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Preparations for the local government elections begin on Thursday in ten locations in the Gaza Strip slated for January 27.   478 candidates, 83 of them are women, are competing…

The Israeli Central Court convicted, Thursday, a commander of serious violations and abuse against Palestinian workers on a checkpoint, near Jerusalem, and pinching their money. Officer Nier Levi, from the…

Following Thursday night’s attack, the Israeli foreign ministry Shaul Mofaz decided to impose a strict closure over the Gaza Strip, closing its border crossings and roads. “Eretz, Karni and Rafah…

A Palestinian source in Ramallah reported Wednesday that the new Palestinian Authority chairman Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) asked the current Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmad Qorei, to form a new government.…

Palestinian National Security Adviser Jibril Rajoub resigned his post to allow newly elected President Mahmoud Abbas to implement his plans to reform PA security. ‘I resigned to allow Mr. Abbas…

Palestinian elections took place on 9 January. EU monitors observing the election process have seen Israel’s wall, that in the words of John Dugard, the UN Special Rapporteur for Human…

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is planning to call Palestinian president-elect Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday to congratulate him on Sunday’s election victory. Government sources said on Monday that arrangements were…

According to a bill to be presented to the Palestinian Legislative Council, the newly elected President Mahmoud Abbas will be ‘supreme commander’ of PA security forces, but unlike Yasser Arafat,…

Palestinian National Security Adviser Jibril Rajoub resigned his post to allow newly elected President Mahmoud Abbas to implement his plans to reform PA security. ‘I recommend speeding up the combining…

Ala ‘ Sanaqra, the general leader of Al-Aqsa brigades in the West Bank , the military wing of Fatah, said on Tuesday that the brigades will not lay their arms…

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is planning to call Palestinian president-elect Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday to congratulate him on Sunday’s election victory. Government sources said on Monday that arrangements were…

In a new bill to be presented to the Palestinian Legislative Council, the newly elected President Mahmoud Abbas will be ‘supreme commander’ of Palestinian Authority (PA) security forces, but unlike…

The Central Election Committee declared on Monday in a press conference held in Ramallah the partial results of the Palestinian presidential elections. Dr. Hanna Nasser, the head of the committee…

The partial results of the Palestinian presidential election declared on Monday declaring the victory of Mahmoud Abbas, the chairman of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) were met with a wide…

While Abbas declared his victory, final results will be published Monday around noon time. Exit polls released shortly after voting centers closed Sunday evening gave Mahmoud Abbas, the PLO leader…

Two hours after closing the voting centers on Sunday night, Palestinian Liberation Organization leader and fatah candidate for the PA chairmanship election delivered his voctory speech without waiting for primary…

Sunday at 21:00 the election centers of the Palestinian presidential election closed it doors after extending the voting period for two additional hours; at least 71% of the eligible voters…

Translated by Saed Bannoura, IMEMC In spite of the fatigue which wore out the supervisors of the voting process and the vote counting, some of the ballots found in the…

Reports arriving to IMEMC election center indicate that elections are running smoothly, with insignificant disruptions only. Based on a sample from selected centers across the Palestinian territories, a high turnout…

Presidential candidate Dr. Mustafa Barghouthi filed Sunday an official complain at the headquarters of the Palestinian Election Committee in Ramallah, saying that the ink used to prevent fraud in today’s…

While the polling stations to elect the Palestinian Authority Chairman will open doors Sunday 7:00 a.m., Palestinian Interim Chairman Rohi Fatouh announced Saturday, his last day as chairperson, that legislative…

Source close to former US President Jimmy Carter said that finally Israel agreed that the 160,000 allegeable voters in East Jerusalem will be allowed to vote in any of the…

PLO head and the leading Presidential Candidate Mahmoud Abbas said Sunday as he left the PA headquarters in Ramallah that all Palestinian factions, including Hamas, asked their supporters to vote,…

Israeli soldier killed in the explosion at Shaba’ farm; French officer in the UNIFIl killed in the Israeli shelling of areas inside Lebanon. Israeli sources said that the soldier killed…

PLO leader Mahmoud Abbas said Friday that if he wins Sunday’s election, he will ask Prime Minister Ahmed Qurei to form a new cabinet. Abbas comments followed recent reports about…

The latest public opinion poll carried out by PCPO between January 5-7 indicated that PLO head Mahmoud Abbas is still leading the presidential race with 51.8% followed by Dr. Mustafa…

The Palestinian central election committee said Thursday that preparations for voting have been completed. According to the committee, 1,757,756 eligible voters will be able to vote in 1,072 centers, where…

PLO head Mahmoud Abbas said Thursday that he considers Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon a partner for peace talks, calling immediate resumption of negotiations after the Palestinian election. ‘After the…

The Israeli army conducted continuous invasions against the city of Hebron and the surrounding villages, arrested at least 65 residents and broke into dozens of charitable organizations and institutions. Among…

Members of the French Senate considered that Palestinian will be the only Arab democratic country in the region after the presidential elections adding that the French government I willing to…

Wednesday, the Fatah Central Committee called on Hamas movement to halt the firing of Qassam shells at Israeli settlement, and seize incitement against Abbas, the Fatah candidate in the upcoming…

Introduction: On 29 November 1947, the United Nations (UN) General Assembly passed Resolution 181, endorsing a partition plan to divide the land of historic Palestine between the Jews and Arabs.…

Introduction Since 1967, when Israel occupied the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip, over 650,000 Palestinians have been detained by Israel for various security-political reasons and periods.…

UN said 51 countries had sent observer delegations with 320 delegates so far for the elections on Sunday and more than 700 international observers would be deployed on the election…

Let’s imagine for a moment that the huge tidal waves had hit the western shores of Europe, that more than a hundred thousand English, Irish, Dutch, Belgian, French, Spanish and…

Committed and proud Zionists are angered by being called Zionists? Or were there surprised that he called the occupation soldiers “enemies”? New PLO leader Mahmoud Abbas, a moderate Palestinian leader…

To prevent fraud in or claims of frauds in the upcoming Palestinian Presidential elections, the Central Elections Committee (CEC) has taken a number of steps including importing partially transparent ballot…

A Hamas spokesperson criticized a recent statement by interim Palestinian Authority (PA) Chairman Mahmoud Abbas that resistance groups cease firing homemade Qassam shells at Israeli settlements. Mosheer al-Masri, the Hamas…

Tuesday morning, Israeli soldiers arrested at least 19 residents from several villages around Hebron, in the south of the West Bank, after invading them and breaking into dozens of homes.…

Tuesday morning, undercover military units from the Israeli army arrested the Jenin head of Al-Quds brigades, the military wing of the Islamic Jihad. A local source in Jenin reported that…

Mohamed Dahlan, former head of Palestinian Security, warned Israel that if they continue to throw accusations at Mahmoud Abbas, it could turn into a kind of ‘character assassination’, like what…

According to the latest poll, run by Al-Najah University, Abbas is still leading with around 60%, yet the distance between him and Barghouthi is shrinking with the latter leaping from…

{mosimage}New PLO leader Mahmoud Abbas, a moderate Palestinian leader who holds the best chances to become the second Palestinian Authority chairman, triggered uproar in Israel when he called Israeli occupation…

Israel will allow PLO chairman Mahmoud Abbas to visit East Jerusalem as part of his campaign for next Sunday’s elections for Palestinian Authority chairman, an Israeli source said Sunday. Abbas…

After years of gloom, Palestine woke up this week to a celebration never before witnessed. Huge signs of leading candidates to presidency have replaced posters of martyrs and Intifada graffiti.…

Mahmoud Abbas, the leading candidate in next week’s presidential election, on Monday promised Palestinian refugees they’ll be able to return home one day. Abbas was campaigning for a third straight…

Israeli media sources reported that a Palestinian cameraman who works with the Israeli TV channel 10 was wounded by Israeli fire in northern Gaza Strip on Sunday afternoon. Majdi Al-Arbeed…

Translated and edited by Saed Bannoura, IMEMC Residents of Tulkarem refugee camp live a life filled with daily fears, while the non-stop military invasions by the Israeli soldiers and their…

So far, Palestinian presidential candidate Mahmoud Abbas is leading in the polls, with about 65% of voters supporting him, while Barghouti, the closest runner-up to Abbas, is polling at 22%.…

Egypt called on Monday for a full Israeli withdrawal from occupied Palestinian areas to the positions they held before the outbreak of the Palestinian Intifada in 2000, in order to…

Hamas Gaza Leader Said Siam confirmed Saturday that his group does not intend to take part in the January 9 presidential elections, calling Hamas members and supporters to not arrive…

A leading member of Hamas in the Gaza Strip, Said Siam, confirmed Saturday that his group does not intend to take part in the January 9 presidential elections. He called…

Trasnlate by Saed Bannoura, IMEMC Despite the loneliness of detention, detainees in several Israeli prisons and detention camp have overcome the high walls and barbed wires with a smile, a…

In the west Bank settlement of Adam, from a far distance, one can see lit houses equipped with spot lights on the sides of well paved roads. For Palestinian “A…

Most settlers of the Pa’at Sadeh settlement have reached an agreement with the Israeli Disengagement Administration for a collective move to a Moshav inside Israel, should disengagement go ahead. Pa’at…

Palestinians have begun voting in municipal elections in the occupied West Bank , just weeks before a presidential ballot to choose a successor to the late Yasser Arafat  .   Palestinians…

This Christmas when the Christian world raises its voices in joyful choruses to the song, ‘Oh, Little Town of Bethlehem’, I will remain silent in protest over the Israeli army’s…

Dr. Allam Jarrar, director of the rehabilitation program at the Palestinian Medical Relief Society reported that attacks against Palestinians by Israeli soldiers and settlers have resulted in 10.000 wounded over…

  Even against the advice of his foreign minister Silvan Shalom, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon ruled out any level of Israeli participation in the proposed London Middle East peace…

This Christmas when the Christian world raises its voices in joyful choruses to the song, ‘Oh, Little Town of Bethlehem’, I will remain silent in protest over the Israeli army’s…

Mallouh, deputy secretary general of the second biggest party in the PLO, the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. The leader of the front, Ahmad Sa’adat, is also detained…

  Last Supper 7-year-old Rana Syiam had with her family in Khan Younis, ended with blood and tears after a bullet fired by Israeli soldiers entered her head and exited…

Feature, IMEMC Staff, December The Israeli assault on Khan Younis refugee camp in southern Gaza Friday and Saturday has left hundreds homeless, searching through the rubble for their belongings, and…

During the 1970’s, the apartheid government of South Africa sought to bolster its claims to legitimacy by allowing elections in the Bantustans – the equivalent to today’s walled in Palestinian…

Israeli army tanks and bulldozers rolled into the Khan Yunis refugee Five residents killed in Khan Younis, and bulldozed dozens of homes. The Israeli army raided, on Thursday at dawn,…

Israeli army tanks and bulldozers rolled into the Khan Yunis refugee Five residents killed in Khan Younis, and bulldozed dozens of homes. Israeli army tanks and bulldozers rolled into the…

 Regarding Gideon Levy’s column–Killing Children is No Longer a Big Deal, Haaretz’s , 10/17/ 04. I disagree with Mr. Levy–killing Children is No Longer a Big Deal–indeed it is. But…

Translated by Saed Bannoura-IMEMC Last Supper 7-year-old Rana Syiam had with her family in Khan Younis, ended with blood and tears after a bullet fired by Israeli soldiers entered her…

Translated by Saed Bannoura, IMEMC Checkpoints spread all over the Palestinian areas, separating the cities, villages and refugee camps from each other, and generate daily events and stories of continuous…

To the Ministers: Mr. Paraz; Mr. Lapid; Mr. Mofaz and PM Sharon: Gentlemen: How many times must decent people write and ask you to stop your cruel and illegal home…

Translated by: Saed Bannoura Unlike other interview with political leaders, in fancy offices and on comfortable desks and chairs, Palestine News Network held this interview over the phone with Abdul-Rahim…

Translated by Saed Bannoura In spite of the bad conditions in detention, restrictions and continuous assaults, Palestinians detainees continue their achievements and creativity and challenge high walls and prison bars.…

Trans and Edited by Saed Bannoura, IMEMC Residents of Al-Mawasi area, west of Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, face daily hardships and violations, that make their daily life…

The Palestine Liberation Movement (Fatah) won student elections at the West Bank’s largest university, Al-Najah in Nablus, on Monday for the first time in eight years. Fatah won 38 seats…

The United States turned down an Israeli request for funds to pave and upgrade alternative West Bank roads for Palestinians. The newly proposed routes are to replace existing roads, which…

The Palestinian Foreign Minister Nabil Sha’ath met his Isreli counterpart Silvan Shalom on Monday, the first time since the death of the late Palestinian President Yasser Arafat on November 11.…

Leader of the Palestinian Liberation Organization, Mahmoud Abbas, said on Monday that Jordan has promised its support to help revive the stalled Middle East peace process. ‘We need Jordan’s support……

Leader of the Palestinian Liberation Organization, Mahmoud Abbas, said on Monday that Jordan has promised its support to help revive the stalled Middle East peace process. ‘We need Jordan’s support……

Mona Al-Adra, 22 year old, surprised the military judge in Ofer military court when she stood in the court and asked the judge to allow her to be engaged to…

The date of 29 November was chosen because of its meaning and significance to the Palestinian people. On that day in 1947, the General Assembly adopted resolution 181(II), which came…

Hamas West Bank leader Sheikh Hassan Yusef told Israel Radio that Hamas is willing to join a unity government with Fatah, and would agree to a limited cease-fire during final…

Two members of the resistance were shot dead on Monday afternoon after attacking a military post on Carni-Netzarim settlement road, south east of Gaza. An Israeli military source said that…

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and PLO leader Mahmoud Abbas separately told Newsweek that they are prepared to meet each other. “When they would like to meet, we will meet.’…

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and PLO leader Mahmoud Abbas separately told Newsweek that they are prepared to meet each other. “When they would like to meet, we will meet.’…

The Palestinian Authority said Saturday it will disband a small Gaza security force known by Palestinians as the death squad. The head of the Palestinian Authority Preventive Security Service, Brig.…

Israeli MK Omri Sharon (Likud) will lead a group of Israeli officials in talks with PA officials set to take place in the U.K. next week, British newspaper the Telegraph…

Palestinian informed source said that a top Palestinian delegation will head on Saturday to Egypt for talks with the Egyptian officials. Palestinian President Rouhi Fattouh, head of the Palestinian Liberation…

Palestinian sources reported that so far, nine Palestinians declared their intention to run for the upcoming presidential elections and expected the number to raise. The candidates so far are, Sheikh…

PLO new Head Mahmoud Abbas was officially nominated as Fatah’s candidate Thursday by the Fatah Revolutionary Council. The revolutionary council, in its Thursday meeting, unanimously approved Fatah’s central committee decision…

Aranbs48 news website interviewed the Secretary General of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), Ahmad Saadat, who is currently jailed in a Palestinian prison in Jericho under…

There is now a chance for peace – but not because of Arafat’s death Published in the Guardian on November 12, 2004 Throughout his political career, Yasser Arafat was the…

Soldiers raided the village of Yatta , in the south of Hebron . They shelled a home, moderately wounding three youths, and arrested two residents. A medical source at Abu…

The Israeli General Security Service, known as the Shin Bet, prevents Palestinians from using Ben-Gorion international airport in Tel Aviv claiming security reasons, Israeli sources reported on Wednesday. Palestinians who…

The giant heavy products company ‘Caterpillar’ dismissed calls to cease its bulldozer sales to the Israeli army claiming that all sales conform with the American trade law within the Foreign…

After he was released from detention, Sheikh Hasan Yousef talks to the PNN in an exclusive interview about the long solitary imprisonment and interrogation. Sheikh Hasan Yousef, who was released…

Translated by, Saed Bannoura, IMEMC After he was released from detention, Sheikh Hasan Yousef talks to the PNN in an exclusive interview about the long solitary imprisonment and interrogation. Sheikh…

Translated by George Rishmawi Israeli sources revealed information about Russian Snipers recruited to the Israeli Army to join the army’s military operations in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. These…

Before the death of Palestinian Authority President Yasser Arafat on November 11th, 2004, there had been an enormous amount of speculation raised, and analysis offered, concerning the issue of succession.…

Translated by: Saed Bannoura-IMEMC Palestinian Resistance between slogans and Facts Rumors of differences and interior crises between the military wings of Palestinian factions, especially Fatah, required clarification in order to…

As hundreds of thousands of Palestinians marched and chanted praising their late president Yasser Arafat, the Israeli media was preparing a flash clip which they called “The Godfather of Terror”.…