Four injured north west of Jerusalem
Wednesday at noon, four residents were injured in Beit Sorik, north west of Jerusalem during clashes which erupted after the military bulldozers uprooted farmlands in order to construct the Separation…
British Activist arrested in Bil’in, released
Israeli authorities released the British peace activist who was arrested in Bilin protest earlier this morning after questioning her, IMEMC correspondent reported. Esther Cohen said, she was released from the…
Army bulldozes the entrance of a village near Bethlehem
Monday afternoon, Israeli soldiers bulldozed the main entrance of al-Nu’man village, east of Bethlehem in order to construct the Separation Wall section which will surround the village from all directions.…
‘Walking Coffins’, the new way in Bil’in to resist the Wall
Residents of the Palestinian village of Bil’in organized an anti-wall demonstration on Friday. After the noon prayer at the village mosque, at least 300 of the villagers marched at the…
Palestinian injured, 26 Israeli peace activists arrested in Bilein
A medical source in Sheikh Zayed hospital, in Ramallah reported that one resident was injured in the village of Bilin, west of Ramallah, dozens suffocated after inhaling gas fired by…
Army to grab 770 Dunams in Bethlehem, Hebron
Palestinian Ministry of Local Government reported that the Israeli Authorities informed dozens of residents of Bethlehem and Hebron of intentions to grab lands in order to use them for military…
ACRI: Wall clear violation of int’l law
The route of the West Bank separation wall is a clear violation of international law and must be moved to inside Israel, the Association for Civil Rights in Israel said…
Three arrested west of Ramallah
Friday afternoon, Israeli soldiers arrested three residents during a protest against the Separation Wall in the village of Bilien, near the West bank city of Ramallah. A local source in…
Army bulldozes farmlands near Hebron
A local source in the village of al-Sammoa’ near Hebron reported that military bulldozers uprooted farmlands located between al-Radeem, Ghwein al-Tihta, and Ghwein al-Foqa areas south of Hebron. Army bulldozed…
Wall construction resumes, east of Beit Sahour
Residents of al-Nu’man village, east of Beit Sahour near Bethlehem, said that military bulldozers resumed the construction of the last section of the Separation Wall, near the village after it…
A wall to divide Hebron
The Israeli army is proposing building a wall to divide Israeli and Palestinian-controlled sections of the West Bank city of Hebron, Israeli security officials said Thursday. The officials, speaking on…
Dozens of Dunams annexed near Jerusalem
Tuesday evening, Israeli soldiers annexed dozens of Dunams in Beit Sorik and Al-Jab’a, north west of Jerusalem, in order to erect a new section of the Separation Wall in the…
182 Dunams annexed near Jerusalem
Tuesday afternoon, Israeli soldiers annexed 182 Dunams near Beit Sorik and Al-Jo’ba, north west of Jerusalem. Walid Khaled Al-Azza, director of the Wall Resistance department in the Ministry of Local…
Wall section in northern Bethlehem started
Tuesday morning, Israeli bulldozers started erecting a section of the separation wall near the Electricity Company in the northern neighborhood of Bethlehem. A local source in Bethlehem reported that…
Settlements, Wall force Israeli created realities
Palestinian experts, Israel is trying to force new realities on the ground by expanding the settlements and erecting the Separation wall in the West Bank.    Hawwa’ “Eve†Cultural center in…
Six injured west of Ramallah
Friday evening, Israeli soldiers attacked a peaceful procession against the Separation Wall in the village of Bal’in, west of Ramallah. A local source in the village reported that soldiers attacked…
More land grab near Qalqilia
Head of the Israeli ‘Civil Administration Department’ in Qalqilia area, informed dozens of residents of Jayyous, near the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia, that the army intends to grab…
Beit Hannina loses more land to the wall
A Palestinian-American family from Detroit, original from the village of Beit Hanina in Jerusalem revealed that the Israeli authorities will seize lands of the family to build part of the…
Israeli started erecting new section of the Wall
Wednesday morning, Israeli authorities started erecting a new section of the Separation Wall which extends for a distance of 43km, south of the West Bank. The Wall section extends between…
Five residents, including two children hurt in Bodrus
Friday afternoon, Israeli soldiers invaded the village of Bodrus, west of the northern West Bank city of Ramallah and injured five residents, including two children. A medical source in Bodrus…
Soldiers attack a protest against the Wall near Ramallah
Thursday afternoon, Israeli soldiers attacked a protest against the Wall in the village of Safa, south west of Ramallah. A local source in the village reported that soldiers fired gas…
Dozens injured as army fires at a funeral in Bodrus
Tuesday evening, Israeli soldier fired gas bombs and rubber coated bullets at dozens of residents participating in a funeral ceremony in the village of Bodrus, near Ramallah.. A local source…
Israeli to complete Jerusalem wall route within six months
Israeli deputy Prime Minister Ehud Ulmert said Monday that Maalee Adumim settlement is an integral part of Israel, affirming that it will be included on the Israeli side of the…
Soldiers attack a protest for women near Ramallah
 Sunday afternoon, Israeli soldiers attacked a peaceful protest for Israeli and Palestinians women in the village of Bal’in, west of the northern West Bank city of Ramallah. As dozens…
Sharon: Judges’ ‘ballance’ responsiple for Wall delays
Monday afternoon, the Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon slammed “the petitions filed against the seperation wallâ€Â, and the what he described as ‘the balance’ which the judges are using between…
1000 Dunams annexed near Jerusalem
Israeli soldiers handed Jaba’ village council, north east of Jerusalem, military orders to annex 1000 Dunams of family farmlands in order to erect the seperation wall in the area. Abdul-Karim Bsharat, head…
Israel: ICJ’s wall ruling irrelevant, based on outdated data
Israel submitted Wednesday its first official reaction to the International Court of Justice ruling in regard to the West bank separation wall, issued on July 2004, accusing that the ruling…
Israeli Shin Bet chief urges for a return to the old Wall Route
Chief of the Israeli Public Security Service, Shin Bet, Avi Dichter warned Sunday that the modified route of the wall south of Jerusalem would lower security for travelers on Road…
Soldiers bar residents from crossing to their lands behind the Wall
Israeli soldiers based at Tzofim checkpoint, east of Qalqilia, barred dozens of residents from reaching their family farmlands located behind the annexation wall, north of Qalqilia. {mosimage}Soldiers claimed that the…
Israel to Annex more lands South of Hebron
Israeli soldiers handed residents form the village of Tarama, in the southern West Bank city of Hebron, military orders to annex their family farmlands in order to erect the annexation…
Israeli High court allows the construction of the Wall north west of Jerusalem
The Israeli High Court allowed, on Tuesday, the resumption of the construction of the annexation wall, North West of Jerusalem. The new decision cancels an interim injunction freezing the construction…
Palestinian Families will lose 6000 Dunams for ‘Ariel’ Wall
Palestinian sources reported that at least 6000 Dunams (1500 Acre) will be lost from Palestinians villages in the northern West Bank for Israel to build the wall around the Jewish…
Israel Plans to Destroy Arab Neighborhood in J’lem
Israel is planning to demolish an Arab neighborhood in Jerusalem, saying that the act is necessary to “protect†the separation wall built in the area.  Amitai Levy, the Border…
Israel Resumes Constructing Ariel’s Wall Section
Israel resumed Sunday the construction of the deepest inside the West bank separation wall section in Salfit area. The section, which surrounds the settlement of Ariel, is located 20 kilometers…
Israeli Defense Ministry to Consider Rerouting a Section of the Wall
            June 30, 2004            In the wake of the Israeli High Court of Justice’s decision made            Wednesday to make changes on 30 Kilometers of the route of…
Israeli High Court Freezes Building of Separation Wall near J’lem
The Israeli High Court of Justice on Thursday evening ordered a halt to the construction of large sections of the West Bank separation wall in Jerusalem area. The order came…
Israel wants the U.S. to Fund Wall Checkpoints
Israel has requested that the United States help in financing the set up of new crossing points and upgrade existing ones along the separation wall. The estimated cost of the…
Israel to Submit Opinion on Hague Ruling in Few Days
The Israeli Justice Ministry is finalizing revisions on Israel’s state’s legal position regarding the International Court of Justice’s opinion on the separation wall and is expected to submit the document…
Israeli State Prosecutor Official: We All Know Wall is Illegal
The head of the international section of the Israeli state prosecutor’s office, Lawyer Iriet Kahan, told the Israeli newspaper Youdot Ahranot that Israel knew from the beginning that the route…
Israeli State Prosecutor Official: We All Know Wall is Illegal
The head of the international section in the Israeli state prosecutor office Lawyer Iriet Kahan told Israeli newspaper Youdot Ahranot, in a special interview, that Israel new from the beginning…
Katsav: We will stop building the wall if cease-fire is reached
In a statement he gave to the Israeli newspaper Ma’ariv, the Israeli President Moshe Katsav, said, he suggests stopping building the West Bank wall if a permanent cease-fire agreement is…
High Court Allows construction of J’lem Wall Route
Israeli High court of justice rejected Wednesday a petition against Jerusalem section of the wall revised route, paving the way for army to resume the construction of the stalled barrier.…
Wall’s Revised Route Still Pending Sharon ’s Approval
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is considering delaying bringing the revised route of the separation wall for cabinet approval. Sources in the Israeli Prime Minister’s Bureau said on Tuesday that…
The Peace Cycle, a solidarity trip from London to Jerusalem
A group of International peace activists, cycling for peace from London to Jerusalem, in solidarity with the Palestinian people, arrived in Palestine on September 22. The tour, that started on…
Israeli Source: Americans Has no Concerns, We Can Proceed with WB Barrier
An Israeli government official said Saturday that while the Americans asked the Israeli delegation visiting Washington many questions, they did not express any concerns or opposition to the West Bank…
Israel to Present New Wall Route for U.S. approval
A team of Israeli separation wall experts will try to reach an understanding this week with the American administration on the new route of the separation wall. The delegation, headed…
Army Begins Work on Separation Wall near Hebron
Israeli army bulldozers, backed by security guards and military jeeps, began on Sunday to prepare the ground for the construction of the southern section of the wall. Bulldozers are preparing…
Gandhi’s Grandson visits Bethlehem
Arun Gandhi, the grandson of the Mahatma Gandhi, visited Bethlehem and was welcomed by a huge crowd at the manger square in front of the Church of the Nativity. The…
Settlers Claim New Wall Route Infringes their `“Rights`
According to the terms of international law, illegal settlers in occupied territories enjoy no legal rights. All are waiting to hear what the Israeli High Court have to say. Settlers…
Israeli Deputy AG: End to Attacks Could Turn Wall Illegal
Israel Deputy Attorney General Malchiel Balass said Tuesday that Israel may have to dismantle the West Bank separation wall if the Palestinians ‘reach a real decision’ to stop carrying out…
ICJ Ruling Left Israelis Open to Criminal Suits, Israel to Sanctions
After the international court of justice (ICJ) ruling had invoked international law to declare the separation wall and settlements illegal, Israeli citizens could face criminal and civil suits abroad, and…
President of IHC: Israel Can’t Continue Ignoring ICJ Ruling
The President of the Israeli High Court Judge Aharon Barak said Thursday that Israel can’t continue to ignore the ruling of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the separation…
Plan to keep some Jerusalem Neighborhood behind the wall
Israeli security devices including the General Security Service (The Shabak) recommended keeping some neighborhoods of Jerusalem on the other side of the wall. The original plan, approved by the Israeli…
IDM Leans to Settler Pressure, Plan to Push Wall Eastwards
Israeli Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz leaned to settlers’ pressure and ordered a second review for the new route of the separation wall northwest of Jerusalem. Settlers have been pressing to…
IDM Leans to Settler Pressure, Plan to Push Wall Eastwards
Israeli Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz leaned to settlers’ pressure and ordered a second review for the new route of the separation wall northwest of Jerusalem. Settlers have been pressing to…
Three-Week-Long March Against the Wall Starts in Jenin Today
Palestinians and international peace activists are currently gathering at Zabubah village near Jenin to start a three-week-long march along the route of the separation wall down to Jerusalem. The march…
Sharon Ordered the Construction of the Wall to Continue
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon on Sunday ordered construction work on the West Bank separation wall to continue. Sharon said that the building work on the fence will proceed in…
Israel Rejects ICJ Ruling, Calling IT Immoral
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon told his ministers in the Sunday’s cabinet meeting completely rejected the International Court of Justice’s (ICJ) ruling on the West Bank separation wall, calling it…
Anan: Israel Should Abide To the ICJ Ruling
United Nations General Secretary Coffi Anan called Sunday Israel to accept the ruling of the International Court of Justice, which demands the dismantling of the West bank separation wall. Speaking…
After ICJ Ruling, Wall Debate Will Move to UN
Arab Envoys to the United Nations said Friday that Palestinians will ask the United Nations General Assembly next week to adopt a resolution affirming the International Court of Justice ruling…
Anti-Wall Hunger Strike Suspended After the ICJ Ruling
Dr. Azmi Bishra, Arab Member of the Israeli Knesset and his comrades suspended their seven-day hunger strike on Friday after the International Court of Justice ruled that the Separation wall…
Israeli Justice Minister: Won’t Comply with ICJ ruling
Israeli Justice Minister Yosef Lapid said Friday that Israel will not compile to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruling on the West Bank separation fence, ICJ will in few…
High Court Suspends Wall Section Construction Near Salfit
The Israeli High Court of Justice issued an interim injunction Tuesday ordering army to halt work on the section of the separation wall near the West Bank villages of Dir…
Yaron Criticizes Israeli High Court Ruling on the Wall
Top Israeli military officials continue to criticize the decision made by the High Court of Justice in Israel concerning the West Bank separation wall. The State’s General Attorny Menachem Mazuz…
Sharon Believes HC Would Reconsider its Wall Ruling if Alternatives Lacks
Israeli Prime minister told Sunday his cabinet members that he was sure that the High Court would reconsider its Separation wall ruling if no alternatives to the current rout are…
MK Bisharah Starts an Open-Ended Hunger Strike to Protest the Wall
Arab MK Azmi Bisharah (Democratic National Coalition) started Saturday an open ended hunger strike to protest the construction of the separation wall in Jerusalem area. Bishara, who sat in a…
Shalom Rejects ‘Small Quartet’ Proposal, Calls U.S. to Act against Expected ICJ Ruling
Israeli Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom said Friday in Washington that Israel would not accept a World Court ruling on the legality of the West Bank separation wall, calling the U.S.…
Sharon Orders Rerouting of Illegal Parts of Separation Wall
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon Thursday ordered the defense ministry to reroute the 30-kilometer stretch of the separation wall and examine whether other parts of the wall. The wall stretch…
Court Freezes Wall Section South of Jerusalem
The Israeli High Court of Justice Thursday barred temporarily the completion of construction work on the West Bank separation wall section south of Jerusalem, near Har Homa settlement. The temporary…
Israeli Defense Ministry to Consider Rerouting a Section of the Wall
Wednesday to make changes on 30 Kilometers of the route of the WestGeorge Rishmawi-IMEMC & Agencies, June 30, 2004 In the wake of the Israeli High Court of Justice’s decision…
More Anti-Wall Protests, ISM Launches Freedom Summer Campaign
In Deir Qadis, North of Ramallah, and in the Village of Faqqua’,IMEMC Staff & Agencies, June 28, 2004 In the village of Qaffin, North of the West Bank city of…
An Order to Freeze Some Wall Sections Construction, Renewed
the construction of some sections of the West Bank Separation wallGeorge Rishmawi-IMEMC & Agencies, June 28, 2004 The Israeli high court decided Monday, to renew an order that halts the…
An Order to Freeze Some Wall Sections Construction, Renewed
                                   The Israeli high court decided Monday, to renew an order that halts            the construction of some sections of the West Bank Separation wall            to be…
50 Protesters Wounded in an Anti-Wall Protest Near Jerusalem
as police and border police launched an unprovoked attack firingIMEMC Staff & Agencies, June 27, 2004, 15:00 Palestinian sources reported that more than 50 people were wounded as police and…
Anti-Wall Nonviolent Protests in Tulkarem and Jenin
peace activists marched together in the village of Qiffin north ofGeorge Rishmawi-IMEMC June 26, 2004, 12:55 Over 800 Palestinians including around 45 Israeli and International peace activists marched together in…
International Court of Justice to rule on WB Wall July 9
issue its advisory opinion ruling on the legality of the separationGeorge Rishmawi-IMEMC & Agencies, June 25, 200 The International Court of Justice at The Hague said Friday it will issue…
International Court of Justice to rule on WB Wall July 9
            The International Court of Justice at The Hague said Friday it will            issue its advisory opinion ruling on the legality of the separation            wall Israel is building…
Dozens of Residents Wounded in Salfit during Anti Wall Protests
the construction of the Separation wall which is continuouslySaed Bannoura -IMEMC & Agencies, June 25, 2004 Tens of Palestinians were wounded, Thursday, during protests against the construction of the Separation…
Scores of Palestinians Wounded in Al Zawyia including a PA Official
demonstration in Al-Zawyia, west of Salfit, in counter of theGeorge Rishmawi-IMEMC & Agencies, June 23, 2004 Tens of the residents were wounded Tuesday during a peaceful demonstration in Al-Zawyia, west…
UN official warns Caterpillar over selling bulldozers to Israeli
A United Nations Human Right investigator has warned the U.S. heavyArmy George Rishmawi-IMEMC & Agencies, June 17, 2004 A United Nations Human Right investigator has warned the U.S. heavy equipment…
Bulldozers Back, As Well Peaceful Demonstrators
resumed Thursday morning their peaceful protests after armyIMEMC Staff & Agencies, June 17, 2004 Residents of Skaka village, east of the west bank city of Salfit resumed Thursday morning their…
Nonviolence Protestors managed to halt the construction
and International peace activists protested against the constructionGeorge Rishmawi-IMEMC & Agencies, June 16, 2004 Over 150 residents of the village of Iskaka and more than 15 Israeli and International peace…
U.S.: Israel’s Decision to Build Ariel’s Separation Wall,
The U. S. State Department criticized Israel on Tuesday for theProblematic IMEMC Staff & Agencies, June 16, 2004 The U. S. State Department criticized Israel on Tuesday for the steps…
One Israeli, one Palestinian arrested and 40 wounded in anti-wall
Local sources reported that one Israeli, one Palestinian have beenprotest George Rishmawi-IMEMC, June 14, 2004 Local sources reported that one Israeli, one Palestinian have been arrested and at least 40…
Fatwa: To Help Constructing Separation Wall in Any Form is a Sin
Palestinians from helping Israel in any form to build the West BankIMEMC & Agencies, June 12, 2004 Jerusalem’s Grand Mufti Ikrima Sabri issued Friday Fatwa banning Palestinians from helping Israel…
Court Denies Jews Joining Anti-Wall Appeal
join an appeal submitted by Palestinians from Jabel Al-MikaberGeorge Rishmawi-IMEMC & Agencies, June 11, 2004 The Magistrate’s court in Tel Aviv refused to allow 20 Israelis to join an appeal…
Army wounds Four anti wall protestors near Salfit
evening, that soldiers wounded four residents during an anti-wallSaed Bannura-IMEMC & Agencies, June 8, 2004 A Palestinian source in Salfit, north of the West Bank, said Sunday evening, that soldiers…
Qurei: Approving the Revised Plan is a step Backwards
disengagement plan on Sunday, the Palestinian Prime Minister AhmadGeorge Rishmawi-IMEMC & Agencies, June 7, 2004 In his first official response to the Israeli cabinet voting on the disengagement plan on…
Anti-Wall Protest at Al-Ram
north of Jerusalem on Saturday, in a protest against the SeparationIMEMC & Agencies, June 6, 2004 Gush Shalom and Ta’ayush activists joined Palestinians in Al-Ram, north of Jerusalem on Saturday,…
A Joint Palestinian Jewish Appeal against the Wall
residents of Jabal Al-Mukaber in their appeal against the army’sIMEMC & Agencies, June 10, 2004 Some 20 Jewish residents of Jerusalem have joined the Palestinian residents of Jabal Al-Mukaber in…
120 Wounded in Al-Zawiya Village Protest
treated at least 120 Palestinians who have been tear gassed by theGeorge Rishmawi-IMEMC, June 10, 2004 Palestinian medical sources in Al-Zawiya village that they have treated at least 120 Palestinians…
Army to confiscate lands from 7 villages northwest Jerusalem
villages northwest Jerusalem, including 67% of lands which belongsSaed Bannura-IMEMC & Agencies, May 29, 2004, 18:04 Palestine Media Center said that army to annex seven Palestinian villages northwest Jerusalem, including…
Palestinians rally at the walls of Jerusalem on Labour Day
of the West Bank wall, workers rally for demonstration at Abu Dis.Johannes Wahlstrom, May 1, 2004 16:34 As unemployment among Palestinians skyrockets with the construction of the West Bank wall,…
Arrests and Beatings in Biddu
Israeli boarder police responded to Palestinian teens throwingIMEMC Jerusalem Correspondent, April 29, 2004 More than four people were beaten and at least three wounded when Israeli boarder police responded to…
Excessive Force to Disperse Nonviolent Protests in Biddu
The women, who called the wall, ‘Apartheid Wall’ decided to march nonviolently and join their hands together in this protest.IMEMC Staff, April 27, 2004 18:49 Palestinian, Israeli and International women…
Excessive Force to Disperse Nonviolent Protests in Biddu
The women, who called the wall, ‘Apartheid Wall’ decided to march nonviolently and join their hands together in this protest.IMEMC Staff, April 27, 2004 18:49 Palestinian, Israeli and International women…
Biddu’s Fourth Barrier Victim Laid to Rest
Biddu yesterday, after being shot by Israeli soldiers at anIMEMC Jerusalem Correspondent, April 20, 2004 Diya Abed Eid, 22, was laid to rest in the NW Jerusalem village of Biddu…
Internationals and Israelis arrested in Biddu
Biddu, NW Jerusalem, Thursday during anti-barrier demonstrations.IMEMC Jerusalem Correspondent, April 16, 2004 More than four Israelis and four international were arrested in Biddu, NW Jerusalem, Thursday during anti-barrier demonstrations. One…
46 Wounded, Including Many Children in an Anti Wall Protest
army used tear gas and rubber coated metal bullets against aroundIMEMC Staff & Agencies, April 16, 2004 Around 46 demonstrators were wounded, including many children, as army used tear gas…
Villagers Punished for Peaceful Protests
the construction of the separation wall, reported that they areIMEMC Staff & Agencies, April 12, 2004 Villagers Northwest of Jerusalem, who peacefully protested against the construction of the separation wall,…