Wall Forces a Village Back to The 19th Century
are back to study on candle lights. Few meters away, settlers kidsFeature Story-IMEMC, March 7, 2004 The children at Zaboba village, west of the West bank city of Jenin, are…
Wall Forces a Village Back to The 19th Century
Translated by Saed Bannoura Source: Palestine News Network The children at Zaboba village, west of the West bank city of Jenin, are back to study on candle lights. Few meters…
Budrus, a Story of a Proud Peaceful Resistance
Every morning, even before sunrise, Ahmed Abdul-Rahim, 45, a villager from Budrus, west of the city of Ramallah, used to work in his olive grooves at the western outskirts of…
Despite Tight Siege and Lack of Tourists, Bethlehem Celebrates
Around 1:00 p.m., Patriarch Michael Sabah arrived at manger squareChristmas IMEMC Staff & Agencies, December 25, 2003 Around 1:00 p.m., Patriarch Michael Sabah arrived at manger square triggering Christmas celebrations…
The Sentinels of Jenin
For the third week, Israeli soldiers waged war against Jenin and its camp using vehicles of the most obscure size and shape. The streets have become a battlefield where fierce…
Separation Wall Gate Closed, Villagers Away From Home for 9 Days
separation wall for the ninth executive day without being allowed toIMEMC Staff, October 14, 2003 70 farmers from Jauss village near Qalqyliah are locked west of the separation wall for…
Living Shield
The most dramatic moment arrived in the evening after Yom Kippur. We were sitting in the courtyard of Arafat’s Mukat’ah (compound); a group of Israeli peace activists and Palestinian friends,…
House Demolition Committed with Family Inside
refugee camp in the border area between the Gaza Strip and Egypt,IMEMC & Agencies, September 25, 2003 Majid Abu Taqia sits above his house, now a heap of rocks, in…
Israeli Dissident Seeks Political Refuge in Norway
Igor Zhemajlov, one of the leading figures of the anti-Zionist Slavic Union, was last week forced into political exile. The political movement was formed last year with its base in…
From the Nakbah to the Intifada: Refugees Twice Displaced
The repeated and massive scenes of home destructions in Palestinian West Bank refugee camps brings back the memories the what Palestinians call the Nakbah, or catastrophe, of 1948, when around…
Israel is back to `“Undressing` Palestinians at checkpoints
bank city of Nablus reported Thursday that Israeli soldiers detainedAmin Abu Wardeh, IMEMC, September 11, 2003 16:29 Eyewitnesses at Deir Sharaf military checkpoint, west of the West bank city of…
Israeli Settler, protected by Soldiers Uproot Trees near ramallah
Dozens of Israeli settlers, accompanied by soldiers entered the fields of Almughair village east of Ramallah and uprooted dozens of olive trees using bulldozers. Local sources reported that villagers who…
Israeli Settlers Continue to Defile Agricultural Land in Housan and
Settlers of Bitar Ilit, a settlement built on the villages parts of Nahhalin and Husan’s land west of Bethlehem, continue to dump waste water on the agricultural land in Ein…
A Jailed Generation: Palestinian Prisoners in the Al-Aqsa Intifada
When the nurse in the Itihad hospital told Raslan’s mother that his wife had delivered her first healthy female baby, she expected a big smile on her face. Instead, she…
Osama’s Trees: Faces of the Occupation
little Palestinian village called Kifl Hares set back 30 metres orSpecial Feature, August 29, 2003, 6:55 As you drive along Highway 505 on the road to Tel Aviv there is…
Osama’s Trees: Faces of the Occupation
As you drive along Highway 505 on the road to Tel Aviv there is a little Palestinian village called Kifl Hares set back 30 metres or so from the road.…
Abbas Called for Special PLC Meeting
It is true that Mahmoud Abbas’s call for a meeting of the Palestinian Legislative Council comes on the 100th day of him being Prime Minister. It is also true that…
Mother and Her Children Held Hostages in Beit Fourik
Nablus region and arrested three Palestinians.Mo’ath Shreideh, IMEMC, August 13, 2003 Israeli troops invaded Tuesday night the Village of Beit Fourik in Nablus region and arrested three Palestinians. According to…
Land Defense: Separation Wall Takes Over 49% of Hebron Land
Elhadi Hantash shows that the planned section of the separation wallIMEMC & Agencies, August 11, 2003 16:07 A report prepared by the Hebron Land Defence Committees expert Abed Elhadi Hantash…
Israeli Settlers Chase Palestinian Villagers Using Light Planes
settlers of Yitshar are chasing villagers out of their fields usingAmin Abu warda, IMEMC, August 5, 2003 Palestinian Villagers of Howarah south of Nablus reported that settlers of Yitshar are…
Student Released, Suffers Amnesia and Paralyzed
Saturday prisoner Anas Shreiteh 24, originally from Yatta villageSpecial –IMEMC 15:30 After three months in detention, Israeli prison authorities released Saturday prisoner Anas Shreiteh 24, originally from Yatta village near…
`“Separation Wall` Separates Qiffin from Tulkarem Area.
from Israel, the separation wall is indeed separating PalestinianSpecial – IMEMC 08:00 “Originally planned and built to separate the Palestinian West Bank from Israel, the separation wall is indeed separating…
Three Palestinian Kids Kidnapped by Settlers
were kidnapped by armed Israeli settlers Monday and taken intoFeature story – Amin Abu Wardah – IMEMC Three 9-10 years-old kids from the village of Orief south of Nablus were…
Israelis force Palestinian prisoner to eat soil
A Palestinian prisoner has revealed that Israeli jailers at Maskubia forced him to eat soil against his will during their interrogation of him. The prisoner, Basem Nasser al Shaarawe, 25,…
Three Palestinian Kids Kidnapped by Settlers
Three 9-10 years-old kids from the village of Orief south of Nablus were kidnapped by armed Israeli settlers Monday and taken into Yetzhar settlement. An IMEMC correspondent visited the village,…
Torture for Fun
Afif Al-Bargoothi, 31, from Adoud village of north-east Ramallah, will never forget the 30 hour long torture and humiliation he suffered while attempting to pass through Qalandia military check point.…
Palestinian prisoner denied admission to ANSAR 3
The administration of Al-Naqab Military Detention Camp (ANSAR3) has refused to accept Moti’e Nader Abu Hammad 21, due to bad health. In a press release issued by the Palestinian Prisoners…
Palestinian family calls for release of their son
The family of injured prisoner, Ahmed Abu Haija, 21 years old, called upon the International and the local human rights organizations and the Red Cross to pressure Israel to release…
Israeli settlers confiscate land from Senjel village with protection
A large group of settlers acting under the protection of Israelifrom Israeli Soldiers Special – IMEMC June 30, 2003 A large group of settlers acting under the protection of Israeli…
Umbrellas, water bottles essential requirements at Israeli military
Salma Al Mahfouth, 33, from a village near Nablus stood holdingcheck posts Amin Abu Warda – IMEMC June 25 2003 Salma Al Mahfouth, 33, from a village near Nablus stood…
sraeli Dissident Seeks Political Refuge in Norway
,Igor Zhemajlov, one of the leading figures of the anti-Zionist Slavic Union, was last week forced into political exile. The political movement was formed last year with its base in…
Mas’Ha Checkpoint
empty today. A few soldiers were laying down relaxing and onlyBy Amin Abu Warda, Monday, June 1, 2003 Mas’Ha military checkpoint, south west of the city of Nablus, was empty…