Cancer patient dies due to the Israeli army siege on Gaza
Medical sources in Gaza reported that a Palestinian cancer patient had died on Saturday morning; the aged woman was prevented by the Israeli army from leaving the Gaza Strip for…
Bedouins in Egypt angered after man shot by Israeli border guards
After 40-year old Hamdan Suleiman Attaya was shot and killed outside his home Thursday, just 300 meters from the Israeli border, 1,000 friends and family attended his funeral Friday, shouting…
US President encourages Israel to remove a small number of the 300 existing W. Bank settlements
In the lead-up to his first ever visit to the Middle East as President of the U.S., George W. Bush stated Friday that he is encouraging Israel to take down…
In ongoing Israeli invasion of Nablus, 38 Palestinian civilians injured
According to local medical sources, 38 Palestinians, including a blind teenager, have been injured by Israeli gunfire thus far, during the two-day invasion of the city of Nablus.Khaldoun Salem, 16,…
Israel’s provocative Nablus invasion
Just two days ago, there were several articles that came out in the Israeli and Palestinian media about the calm that had settled over the Nablus area since Palestinian security…
Israeli warplane fires missiles at home of assassinated fighter
The family of Karim Dadouh, who was extrajudicially assassinated by Israeli forces several months ago, has been made homeless by the Israeli airforce, which fired a targeted missile at the…
This Week In Palestine – Week 01 2008
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Four injured in Bil’in weekly demonstration
The inhabitants of Bil’in village, located near the central west bank city of Ramallah, conducted their weekly non violent demonstration against the illegal wall that is being constructed by Israel…
Cuatro personas heridas en la manifestación semanal de Bilin
Las y los habitantes del pueblo de Bilin, próximo a la ciudad de Ramala, en Cisjordania, celebraron su manifestación noviolenta semanal contra el muro ilegal que el ejército israelà está…
Um Salamunah village protest the illegal Israeli Wall
On Friday morning 200 Palestinians, internationals and Israelis marched against the illegal wall being built on land stolen illegally by the Israeli army from the villagers of Um Salamunah, located…
El pueblo de Um Salamunah protesta por el muro illegal de Israel
El viernes por la mañana, 200 persona palestinas, israelÃes y de otras partes del mundo, realizaron una marcha contra el muro ilegal que se está construyendo en tierra arrebatada ilegalmente…
Two Qassam fighters killed by Israeli army in Beit Hanoun
Two Palestinians, said to be members of the Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, were killed early on Friday morning during an armed clash with an Israeli army force…
Israeli army invades al Bireh mayor’s home
Israeli forces invaded the house of Sheikh Jamal al Taweel, Mayor of the central West Bank city of al Bireh on Friday morning. After searching and ransacking the house, the…
Israeli forces kidnap four from different parts of the West Bank and injure one
Israeli military kidnap four Palestinians from different parts of the West Bank during Thursday night and early hours of Friday morning, injuring another Palestinian during the military operation.Local sources reported…
PCHR Weekly Report: 18 killed, 25 wounded, 35 abducted by Israeli forces
According to the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) Weekly Report, in the week of the 27th of December 2007 to 2nd of January 2008, 18 Palestinians were killed by…
Abbas pide a Bush una declaración contra los asentamientos israelÃes
El Presidente Palestino Mahmoud Abbas declaró, el miércoles, que cree que su homólogo norteamericano, George Bush, debe rechazar totalmente la expansión de los asentamientos israelÃes, en su visita a la…
Activistas de Israel y de Palestina organizan una protesta noviolenta contra el asentamiento israelÃ
El miércoles por la tarde un grupo de 50 activistas de Palestina, Israel y de diversas organizaciones de derechos humanos internacionales se concentraron en el asentamiento de Har Homa, conocido…
El Presidente Palestino quiere elecciones inminentes
El Presidente Palestino Mahmoud Abbas invitó, el lunes, a todos los Partidos Palestinos, incluidos sus rivales de Hamas, a celebrar elecciones de manera inminente, en un discurso televisivo desde Ramallah.La…
Dos activistas por la paz internacional heridos en Bill’in
En la protesta semanal antimuro los residentes de Bill’in al oeste de la ciudad de Ramallah fueron acompañados de activistas de paz deisraelÃes e internacionales. Los manifestantes cargaban banderas palestinas…
Israel sigue la polÃtica de denegar visados a los miembros del clero cristiano
Como otras tantas navidades hay cristianos de todo el mundo que quieren celebrar la Navidad en Belén, pero el gobierno israelà está bloqueando el clero llegar a Belén y otras…
Belén comienza la celebración de Navidad
Desde tempranas horas en la mañana del lunes, miles de palestinos y turistas internacionales empezaron a llegar a la Plaza Principal en el corazón de la ciudad de Belén.La policÃa…
Rechazan aceptar el apartheid en Beit Jala.
Anoche finalmente llego la lluvia en Beit Jala, un pequeño pueblo de Cjordania. A un kilómetro de Belem y a 8 kilómetros de Jerusalén.Sus colinas están cubiertas de olivos, viñedos…
Informe: pastores palestinos desplazados por militares israelÃes
Según un nuevo informe de las Naciones Unidas para el servicio de información (IRIN), una comunidad de pastores palestinos compuesto por 272 personas de 37 familias fueron obligadas a abandonar…
Israel forma un nuevo comité para examinar ‘la reunificación de la familia’.
Los palestinos de la Ribera Occidental o de Gaza aunque tuviesen tarjetas de identificación y aunque estuviesen casados o tuviesen miembros de la familia dentro de Israel durante mucho tiempo…
El gobierno israelà aprueba trabajos en la Puerta de Al Mughrabi
Medios de prensa israelÃes reportaron el lunes que el gobierno israelà aprobó una decisión que permite que la Municipalidad JudÃa de Jerusalén inicia excavaciones en la Puerta de Al Mughrabi.La…
Lider católico pide el retorno de los refugiados Palestinos
Un oficial del Vaticano, representante de la Iglesia Católica, declaró el miércoles que los refugiados palestinos tienen el derecho a regresar a sus hogares en lo que ahora es Israel.…
Yousif: Los cohetes caseros se usan para crear un equilibrio de miedo con Israel
En una entrevista realizada en su oficina de la Franja de Gaza, el pasado sábado, el asesor polÃtico del depuesto primer ministro palestino Ismael Haniye, Dr. Ahmad Yousef, dijo que…
El primer ministro cesado pide ayuda a los estados árabes para levantar el embargo a Gaza
El Primer ministro palestino en Gaza, Ismail Haniyeh, cuyo partido, Hamas, fue ilegalizado en Junio por el Presidente Mahmoud Abbas, pidió a los lÃderes árabes que tomen la iniciativa y…
Visita sorpresa de Fayyad a Nablus
El Primer ministro palestino, Dr. Salam Fayyad, dijo que “vamos a la conferencia de Anápolis con el objetivo de acelerar el establecimiento de un Estado palestino con capital en Jerusalén…
El ejército israelà ataca una demonstración de paz en un pueblo en Belén
Docenas de ciudadanos del pueblo de Mesarah cerca de la ciudad Belén al sur de Cijosrdania formados por israelÃes y grupos internacionales de paz protestaron por la confiscación de sus…
Al Barghuthi: Israel ha conseguido imponer sus planteamientos en Anápolis
En una conferencia de prensa, celebrada en la ciudad de Ramallah, el secretario general de Iniciativa Nacional Palestina, el Doctor Mustafa al Barghuthi, aseguró que Israel será el culpable del…
UNRWA face a large deficit
Las Naciones Unidas y la agencia de trabajo de Refugiados Palestinos (UNRWA), se enfrenta actualmente a un gran déficit, estimado en 100 millones de dólares, tal y como han revelado…
Al Maliki: “El presidente apoya el gobierno de Fayyadâ€
En conferencia de prensa, celebrada en Ramallah, el ministro palestino de Información, Riyadh al Maliki, confirmó que la participación del presidente palestino en la sesión del Consejo de ministros, celebrada…
El Comité Central de Fatah se reúne en Ramallah
El Presidente Palestino, Mahmoud Abbas, convocó, para el domingo por la tarde, una reunión del Comité Central de Fatal en Ramallah, mandando un saludo a la nación y llamando a…
Erekat: No habrá acuerdo sin liberación de prisioneros
El Negociador Jefe Palestino, Saeb Erekat, declaró el sábado que el equipo de negociadores palestinos no aceptará ningún acuerdo de paz que no incluya la liberación de los presos polÃticos,…
Erekat: “Israel se puede definir a si mismo como quieraâ€
Preguntado por la prensa internacional sobre unas declaraciones algo ambiguas sobre su apoyo a Israel, Saeb Erekat, el Negociador Jefe de los palestinos, aclaró su posición, el viernes, en una…
A new Israeli documentary reveals the facts of occupation
‘Would I smile?’ the name of a new Israeli documentary film which was recently released featuring six Israeli female soldiers who aim at shaking the Israeli society by exposing them…
Unos desamparados palestinos empiezan una huelga de hambre
Un grupo de los palestinos varados en el lado egipcio de la frontera de Rafah el miércoles declararon que pronto iniciaran una huelga de hambre en protesta contra la continuidad…
Aldea Palestina destruida por sexta vez
La aldea de Ka’abna, en el valle del Jordán, el lunes se emitió orden de demolición por orden de las autoridades israelies, esa era la sexta vez en los últimos…
Palestinos varados en Egipto solicitan asisténcia
Un grupo de aproximadamente 6.000 palestinos desamparados en el lado egipcio de la frontera de Gaza-Israel, el lunes por la mañana entregaron una petición al Presidente palestino Mahmoud Abbas y…
Las fuerzas aéreas israelÃes violan el espacio aéreo Libanés, dejando caer bengalas
Aviones de guerra israelÃes sobrevolaron la mañana del lunes la región del sur del LÃbano, dejando caer bengalas antes de abandonar el área. La provocación se produjo poco después de…
Reportaje: Trece palestinos que huyen de Iraq se hunden en un barco.
Un informe publicado el martes por la organización de Derechos Humanos Palestino Badil dio pruebas de que trece personas que se ahogaron en las costas de Italia este fin de…
El ejército israelà conduce ejercicio para practicar una guerra de dos frentes
Según fuentes de la seguridad israelÃ, el ejército israelà ha estado conduciendo un ejercicio militar a gran escala en Galilea durante la jornada de domingo. El ejercicio se realiza para…
Tropas libanesas abren fuego sobre aviones israelÃes
Informes del la Agencia de noticias AP revelan que aviones de combate israelÃes fueron atacados por tropas libanesas mientras sobrevolaban el espacio aéreo del Sur del LÃbano el pasado jueves.…
Sarkozy: los refugiados palestinos no deben ser reasentados en Israel
En una reunión con el Primer Ministro israelà Ehud Olmert el lunes y el Presidente francés, Nicolas Sarkozy, declaró que los refugiados palestinos deben ser reasentadas en un estado palestino,…
Un manifestante palestino intento immolarse
El domingo durante una protesta en la ciudad de Gaza por las restricciones de viaje israelÃes, el palestino Mohammed Jnaid trató de immolarse en señal de protesta. Jnaid indico la…
Los refugiados palestinos rechazan la oferta de Sudán
Trescientos refugiados palestinos, varados en la frontera entre Iraq y Siria los últimos 18 meses, han rechazado la oferta del gobierno sudanés, que les han permitido establecerse en el paÃs…
Prominente parlamentario cristiano y 5 personas más muertas por un coche bomba en LÃbano
Solamente unos dÃas después del quinceavo aniversario de la masacre de Sabra y Shatila, y a una semana de las elecciones presidenciales, un lÃder cristiano miembro del Parlamento fue asesinado…
Informe: Israel bombardeó indiscriminadamente civiles durante la guerra del LÃbano
Un informe exhaustivo dado a conocer por el grupo “human rights watch†con base en Nueva York encontró que las fuerzas israelÃes atacaron desproporcionadamente a civiles durante la invasión del…
Nonviolent Demonstration in Bethlehem to mark 40 years of Occupation
About 100 Bethlehem area residents demonstrated on Tuesday at the Nashash Israeli army checkpoint between Bethlehem and Hebron cities in the southern part of the West Bank, closing it down…
Gunman opens fire at ministry of education building in Nablus
A gunman opened fire on Tuesday midday inside the ministry of education building in the northern west Bank city of Nablus. The man reportedly wanted to register for the public…
Army kidnaps three civilians from Bethlehem and nearby village
The Israeli army invaded the southern West bank city of Bethlehem and nearby villages, searched homes and kidnapped three civilians on Tuesday morning. The three were known as Nasser Shukah,…
Detained Palestinian legislator sent to hospital due to serious health concerns
Hamed Al Bitawi, the Hamas Parliamentarian, was today moved from the Al Jalamah detention camp to an Israeli prison hospital after concerns over his health heightened. The Al Bitawi family…
Israeli forces surround Ambassador Hotel in Jerusalem
Israeli forces have surrounded the Ambassador hotel in Jerusalem, preventing popular events protesting against 40 years of occupation. Palestinian Minister of Information Dr. Mustafa Barghouthi condemned the action, considering it…
Former Dutch UN observer says Israel provoked Six-Day War
A former Dutch UN observer has said Israel was not under siege by Arab countries preceding the Six-Day War, the 40th anniversary of which falls on Tuesday, and that the…
Israelis favor military operations in Gaza
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said that there is no option to prevent and cease Qassam fire on Sderot immediately but Israeli Jews think differently.A significant minority of 42 percent…
Abbas and Olmert to meet on Thursday
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas are due to meet in Jericho on Thursday for their first talks in nearly two months, according to officials in…
One Palestinian security officer injured in renewed internal clashes in Gaza
At least one Palestinian security officer was wounded on Tuesday morning during renewed Hamas-Fatah clashes that took place near the Karni commercial crossing, in the north east of the Gaza…
Army sat up three checkpoints around Qalqilia city in the West Bank
The Israeli army sat up three new checkpoints around the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia on Tuesday morning and did not allow Palestinians in or out of the city.
Israeli army kidnaps Khaled E’layan, the Mayor of Deir Al Ghosoon
The Israeli army kidnapped Khaled E’layan, the Mayor of Deir Al Ghosoon, located in the north of Tulkarem in the West Bank, as he returned from Jordan on Moday. E’layan,…
Three civilians kidnapped as army invades Nablus
The Israeli army invaded on Tuesday morning the northern West Bank city of Nablus and the nearby Askar refugee camp, searching homes and kidnapping three civilians. Witnesses reported that troops…
Army kidnaps one civilian from Yatta village near Hebron
An Israeli army force invaded the village of Yatta near Hebron city in the southern part of the West Bank and kidnapped Jubran Mis’ef, 28, after surrounding his home and…
Army attack homes in Qabatiya town near Jenin, injuring four and kidnapping eight
A massive Israeli force invaded the town of Qabatiya, south of Jenin city in the northern part of the West Bank, on Tuesday morning. After searching a number of homes,…
South Africa says Israel defies international law
No country in the world has been able to defy international law as much as Israel in the four decades since the Six Day War, the South African government said…
PA approves a 10-point truce plan
Palestinian Information Minister, Dr. Mustafa Barghouthi, stated on Monday that the Palestinian Unity Government approved a 10-point truce plan after discussing it at a government session on Monday, and agreed…
Amnesty: Israel killed more than 650 Palestinians in 2006
In May the human rights group Amnesty International released its 2007 report on “Israel and the Occupied Territories,” summarising 2006. During the year Israel killed more than 650 Palestinians, which…
PPS report: “Soldiers kidnapped 69 residents in Hebron in May”
The Hebron office of the Palestinian Prisoner Society (PPS) reported that the Israeli army kidnapped 69 residents, including 11 children, from Hebron district in the southern part of the West…
Troops invade an area in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, kidnap several residents
Palestinian sources reported on Monday evening that Israeli soldiers invaded an area close to the Sofa crossing, east of Khan Younis in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, broke…
Resident kidnapped at a portable Israeli roadblock
Israeli soldiers kidnapped on Monday a resident of Jenin, in the northern part of the West Bank, as he was crossing an Israeli military roadblock near the southern West Bank…
Detainees in Nafha facing inhuman treatment
Several detainees imprisoned by the Israeli Authorities at the Al Jalama interrogation facility reported that they are facing continuous attacks and inhuman treatment by the soldiers and interrogators.The detainees told…
Detainee loses fingers as army break into detention facility
The Popular Committees in Nablus, in the northern part of the West Bank, have appealed to the Red Cross and several Human Rights Groups to intervene in order to save…
Palestina Oggi 060407
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Palestine Today 060407
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Army kidnaps 3 civilians near Tulkarem; one civilian attacked and another kidnapped in Hebron
Israeli army kidnapped three Palestinian civilians from Zeta town, near Tulkarem, ransacked their homes and took them to unknown destination. Local sources reported that an extensive military force invaded the…
Fighthing Spreads to Ein al Hilweh Refugee Camp in Lebanon
Recent infighting in Lebanon has spread to the Ein al Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp. Reports say that two Lebanese soldiers were killed as they fought Jund al Sham militants in…
Palestinian Prisoner loses eye during interrogation in Israeli detention camp
Asem Dabaya, a released Palestinian prisoner from the northern West Bank city of Jenin, lost his eye during the interrogation he was subjected to an Israeli detention camp. Dabaya, 24,…
PRCS press release highlights the tragedy of continued occupation
In a week that commemorates 40 years of Israeli occupation, the Palestinian Red Crescent Society has issued a press release condemning Israel’s continued occupation and pursuit of policies that violate…
Israeli army prevents Minister of information from reaching Jerusalem or Gaza Strip
The Palestinian Minister of Information, Dr. Mustafa Barghouthi, has indicated that the Israeli army has refused to allow him to enter Jerusalem or the Gaza Strip. Dr Barghouthi stated that…
Israeli response to benchmark plan expected to request a ‘slowing-down’ of the process
Haaretz.com reported on Monday that Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is set to deliver his official response to the American benchmark plan. It is expected that Olmert will ask the…
Two Palestinians killed in Gaza infighting
Palestinian sources in the Gaza strip reported that two Palestinians were killed in two separate incidents of infighting on Monday. Ahmad Abu Odah, 20, was shot and killed by unknown…
Israeli army launches limited invasion of southern Gaza
Israeli forces have launched a limited ground-invasion of the southern Gaza Strip, firing live ammunition and destroying agricultural land in the process.Launching the incursion from the Sufa crossing on Monday…
Female anchors protest death threats in Gaza
Female journalists, threatened with death by a radical Islamic group if they do not adhere to more conservative attire, demonstrated on Sunday in front of the Palestinian parliament building in…
Amnesty report harshly criticizes 40 years of Israeli occupation
In a special report published on the eve of the 40th anniversary of the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories Monday, Amnesty International accused Israel of widespread human rights abuses.…
Protests to mark 40 years of Israeli occupation
Israeli and Palestinian peace groups are staging demonstrations this week to protest at 40 years of Israeli occupation following the 1967 war that changed the shape of the Middle East.…
Two Palestinians killed in separate West Bank incursions
Two Palestinians were killed on Sunday morning in two separate Israeli incursions in Jenin and Nablus.In Jenin, Israeli forces shot and killed a senior member of the Al Aqsa Brigades…
Hamas delegation rejects Gaza-specific ceasefire
The Hamas delegation to Egypt has reportedly rejected any ceasefire with Israel which does not apply to both the West Bank and Gaza Strip.In negotiations currently being held in Egypt,…
Prior to Abbas-Olmert talks, Hamas shells Eritz checkpoint in northern Gaza
The armed wing of Hamas fired mortar shells on the Israeli military checkpoint of Eretz in northern Gaza, slightly wounding four Israeli soldiers, on Sunday. . A statement released by…
Ghazi Hamad of Hamas is likely to become Interior Minister
The Hamas movement has nominated Ghazai Hamad, spokesperson for the Palestinian Prime Minister, for the post of Minister of the Interior following the resignation of Hani Al-Qawasmi.Al-Qawasmi resigned last month…
Senior member of Al Quds Brigades killed in Israeli air strike
Fadi Abu Mustafa, a prominent figure in the Al Quds Brigades, was killed in Khan Younis on Friday evening when he was targeted by an Israeli air strike.Considered to be…
Israeli Army kidnaps six Palestinian civilians in Hebron
The Israeli army invaded several areas in Hebron on Saturday morning and kidnapped six Palestinian civilians.Troops attacked and searched homes in the old city of Hebron and the nearby Bani…
Israeli army invades a village near Salfit
Israeli forces attacked and searched homes in the village of Qarawit Bani Hassan, located near Salfit city in the northern part of the West Bank, on Saturday Troops searched and…
Israeli settlers attack Palestinian farmers in a village near Ramallah
A group of Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian farmers and shepherds working on their land in the village of Dier Nitham, north of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, on…
Nablus attacks leave Old City in tatters
Sources in Nablus have reported that Friday’s attacks on the Old City area left many residents without water and electricity and caused thousands of dollars of damage to local shops,…
Obama outlines Middle East vision
US Senator and potential Democratic presidential nomination Barack Obama has outlined his vision for the Middle East, arguing that peace in the region will only be secured through “a clear…