Category: Miscellaneous

The Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories (B’Tselem) reported that Mahmoud Al-Hanini 23, from Beit Furik near Nablus was severely beaten up at Beit Furik checkpoint…

Soldiers have withdrawn from Al-Shojaeyya neighborhood, east of Gaza after invading it earlier Tuesday at dawn. The invasion, which began at 2:00 am, has left in its wake two residents…

Palestinian President Yasser Arafat handed Tuesday powers to his Prime Minister Ahmed Qurei in order to carry out reforms, therefore ending a two weeks cabinet crisis. Arafat and Qurei emerged…

I am writing this with an aching heart. I have postponed writing it as long as I could. In Jewish tradition, there is a searing phrase: ‘The Temple was not…

(see also the excellent detailed Report by Dr. Fouad Moughrabi on this subject) Human reactions to their surrounding, value systems, and outlook on other humans are shaped by environment including…

Translated by Saed Bannoura “It was nearly four in the afternoon, we stepped out of the Taxi and rushed towards Qalandia checkpoint, south of Ramallah, in an attempt to be…

Recently Israeli President Moshe Katsav publicly stated that human rights are basic rights and cannot be based on obligations set by the state – in other words, these rights are…

The Political Advisor of the Palestinian President Yasser Arafat Nabil Abu Rudeineh said Wednesday afternoon that the Palestinian Authority might consider the Special UN envoy to the UN, Terje Roed-Larsen…

Dr. Mahmoud Al-Asali, head of Kamal Adwan Hospital in Beit Lahia north of the Gaza Strip, said that the number of residents killed in the continuous military operations in the…

Senior American and Israeli officials agreed to start negotiations to define the boundaries within which Israel is allowed to do construction work in the West Bank. The U.S. administration is…

The Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qurei dismissed reports on Palestinian Authority decision to delay taking the West Bank Separation Wall issue to the United Nations Security Council until after the…

Israel is mobilizing to convince ‘relevant countries’ not to vote in favor of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruling in the General Assembly of the United Nations. Palestinian observer…

The main obstacle that blocks the way towards a peaceful solution to the Palestinian-Israel conflict is the huge gap that exists between justice and reality. The Friday ICJ ruling and…

Palestinian Medical sources at the ‘Aqsa Martyrs’ hospital (formerly Al-Shifa) in Gaza city that four Palestinians have been killed and one seriously injured on Saturday afternoon as Israeli Air Force…

Now, the court ruled, Palestinians happy, Israelis angry, Europeans welcomed, U.S brushed aside, so, what comes next? Facts: The ruling is not binding. Any UN General Assembly resolution that can…

Palestinian Medical sources at the ‘Aqsa Martyrs’ hospital (formerly Al-Shifa) in Gaza city that four Palestinians have been killed and one seriously injured on Saturday afternoon as Israeli Air Force…

After the International Court of Justice ruled at The Hague, that the West Bank Separation wall Israel is building, the Israeli Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom said, Israel will continue building…

As the International Court of Justice’s ruling is being read at The Hague now, the judges unanimously, rejected claims that it has no jurisdiction to rule on the wall issue.…

Translated by: Saed Bannoura Hanan Al-Khatib, a lawyer at the Palestinian Prisoner society, visited a number of female detainees in Al-Ramla detention camp, which includes 45 female detainees, who told…

Islamic Jihad spokesperson Khader Habib revealed Wednesday that resistance leaders and Palestinian Authority officials are discussing halting Qassam’s firing into Israeli areas, confirming that Resistance groups will submit their final…

Translated by George Rishmawi-IMEMC Abu Mazin: Things would have been different, had Sharon suggested the Disengagement Plan to us earlier The former Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazin) held…

Fatah Movement denied Haretz report, which claimed that Palestinian President Yasser Arafat called off the movement internal elections in the Gaza Strip because his supporters were losing. Sakher Besaso, member…

American peace activist Anne-Robinson-Peter who has been detained for 14 days at Ben Gurion airport, appeared Tuesday before Judge Oded Mudrik at Tel Aviv District Court. Robinson-Peter was charged with…

The Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmad Qurei said there will be no further talks on any topic as long as the Middle East Quartet keeps its unclear position on the West…

Palestinian sources reported that two Israeli air to ground missiles hit a car in Zeitoun neighborhood of Gaza City. Eyewitnesses reported that the three passengers in the car managed to…

Palestinian sources reported that Isam Mhameed 30, from Qalqilia, an operative of the Aqsa Brigades was killed in Balata refugee camp east of the West Bank city of Nablus. Eyewitnesses…

Two Palestinians, Dr. Khaled Saleh of the A-Najah University in Nablus, his son Mohammed were killed Tuesday early morning hours as Israeli helicopter gunship fired a missile at a four…

Army shot dead a 14-year-old Palestinian boy in the Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis late on Monday after an Israeli was wounded by a Qasam rocket fired at the…

Palestinian sources reported that the Egyptian government has officially informed the Palestinian factions of delaying the inter-Palestinian dialogue which was scheduled for the beginning of the month, till the second…

Despite Palestinian Presidnet Yasser Araft’s objections over the participation of security personnel in elections, Fatah movement in the Gaza Strip is proceeding with its internal elections that began on May…

Israeli troops assassinated Khaled Suleiman Al-Hawi, 23 years old, leader of the Aqsa Martyrs brigades in Jenin, wounded three others and arrested one of them. Al-Hawi, and the other three…

Palestinian sources said to Palestinian were killed in Al-Barazil neighborhood in Rafah southern Gaza Strip and six others were injured in Jabalia and Al-Nuseirat Refugee Camp north of the Strip…

More than 200 residents of Az Zawiya village, joined by 10 international supporters, confronted a phalanx of army jeeps and hummers today, as they tried to reach the land near…

Translated by, Saed Bannoura, IMEMC Palestinian detainees in Israel detention camps tell horrible stories of violations and assaults they are subjected to in Israeli detention camps, above all, what makes…

According to a public opinion poll, conducted by the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research, 80% of Palestinians backed Cairo’s demand for merging Palestinian security devices under an empowered…

In a rare move, Israeli Military Police last week arrested a sergeant in the paratroopers Brigade on suspicion that he abused Palestinians when he commanded the Hawara checkpoint near the…

The persistent decision by the Israeli leader Ariel Sharon to go through with his plans to withdraw from the Gaza Strip dictates that a second look at the concept of…

Translated and edited by George Rishmawi-IMEMC Between 7 am – 8 am is the time when the ‘Iron Gate’ in the separation wall, an entrance to five villages south of…

Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades publicly executed an informer and collaborator with the Israeli Intelligence Service ‘Shabak’ from Tubas village near Jenin. The brigades confirmed that Mohammad Abdul Raziq 45, confessed that…

Palestinian Jerusalemites started a new hunt for flats to live and a resettle again in Jerusalem, after army started to encircle Jerusalem with the Separation wall which will disconnect them…

Oppressed nations are usually trapped into thinking that the world is a justice-driven one and define their goals accordingly. The more the developed countries talk about democracy, human rights, and…

Israeli army demolished Thursday two homes in Jericho and destroyed a wall which encircles a mosque in the city. WAFA news agency said that soldiers detonated the homes of Abdul-Maseeh…

Israeli army killed three Palestinians in Rafah, Khan Younis and Beit Hanoun in the Gaza Strip on Friday. On the other hand, a Palestinian medical source said Yasser Al-Arja 27,…

Even the Israeli high court considered the already built wall sections northwest and southeast of Jerusalem as illegal demanding a reroute. The court ruling was based on the grave living…

A report by Palestine News Network details some of the events of the past week, in which Israeli soldiers killed 17 Palestinians; 16 of them were unarmed civilians, including two…

Even the Israeli high court considered the already built wall sections northwest and southeast of Jerusalem as illegal demanding a reroute. The court ruling was based on the grave living…

One of the three Aqsa Brigades operatives who survived the army operation in the old city of Nablus, in which five of the most wanted leaders of the brigades together…

The head of the Palestinian Intelligence service Amin Al-Hindi saidfollowing the pullout George Rishmawi-IMEMC & Agencies, June 30, 2004, 10:35 The head of the Palestinian Intelligence service Amin Al-Hindi said…

As Israel is assembling troops at the Gaza Strip borders, apparently preparing for a wide scale invasion of the northern parts of the Palestinian Strip, the debate over Israeli Prime…

Government, accused the Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon ofGeorge Rishmawi-IMEMC & Agencies, June 29, 2004 Dr. Nabil Sah’ath, Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Palestinian Government, accused the Israeli Prime…

Amjad Al-Najjar, head of the Palestinian Prisoner Society office inSaed Shiokhy, PNN Translated by, Saed Bannoura, IMEMC, June 2004 Amjad Al-Najjar, head of the Palestinian Prisoner Society office in Hebron,…

An Interview with Hassan Khareishah, the head of the PLC’ committee, which investigated the Egyptian Cement Scandal, and the head of the PLC’ monitoring committee. Translated and Summarized by: Ghassan…

            Palestinian Sources reported that two Palestinians were killed and             eight injured in as the Israeli forces in Neve Dikalim military base             opened fire at the residential area in…

Translated by, Saed Bannoura, IMEMC Al-Fawwar means a fountain with strong water flooding out, that’s why the refugee camp was named Al-Fawwar, the 720 Dunums which is the size of…

Israeli sources reported that two Israelis were killed and fewTwo Israelis killed in Sderot by Qassam Rockets IMEMC Staff & Agencies, June 28, 2004 Israeli sources reported that two Israelis…

                           Until the day in which Mahmoud Abbas was appointed to the position             of Prime Minister, and what accompanied it of forming the ministry             of interior,…

Palestinian sources reported that more than 50 people were wounded as police and border police launched an unprovoked attack firing of tear gas and stunt bombs at around 3000 peaceful…

of Prime Minister, and what accompanied it of forming the ministrySaed Bannoura-IMEMC & Agencies, June 27, 2004 Until the day in which Mahmoud Abbas was appointed to the position of…

              Over 800 Palestinians including around 45 Israeli and International             peace activists marched together in the village of Qiffin north of             Tulkarem in protest against building the separation…

Translated by Saed Bannoura Akram Mansour, 44 years old, from Qalqilia, north of the West Bank has been detained since 1979. He is considered one of the oldest detainees among…

army using trained dogs against them during interrogation, the mediaTranslated by: Saed Bannoura, IMEMC, June 2004, 12:55 Despite the fact that several Palestinian detainees spoke about the army using trained…

Chief of Egyptian Intelligence, General Omar Suleiman said, theGeorge Rishmawi-IMEMC & Agencies, June 24, 2004, 09:46 After meeting with both, Palestinian and Israeli top officials, Chief of Egyptian Intelligence, General…

              The Reform Movement’s top religious body is expected to issue a             statement condemning home demolitions carried out by the Israeli             army.             Some 400 rabbis from different…

           The Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmad Qurei revealed Wednesday some             information about a meeting to be held next October between             Palestinians, Israelis, Egyptians and the Americans to do a…

meeting Wednesday with the Palestinian Leadership in Ramallah.George Rishmawi-IMEMC & Agencies, June 23, 2004 The head of Egyptian intelligence, Omar Suleiman has concluded his meeting Wednesday with the Palestinian Leadership…

On the occasion of the first anniversary for our wedding, my wife Fida and I decided to save some money of our monthly budget and go to the same place…

Jihad, Popular and Democratic fronts issued a statement on MondayIMEMC Staff & Agencies, June 22, 2004 Palestinian resistance groups, including Fatah, Hamas, Islamic Jihad, Popular and Democratic fronts issued a…

Translated By, Saed Bannoura, IMEMC “I dream about hugging my son freely, far away from prison bars, but soldiers banned me even from visiting him” With this sentence Fatima Al-Nims,…

In a statement issued on Sunday, Hamas urged the PalestinianSeparation Wall IMEMC Staff & Agencies, June 21, 2004 In a statement issued on Sunday, Hamas urged the Palestinian Authority to…

soldiers banned me even from visiting him”Translated By, Saed Bannoura, IMEMC, June 2004 “I dream about hugging my son freely, far away from prison bars, but soldiers banned me even…

lost their homes in Rafah, during the military invasions, protestedIMEMC Staff & Agencies, June 21, 2004 A Palestinian source said Sunday, that hundreds of residents who lost their homes in…

rejected military claims that they intended to conduct a suicideIMEMC Staff & Agencies, June 21, 2004 Families of the two underage girls arrested Wednesday, June 16th, rejected military claims that…

way in front of the huge army bulldozer with her body.Report-Amin Abu Warda, June 21, 2004 Nadia Lami, 65, did not pay attention to soldiers and blocked the way in…

Dr. Mahmoud Al-Zahar, one of Hamas’ prominent leaders in the GazaRole George Rishmawi-IMEMC & Agencies, June 19, 2004 Dr. Mahmoud Al-Zahar, one of Hamas’ prominent leaders in the Gaza strip…

endeavors to merge them in its security forces.George Rishmawi-IMEMC & Agencies, June 19, 2004 The Aqsa Martyr Brigades rejected the Palestinian Authority’s endeavors to merge them in its security forces.…

official who is allowed to meet with the old enemies, Sharon andGhassan Andoni-IMEMC-Analysis, June 19, 2004 The head of Egyptian Intelligence Omar Sulieman is the only foreign official who is…

Moments of silence, a killing silence, control the place, calmness interrupted every short period with moaning, the atmosphere was so damp, I felt that she will choke at any moment,…

President Yasser Arafat, for the first time ever, said that heIMEMC & Agencies, June 18, 2004 In an Interview with Israeli newspaper Haaretz, Palestinian President Yasser Arafat, for the first…

Officials in the Palestinian Authority said Friday that the PA andGaza George Rishmawi-IMEMC & Agencies, June 18, 2004 Officials in the Palestinian Authority said Friday that the PA and Palestinian…

President Hosni Mubarak in Cairo on Thursday to prepare for theGeorge Rishmawi-IMEMC & Agencies, June 17, 2004 Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmad Qurei is to meet with the Egyptian President Hosni…

to meet with the head of the Egyptian Intelligence Services, OmarGeorge Rishmawi-IMEMC & Agencies, June 16, 2004 The Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmad Qurei heads to Cairo Wednesday to meet with…

Translated by: Saed Bannoura, IMEMC We get overwhelmed when we see our new born babies. As time passes by, they start their first steps while we measure with both eyes…

which stated that army increased its assassinations againstSaed Bannoura-IMEMC & Agencies, June 15, 2004, 18:16 The Palestinian Center for Human Rights published recently a report which stated that army increased…

Zakaria Al-Zubeidi, leader of the Aqsa Martyrs Brigades in the cityOut George Rishmawi-IMEMC & Agencies, June 14, 2004, 11:18 Zakaria Al-Zubeidi, leader of the Aqsa Martyrs Brigades in the city…

Israel is planning to invite international partners to help construct multi-story buildings in slated for evacuation settlements to accommodate Palestinian refugees, therefore, ending their right to return. Sources in the…

started preparations for the construction of the separation wallIMEMC Staff & Agencies, June 14, 2004 Despite understandings with the U.S. administration, Israel has started preparations for the construction of the…

Rakan Nusseirat, 13 years old child from Jericho , who was detained in Ofer detention camp, near Ramallah, north of the West Bank for nearly three months, is considered the…

Jordanian officers to leave the area and warned Jordan againstIMEMC Staff & agencies, June 13, 2004 JENIN – Palestinian resistance groups asked Saturday a group of Jordanian officers to leave…

Martyrs Brigade dismissed media reports over the intentions of theIMEMC Staff & Agencies, June 13, 2004 A leaflet distributed Saturday and signed by both Fatah and Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade dismissed…

Saturday that the PA security devices will be reduced to three,IMEMC Staff & agencies, June 13, 2004 Palestinian National security Advisor General Jibreel Rajoub said Saturday that the PA security…

military intelligence research unit Amos Gilad deliberately guidedIMEMC Staff & Agencies, June 12, 2004 The dispute continued over whether the former head of Israeli military intelligence research unit Amos Gilad…

Army continued it military operations causing more human casualtieshours Saed Bannura-IMEMC & Agencies, June 12, 2004 Army continued it military operations causing more human casualties and destructions in the Palestinian…

Yasser Arafat is making a serious effort to integrate Fatah’sIMEMC & Agencies, June 12, 2004 A Palestinian source reported Friday that Palestinian President Yasser Arafat is making a serious effort…

I thought it was terrible. I was wrong. It is far, far worse! – These words sum up my feelings at that moment. I was standing on a hill overlooking…

Translated by Saed Bannoura Army, military operations and invasions took lives of innocent civilians, yet it reached to the small dreams of youths and children and took them away. Heavy…

Feature Story Translated and Edited by Saed Bannoura ”They wounded him three time, but he survived…until they killed him on while he was on his wheelchair”. Adel Yacob, from Qalandia…

It is becoming harder to listen to Army spokespersons’ accounts of incidents that include the killing of local Palestinians, especially when the killings take place in a clash with stone-throwing…

revised disengagement plan as a historic decision; others are sayingGhassan Andoni-IMEMC-Analysis, June 7, 2004 Some describe the Israeli cabinet decision to approve the repeatedly revised disengagement plan as a historic…

Sentenced to 5 life terms and 40 years more, legislator and Fatah leader Marwan Barghouthi dismissed the authority of the Israeli court, saying that it represents the occupation. Bargouthi, a…

incidents that include the killing of local Palestinians, especiallyGhassan Andoni-IMEMC-Op-Ed June 7, 2004 It is becoming harder to listen to Army spokespersons’ accounts of incidents that include the killing of…