Palestine Today 03 17 2016
Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Thursday, March 17, 2016. Israeli soldiers kill two Palestinian youth and…
Israeli Extremists Threaten to Kill Al-Qeeq
Israeli extremists have reportedly made death threats against Palestinian journalist Mohammad al-Qeeq, who had been on a hunger strike for nearly a hundred days and is now recuperating in hospital.An…
Israel Cancels Gazans’ Weekly Visit to Al-Aqsa
Israeli authorities, on Wednesday, cancelled a weekly visit which allows elderly Palestinians, from the Gaza Strip, to travel to annexed East Jerusalem for Friday prayers at Al-Aqsa Mosque, according to…
Bus Crashes During Pilgrimage, 16 Palestinians Dead
16 Palestinian pilgrims killed, while 36 others were injured when their bus overturned on Wednesday evening, in Ma’an city, south of Jordan.The Palestine Information Center reported from the Jordanian Civil…
Update: Israeli Soldiers Kill Two Palestinians In The Northern West Bank
Israeli soldiers shot and killed, Thursday, two Palestinians near the Ariel Israeli colony, illegally built on Palestinian lands, near Salfit in the central West Bank. The army said they reportedly…
Rachel
This is the first time in which I could sit behind the computer and write about the tragic murder of Rachel. Since that happened many of us at the International…
Soldiers Kidnap Two Palestinians In Hebron And Jerusalem
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, Thursday, a young Palestinian man in the southern West Bank district of Hebron, and one Palestinian in occupied Jerusalem.Local sources in Hebron said the soldiers invaded Doura…
Wadi Qelt and St. George Monastery
Another breathtaking hike through nature, flora and fauna is that through Wadi Qelt. The hiker can only traverse Wadi Qelt from west to east, walking in its deep gorge. Since…
March 16th: Anniversary of the death of Rachel Corrie
March 16th, 2016 marks 13 years since a young American peace activist stood in front of an Israeli armored bulldozer to try to protect a Palestinian home from demolition, and…
March 16th: Thirteenth anniversary of the death of Rachel Corrie
March 16th, 2016 marks 13 years since a young American peace activist stood in front of an Israeli armored bulldozer to try to protect a Palestinian home from demolition, and…
Army Kidnaps Six Palestinians In Nablus, Demolishes Six Stores
Israeli soldiers invaded, late at night and on Thursday at dawn, several areas in the northern West Bank district of Nablus, kidnapped six Palestinians, including two children, and demolished six…
Palestine Today 03 16 2015
Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Wednesday, March 16, 2016. Israeli troops kidnap civilians during West Bank…
Israeli Army Kidnaps Ten Palestinians In The West Bank
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Wednesday at dawn, at least nine Palestinians in different invasions targeting Palestinian communities, in different parts of the occupied West Bank. The soldiers also kidnapped a…
Israeli Soldiers Demolish A Palestinian Home In Bethlehem
Israeli soldiers invaded, Wednesday, the ash-Shurfa area, between al-Khader and Batteer towns, west of Bethlehem, and demolished a Palestinian home. The army also kidnapped a Palestinian near Ramallah.Several army vehicles…
Israeli Troops Teargas Bethlehem School
Several Palestinian students suffered from teargas inhalation on Tuesday, when Israeli troops fired teargas towards a school in the village of Hosan, to the west of Bethlehem, according to local…
4 Palestinian Stores Demolished in Jerusalem
Israeli authorities, on Tuesday, demolished four Palestinian-owned stores and the foundations of a building in Beit Hanina, an outskirt of Jerusalem, according to local sources.WAFA correspondence said that Israeli police,…
An Internal BDS Movement?
Israeli sociologists and Palestinian citizens of Israel contemplate initiating boycotts against an Israeli university in a West Bank settlement, though with key ideological differences.At the first conference on the role…
Billionaire Donor Using British Council to Combat Israel Boycott
New documents seen by The Electronic Intifada, obtained under freedom of information laws, show that the British Council has been quietly working to thwart the boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS)…
Israeli Forces Seize Over 2,300 Acres near Jericho
The Israeli government, on Tuesday, announced the seizure of 2,340 acres of land in the Jericho area, central occupied West Bank, claiming it as “state land”.Israel radio said that the…
Palestine Today 03 15 2016
Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Tuesday, March 15, 2016. Palestinian youth dies of wounds sustained two…
Russian Officials Meets with Hamdallah in Ramallah
Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah met, on Tuesday, with Russian Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Maxim Topolin, who is also the head of the joint Russian-Palestinian affairs committee, to…
Why BDS Cannot Lose: A Moral Threshold to Combat Racism in Israel
A foray of condemnations of the boycott of Israel seems to have fallen on deaf ears. Calls from Western governments, originating from the UK, the US, Canada and others, to…
Palestinian Dies Of Wounds Suffered Two Weeks Ago In Qalandia
Palestinian medical sources have reported that a young man died, Tuesday, of serious wounds he suffered two weeks ago after Israeli soldiers invaded the Qalandia refugee camp, north of occupied…
Army Kidnaps 29 Palestinians In The West Bank, Carries Out A Limited Invasion Into Southern Gaza
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Tuesday at dawn, various districts of the occupied West Bank, searched homes and kidnapped 29 Palestinians. The soldiers also invaded Kadoori college, in Tulkarem, and searched…
Palestine Becomes A Full Member Of ‘The Court Of Arbitration’
On Monday, Palestine was awarded a full membership in the Permanent Court of Arbitration, after 57 countries votes in favor, 24 abstained and zero voted against.The Palestinian application was filed…
Autopsy Shows Soldiers’ “Overkill” of 3 Palestinians; Prosecutors Say Reveals Systematic Policy
The Head of the General Prosecutors’ Office in Hebron Ashraf Mashal has reported that autopsies performed on the three Palestinians, who were killed by the Israeli military on Monday in…
Demolition Orders Handed to Jerusalemites
The Israeli occupation municipality, Monday, handed demolition orders to Palestinians in al-Isawiyya, under the pretext of unlicensed buildings. Wadi Hilweh Information Center reported, according to Al Ray, that the crews…
The U.S. Will Not End the Occupation
On Tuesday of last week, Vice President of the United States, Joe Biden, met with Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu. The meeting was conducted in an atmosphere rife with rumors…
Gaza: Hamas Officer Dies in Tunnel Accident
A Hamas field commander died on Monday, in a tunnel accident which occurred in the Gaza Strip, the party stated.The Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas’ military wing, said that Abd…
Palestine Today 03 14 2016
Audio Link After Link Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Monday, March 14, 2016. Israeli troops kill a three Palestinians, injuries…
Army Kidnaps Twelve Palestinians In The West Bank
Israeli soldiers have kidnapped, Monday, at least twelve Palestinians, from their homes, in different parts of the occupied West Bank, including in al-‘Isawiyya town, in Jerusalem. One of the kidnapped…
Israeli Soldiers Kill Three Palestinians In Hebron; Four Soldiers Injured
Israeli soldiers killed Monday, three Palestinians in two separate incidents, in the al-Baq’a area, in the southern West Bank city of Hebron. The Israeli army said four soldiers were mildly…
Palestinian teacher wins international Global Teacher’s Prize
Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic Church, announced Sunday that Hanan al-Hroub, a teacher from the Deheishe refugee camp in Bethlehem, in the occupied West Bank, was awarded the…
14-year old boy shot in chest by Israeli troops during invasion of Palestinian village
A Palestinian boy is in serious condition after he was shot in the chest with live ammunition by Israeli forces who invaded his village, al-Mazraa al-Gharbiya, on Sunday.The boy, 14,…
Peaceful Rally Suppressed near Ramallah
Israeli troops, on Sunday, suppressed a peaceful rally organized by five dairy companies at Ofer checkpoint, to the southwest of Ramallah, to protest being denied the marketing of their products…
Israel Denies Indonesian FM West Bank Entry
Israeli authorities denied entrance, to the occupied West Bank, to an Indonesian delegation headed by Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi, on Sunday morning.The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said, in a…
Schoolteachers Halt Month-Long Strike
More than 25,000 public schoolteachers, on Sunday, agreed to end a month-long strike after President Mahmoud Abbas urged them to go back to work and pledged to improve working conditions.A…
The Anniversary of Tristan Anderson and the Ongoing Struggle (VIDEO)
On the 13th of March, 2009, at around 4:30pm, Tristan Anderson, an ISM volunteer from the US, was critically wounded by the occupying Israeli forces while peacefully demonstrating against the…
Israel Bans Palestinian Products from Jerusalem
Five Palestinian companies warned of financial losses as Israeli occupation forces banned their products from being marketed in occupied Jerusalem, under political and economic pretexts, Palestinian sources reported Saturday. A…
Israeli Soldiers Kidnap 15 Palestinians In The West Bank, Injure A Child In Gaza
Israeli soldiers, invaded on Sunday at dawn several Palestinian districts in different parts of the occupied West Bank, stormed and searched dozens of homes and kidnapped, at least, fifteen Palestinians.…
Bodies Of Two Palestinian Workers Located Under Rubble Of Border Tunnel
The Palestinian Civil Defense, of Gaza’s Interior Ministry, has reported on Saturday evening that rescue workers managed to locate the bodies of two Palestinians, who went missing after a siege-busting…
Palestine Today TV Closed by Israel – Website Blocked
The Palestine Journalists’ Syndicate strongly condemned Israel’s closure of Palestine Today TV after a raid on Friday. The TV channel’s website appears, moreover, to have been subject to a cyber-attack…
Ashrawi Meets with Washington Officials
This week, PLO Executive Committee member Dr. Hanan Ashrawi conducted a series of meetings in Washington D.C., and accompanied by Palestinian Ambassador Maen Rashid Areikat, Chief Representative of the General…
Gaza: Fateh Committee to Submit Resignation to Abbas
The Fateh High Leadership Committee in the Gaza Strip reportedly plans to submit its resignation to defacto Palestinian President and Fateh leader Mahmoud Abbas, a Fateh official in the besieged…
Palestinian Hackers Send a Message on Israeli Television
Suspected Palestinian hackers briefly overtook an Israeli television broadcast, Friday evening. During the airing of a popular television show “Big Brother” on Israeli Channel 2, the broadcast was briefly interrupted…
Navy Attacks Fishermen Off Gaza Shore
Israeli naval boats, Saturday, targeted Palestinian fishermen’s boats with several missiles, despite sailing within the unilaterally-designated allowed fishing zone offshore, to the northwest of Gaza City.WAFA correspondence said that soldiers…
France: Another Palestinian TV Station Shut Down
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed his gratitude, on Saturday, to French President Francois Hollande, after the French government shut down a Hamas-affiliated television station that, according to the Israeli…
Hours After Her Brother Was Killed In Israeli Bombardment; Child Dies Of Her Wounds In Gaza
The Palestinian Health Ministry in Gaza has reported, Saturday, that a child, six years of age, who was seriously injured after the Israeli Air Force fired a missile into their…
19 Palestinians Injured In Abu Dis
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Friday evening, Abu Dis town, east of occupied Jerusalem, and clashed with dozens of local youths, wounding nineteen Palestinians, including one who was shot in his…
Child Killed, His Sister And Brother Seriously Injured, As Israeli Air Force Bombards Gaza
The Israeli Air Force carried out, on Saturday at dawn, a series of airstrikes targeting different areas in the Gaza Strip, killing a child and seriously wounding his sister, and…
Soldiers Injure Many Palestinians Near Ramallah, Kidnap Two Near Jenin
Two Palestinians have been injured Friday, and dozens suffered the effects of teargas inhalation after Israeli soldiers invaded Silwad, east of the central West Bank city of Ramallah. The army…
This Week in Palestine Week 10 2016
Audio Link After Text Welcome to this Week in Palestine, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for March 5, to the 11, 2016. Israeli troops kill…
Israeli Soldiers Attack The Weekly Nonviolent Protest In Bil’in
Israeli soldiers assaulted, on Friday, the weekly nonviolent protest against the Annexation Wall and colonies, in Bil’in village, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, and fired dozens of…
Two Children Injured, Dozens Suffer Effects Of Teargas Inhalation, In Nabi Saleh
Israeli soldiers shot and injured, Friday, two Palestinian children in Nabi Saleh village, northwest of Ramallah, and fired gas bombs, causing dozens to suffer the effects of tear gas inhalation…
Army Kidnaps Five Palestinians In The West Bank
Israeli soldiers have kidnaped, on Friday at dawn, three Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, while two others were kidnapped on Thursday evening.Media sources in Bethlehem said the soldiers invaded…
PCHR Weekly Report: 6 Palestinian Civilians Killed, 8 Wounded by Israeli Forces This Week
In its Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories for the week of 03– 09 March 2016, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) found…
Palestinian Journalists Syndicate Denounces Israel’s Closure Of ‘Palestine Today’ TV
The Palestinian Journalists’ Syndicate denounced, Friday, the Israeli invasion into Palestine Today Satellite TV Agency, in the occupied West Bank, the military orders shutting it down, and the abduction of…
Army Shuts Down ‘Palestine Today TV’ In Ramallah, Kidnaps Three Journalists
Dozens of Israeli soldiers invaded, on Friday at dawn, the main headquarters of Palestine Today TV, in the al-Biereh city, in the Ramallah and al-Biereh District in the occupied West…
US VP Joe Biden: Israel Cannot Stop Violence through Physical Force Alone
United States Vice President Joe Biden, Wednesday, said that Israel could not stop violent acts carried out by Palestinians solely through physical force, the Associated Press reported.Biden landed in Tel…
Tamimi to be Released under Conditions and $1,000 Fine
Ofer Israeli military court, in the Ramallah region, on Thursday morning, 10 March 2016, has agreed to release activist Manal Tamimi (43) after two days of detention, on a fine…
Galant Supports Establishing Gaza Seaport
Israeli Minister of Construction and Housing Yoav Galant has expressed support for the idea of constructing a seaport for Gaza, explaining that it would release pressure on the Strip, which…
60 Palestinians without Permits Detained inside Israel
Israeli police, on Wednesday, reportedly detained at least 60 Palestinian workers who were caught inside the Israel border without work permits.According to Hebrew media, Israeli forces detained 25 Palestinians from…
Palestine Today 03 10 2016
Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Thursday, March 10, 2016. Troops kidnap more than two dozen civilians…
Israeli Forces Deploy near Lebanese Border
Israeli occupation forces have now deployed troops and equipment along the Lebanese border, and stepped up military activities in th region on Wednesday, according to Lebanese sources.For the second consecutive…
G4S Exits Israeli Market, Ahava Relocates
Following concerted BDS campaigns, G4S to exit the Israeli market and Ahava to relocate from the West Bank to inside the Green Line.On Thursday morning, G4S, the British-Danish private security…
Israeli Soldiers Invade The Wadi Hilweh Information Center in Silwan
Israeli soldiers and police officers invaded on Thursday morning, the Wadi Hilweh Information Center in Silwan (Silwanic,) in occupied Jerusalem, and photographed its interiors, in addition to imposing a fine.Majd…
Army Kidnaps 33 Palestinians In The West Bank
The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) has reported that Israeli soldiers have kidnapped, late at night and on Thursday morning, 33 Palestinians in different parts of the occupied West Bank, including…
Army Invades Al-‘Isawiyya And Silwan In Jerusalem, Kidnap One Palestinian
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Wednesday at night, and on Thursday at dawn, the Jerusalem towns of al-‘Isawiyya and Silwan, and kidnaped one Palestinian. Clashes took place in the invaded towns,…
Israeli Extremists Write “Death To Arabs” Graffiti In Al-Khader Town
A number of extremist Israeli settlers infiltrated, on Thursday at dawn, into the al-Khader town, south of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, and wrote “Death To Arabs” graffiti on…
Israeli Soldiers Kidnap Five Palestinians In Qalqilia, Two In Jenin
Five Palestinians have been kidnapped, on Thursday, after Israeli soldiers invaded ‘Azzoun town, east of the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia, and searched many homes. The soldiers also kidnapped…
Army Kidnaps Four Palestinians In Hebron
Several Israeli military vehicles invaded, on Thursday at dawn, Palestinian communities in the southern West Bank district of Hebron, searched homes and kidnapped four Palestinians.Media sources in Hebron said the…
Israeli Soldiers Kidnap Four Palestinians From Bethlehem
Israeli soldiers have kidnapped, earlier on Thursday, four Palestinians from the West Bank district of Bethlehem, one of them from his home in al-Khader town, two Palestinian workers, also from…
Palestine Today 03 09 2016
Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Wednesday, March 9, 2016. Two Palestinians killed by Israeli gunfire in…
Two Palestinians Killed, One Israeli Seriously Injured, In Jerusalem
Israeli sources have reported, on Wednesday morning, that the soldiers have killed two Palestinians in Jerusalem, and that one Israeli was injured, in two separate attacks in the city. The…
Update: ‘Army Kidnaps 22 Palestinians In The West Bank’
The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) has reported that the Israeli army has kidnapped, on Wednesday, 22 Palestinians, including children and a journalist, in different parts of the occupied West Bank,…
Israeli Officer killed in ‘Friendly Fire’ During Invasion of Gaza
An Israeli intelligence officer with the Shin Bet covert intelligence service of the Israeli armed forces was killed on Tuesday by other Israeli troops while carrying out an operation in…
Qassam Fighter Killed During Training In Central Gaza
The Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the Hamas movement, has reported Wednesday that one of its fighters was killed in what it called “training and preparation accident,” in central…
Army Kidnaps Seven Palestinians, Including Three Children, In Jerusalem
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Wednesday at dawn, the al-‘Isawiyya town in occupied Jerusalem, searched many homes and kidnaped seven Palestinians, including three children, and injured one woman.Lawyer Mohammad Mahmoud said…
Israeli Army Kidnaps Ten Palestinians, Injures Another, In The West Bank
Israeli soldiers invaded, overnight and at dawn Wednesday, several Palestinian communities, in different parts of the occupied West Bank, searched and ransacked many homes, and kidnapped, at least, ten Palestinians.…
UPDATE2: 3 More Palestinians Shot Dead after Multiple Attacks Reported (Video)
Three Palestinians were shot dead allegedly carrying out separate attacks in Israel and occupied East Jerusalem, killing one American tourist and wounding at least 12 Israelis, on Tuesday afternoon and…
Freedom Flotilla Coalition: Women’s Boat to Gaza to Sail in September
The Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) has chosen March 8th, which marks International Women’s Day (IWD), to announce the launch of their Women’s Boat to Gaza (WBG) project.The Women’s Boat to…
(co) Resistance: Michel Warschawski Talks About the One State Solution
Michel Warschawski, a co-founder of the Alternative Information Center (AIC) and member of Matzpen, discusses the limitations of ‘one state’ as a solution to the colonial conflict in Palestine. AIC…
18 Palestinian Detainees on Hunger Strike against Israeli Maltreatment
Some 18 Palestinian political detainees in Israel’s Etzion prison have launched a hunger strike in protest of a recent surge of maltreatment and suppression by Israeli prison authorities, according to…
BZU is a Front Runner in the Quality of Publications in Palestine
Birzeit University’s position as one of Palestine’s leading research universities has been solidified by the results of a recent study produced by the university’s Graduate Studies Faculty. The university has…
EU Observer: Palestinians Joining Exodus to EU, according to Erekat
Palestinians are joining the Middle East exodus to Europe in greater numbers because of the Syrian war and ongoing Israeli occupation, a senior Palestinian official has said.Saeb Erekat, the secretary…
Israeli Forces Continue to Target Gaza Farmers
The Israeli army targeted, on Tuesday morning, Palestinian farmers and opened fire towards them to the east of Khan Younis city, in the southern Gaza Strip.Al Ray reports that, according…
Palestine Today 03 08 2016
Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Tuesday, March 8, 2016. Four Palestinians, including one woman, were killed…
Women’s Day: High Profile Activist, Mother of 6, Kidnapped by Israeli Forces
Israeli forces, on Tuesday night, have kidnapped iconic activist against the apartheid wall and settlements, and mother of six, Manal Tamimi, aged 43, from her home in Al-Nabi Saleh village,…
PCHR Statement On International Women’s Day
On International Women’s Day, All Efforts Must Be United to Offer Protection and Justice for Palestinian Women.On the 8th of March, the world celebrates the International Women’s Day, which is…
Israeli Soldiers Kill A Palestinian Woman In Jerusalem
Israeli soldiers killed, Tuesday, a Palestinian woman in Jerusalem’s Old City after the army alleged her “attempted to stab soldiers.” The soldiers prevented Palestinian medics from approaching the seriously injured…
Israeli Soldiers Kidnap Twenty Palestinians In The West Bank
Israeli soldiers have kidnapped, earlier on Tuesday, at least, twenty Palestinians, including two women, in different parts of the occupied West Bank, including Jerusalem.The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) has reported…
Israeli and U.S. Groups sued for $34.5 Billion for funding construction of Israeli settlements
A group of Palestinians and Palestinian-Americans who have been victims of Israeli settlement construction filed a lawsuit this week to demand financial compensation from some of the companies, individuals and…
Lawyer Shireen Al-‘IsawiSentenced To 4 Years, Her Brother To 8
The Israeli Central Court in occupied Jerusalem, sentenced on Monday lawyer Shireen al-Issawi, to four years imprisonment, and her brother to eight.Amjad Abu Assab, head of the Jerusalem Detainees Parents…
Palestine Today 03 07 2016
Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Monday, March 7, 2016. A Palestinian farmer injured in Gaza and…
Soldiers Invade An Orphans’ Charitable Society In Hebron
Several Israeli military vehicles invaded earlier Monday, a charitable society for orphans, in Beit Ummar town, north of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and violently searched it, causing…
Army Kidnaps 6 Palestinians In The West Bank, Seriously Injure A Palestinian In Gaza
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Monday at dawn, several Palestinian communities, in different parts of the occupied West Bank, broke into and searched homes and stores, and kidnapped six Palestinians, including…
Israeli Soldiers Invade Arraba, Near Jenin
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Sunday evening, the town of Arraba, southwest of the northern West Bank city of Jenin, before breaking into and searching a coffee shop and a car…
Police Quell Rally Condemning Ban on Entry to al-Aqsa
Israeli police, on Sunday, violently suppressed a rally organized by Palestinian women who have been banned, by Israeli authorities, from entering annexed East Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa Mosque, for various periods of…
PCHR: Threats Against Al-Haq Target Palestinian Rights Movement As A Whole
The Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR), on Sunday, expressed its solidarity with and support of Al-Haq human rights organization, in confrontation of the campaign which aims to defame Al-Haq…
Army Kidnaps Nine from West Bank, Including Football Player
Israeli forces abducted at least nine Palestinians — including a football player — in raids across the occupied West Bank on Sunday, Palestinian and Israeli sources said.At least five Palestinians…