) has launched a campaign to confiscate all compact discs that contain images of Al-Qaeda slaughtering hostages, a security source reported. …
Audio Report:TODAY IN PALESTINE FOR MAY 15,2006
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On the anniversary of Al Nakba Israeli High Court upholds anti-Palestinian ruling
On the anniversary of Al Nakba, the Catastrophe, the Israeli High Court upheld a law over the weekend which specifically prohibits any Palestinian with West Bank identification from living with…
A Tale of Palestinian Sovereignty
The Palestinian people have been longing for freedom and sovereignty since the collapse of the Ottoman Empire in World War I In 1917, the British colonial power at the time…
Israeli troops fire tear gas at Palestinian high school graduation ceremony, injuring two girls
Two Palestinian girls, students of the Anata secondary school in East Jerusalem, were injured Thursday when Israeli troops fired tear gas canisters at schoolgirls and their parents who were gathered…
Hamas, Fateh, agree to end tension, initiate further talks
Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, and the Fateh movement agreed on Saturday to end tension and to end the in-fight between members of the two movements. During an urgent…
Hamas and Israel’s ‘Right to Exist’: Making (Non) Sense of the Funding Cut-Off
To the great consternation of most of the world, the European Union, followed now by Norway and Canada, has halted payments to the Hamas-led government of the Palestinian Authority (PA).…
Protest Slows US Anti-Palestinian Legislation
{mosimage}Palestinian activist Mazin Qumsiyeh penned the following letter to the US readership on Wednesday. PNN is reprinting it in full, including an article by former US President Jimmy Carter who…
Army invades Aida refugee camp, arrests one
The Israeli army arrested Mostafa Aqel, 30, from Aida refugee camp in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Friday night, in a military operation that lasted for five hours, local…
This Week in Palestine – May Week 02
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Three-year old child freed from Israeli prison; his mother remains in detention
{mosimage}A three-year old child, Nour Naji Ghanim, was separated on Thursday from his mother, Manal Ghanim, 30, from Tulkarem refugee camp, who gave birth to him while in Israeli detention.…
Israeli prosecution files charges against Saadat
Thursday, the Israeli prosecution at the Jerusalem District Court decided to charge Ahmad Saadat, former Secretary General of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), and four other…
Al Barghouti holds Fatah – Hamas dialogue in Israeli prison
Palestinian political prisoner, Fatah leader, and elected official to the Palestinian Legislative Council, Marwan Al Barghouti is holding talks with jailed prominent leaders in the Hamas party to contain the…