Five Injured As Soldiers Attack Nabi Saleh Weekly Protest
Israeli soldiers attacked, on Friday, the weekly protest against the illegal Annexation Wall and settlements, in Nabi Saleh village, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, wounding five Palestinians,…
Army Kidnaps A Palestinian From Jenin
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Friday evening, a Palestinian from Ya’bad town, southwest of the northern West Bank city of Jenin, after stopping him on a military roadblock close to the…
Ashrawi: Jarrar’s Arrest a Politically Motivated Violation of Parliamentary Immunity
On behalf of the PLO Executive Committee, Dr. Hanan Ashrawi strongly condemned the recent arrest of Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) Member and a member of the political leadership of the…
3 Palestinians Injured by Israeli Fire in Gaza
Israeli forces injured three Palestinians after opening fire on them from the Gazan border, east of Khan Younis, on Friday.Witnesses said the three were shot at in the al-Sanati area…
Palestinian Christians Warn Over Israeli Easter Restrictions
After annual difficulty accessing religious sites, Palestinians have vowed to pursue ‘other means’ if restrictions continue.After annual difficulty accessing religious sites, Palestinians have vowed to pursue ‘other means’ if restrictions…
This Week in Palestine Week 14 2015
Audio Link After Text Welcome to this Week in Palestine, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for March 28th, to April 3rd, 2015. After Palestine became…
Missing Israeli Soldier Staged His “Kidnapping”
Israeli sources have reported that the 22-year-old soldier, who was believed to be missing, or “kidnapped,’ staged his own disappearance, after the soldiers initiated a search campaign and found him,…
EU, Netherlands Contribute Over $30m to March PA Wages
The European Union and the Netherlands Thursday announced a contribution of about $34.2 million (€31.6 million) to the Palestinian Authority’s payment of its civil servants’ March salaries and pensions.In a…
Japan Provides $5m USD to Gaza Families, $30m Committed to PA through World Bank
The Japanese government has announced a new grant to the World Food Program worth US $5 million (606.3 million yen), in support of the poorest Palestinian families who suffer from…
VIDEO: Cable Car System in East Jerusalem
Despite recent setbacks, the Jerusalem municipality continues to promote construction of a cable car system in occupied East Jerusalem as part of its ongoing attempt to transform the area around…
Israeli Soldier Stabbed at West Bank Checkpoint
An Israeli soldier was injured Thusday, after a youngster stabbed him in the head at the Oranit checkpoint, south Qalqilya city, northern occupied West Bank.PNN sources claim that the soldier…
Israel to Deduct Millions from PA Tax Revenues
Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah said, Thursday, that Israel has threatened to deduct 1.05 billion shekels ($276 million) from taxes withheld from the Palestinian Authority between January and March.During a visit…
Palestine Today 04 02 2015
Audio Link after Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Thursday, April 2nd, 2015. Israeli troops invade west Bank communities injuring…
Israel Dismantles Solar Panels Providing Power To A Bedouin Community
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Wednesday, a Palestinian Bedouin community in the al-Khan al-Ahmar area, north of the Israeli colony of Ma’aleh Adumim, and removed solar panels providing the community with…
Army Said To Be Searching For Missing Israeli Near Hebron
The Israeli Army, and the Police, said they are searching for an Israeli man who apparently went missing, on Thursday afternoon, near the southern West bank city of Hebron, and…
Cremisan Monastery wins appeal in Israeli High Court: Route of Israeli Wall must be changed
A Bethlehem-area monastery that was slated to be split in half by the Israeli Annexation Wall has won its appeal in the Israeli High Court, after a nine year struggle…
Five Palestinians Kidnapped Near Ramallah, One Injured Near Bethlehem
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Thursday at dawn, five Palestinians near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, and injured one Palestinian near Bethlehem. Army sources said a soldier was stabbed…
Ahrar: “Army Killed 3 Palestinians In March, Kidnapped 525”
The Ahrar Center for Detainees Studies and Human Rights has reported that Israeli soldiers killed two Palestinians in March, while a third died of earlier wounds, and that the soldiers…
Sixteen Legislators Currently Imprisoned By Israel
The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) has reported that Israel is currently holding captive sixteen democratically elected legislators, including Khalida Jarrar, who was kidnapped earlier Thursday.The PPS issued a press release…
Palestinian Kidnapped In Hebron, Two Kidnapped And Two Injured In Nablus
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, earlier on Thursday, one Palestinian near the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and two near the northern West Bank city of Nablus; two more Palestinians shot…
Soldiers Kidnap Leftist Legislator Khaleda Jarrar
Israeli soldiers invaded, earlier on Thursday at dawn, the home of leftist legislator, Khaleda Jarrar, in the central West Bank city of Ramallah, and kidnapped her.Media sources in Ramallah said…
Plans for Palestinian Housing Project in Jerusalem Move Forward
An Israeli committee has approved controversial plans for eventual construction of 2,200 Palestinian homes in occupied East Jerusalem, a spokeswoman said Wednesday, in the largest such project since 1967.NGO Ir…
Megiddo Prison Detainees Warn of Open-Ended Hunger Strike
Nine Palestinian prisoners who are currently in solitary confinement in the Israeli Megiddo prison recently warned to launch a hunger strike in protest of their situation, said the Palestinian Authority’s…
Home Demolition in Jerusalem: “They want our land. We need help to protect it.”
Nureddin Amro and his brother Sharif Amro and their families were awakened at 5:30 am by over a hundred Israeli soldiers who came to demolish their home in the Wadi…
Al Aqsa Stormed by 41 Israeli Settlers
Dozens of extremist Israeli settlers stormed Al Aqsa Mosque on Wednesday morning, from Mughrabi gate, amid tight security protection from private Israeli occupation police.An employee at the Islamic Waqf in…
The Freedom Flotilla is Back!
Former Tunisian President Marzouki will participate in the initiative to break the siege on the Palestinian enclave. It’s the third time since 2010, when the Israeli navy stopped the fleet…
Raid on Bedouin Community Leaves One Child Injured
Israeli forces, Wednesday, injured a child during a raid on a West Bank Bedouin village, during which they also confiscated solar energy panels donated by a local sustainability organization, according…
Palestine Today 04 01 2015
Audio Link after Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Wednesday, April 1st, 2015. Israeli forces invade West Bank communities, injures…
One Injured In Jenin, Two Kidnapped
One Palestinian was shot and injured by Israeli army fire after the soldiers invaded, on Wednesday at dawn, the Jenin refugee camp, in the northern West Bank city of Jenin;…
Two Gaza Merchants Kidnapped On The Erez Terminal
Palestinian media sources have reported that two Gaza merchants have been kidnapped, on Wednesday, in the Eretz Israeli terminal, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank.The WAFA News…
Four Palestinians Kidnapped In Hebron, One In Qalqilia
Four Palestinians have been kidnapped, on Wednesday at dawn, after Israeli soldiers invaded the southern West Bank city of Hebron, stormed and violently searched several homes, while one Palestinian was…
Five Palestinians Kidnapped in Jerusalem
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Wednesday morning, five Palestinians in different neighborhoods on occupied East Jerusalem.The Jerusalem Detainees Parents Committee said the soldiers kidnapped Fuad ‘Obeid, 23, after storming his home…
Israeli Navy Opens Fire On Gaza Fishing Boats
Israeli navy ships opened fire, on Wednesday at dawn, on a number of small Palestinian fishing boats in Palestinian waters, near the Sudaniyya area, northwest of the Gaza Strip. Eyewitnesses…
Army Kidnaps Three Palestinians In Jerusalem
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, late on Tuesday evening, three young Palestinian men from Jabal al-Mokabber, in occupied East Jerusalem, after stopping and searching their car.Media sources in Jerusalem said the soldiers…
Barghouthi: “Joining ICC A Significant Move To Strip Israel’s Illegal Immunity”
Secretary-General of the Palestinian National Initiative, Dr. Mustafa Barghouthi, stated that by joining the International Criminal Court (ICC), Palestine would be able to file cases against Israel and its commanders…
Last Summer’s Israeli Aggression is Sending Gaza Back to the Middle Ages
Months after the last massive Israeli aggression against the Gaza Strip, thanks to the social and independent media, everyone has read news and seen pictures of the attacks from the…
Israeli Soldiers Shoot and Injure 3 in Gaza
Three Palestinians where shot and injured by Israeli forces in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, a medical official said on Monday. Ministry of Health spokesman Ashraf al-Qidra said, according to…
Palestine Today 03 31 2015
Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Tuesday, March 31st, 2015. Israeli soldiers attacks Palestinian school children with…
121 Palestinians Sentenced to Administrative Detention in March
Israeli authorities have issued administrative detention orders against 121 Palestinian prisoners since the beginning of March, including new orders issued Tuesday against 40 prisoners, said the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS),…
Democracy at Bethlehem University
Every year, students at Bethlehem University head to the elections booths to select their representatives at the Students Senate. Tomorrow, 65 percent of the students eligible to vote cast their…
PA Refuses to Take Unaudited Tax Revenues
Palestinian governmental spokesperson Ihab Bseiso, Monday, assured that, ‘Until now we haven’t received any money, nor have we officially been informed of anything.’The Palestinian Finance Ministry stated that the deductions…
Israel to Begin Deporting African Refugees
Israel will begin deporting Eritrean and Sudanese refugees to third party countries in Africa against their will, under a new policy initiated by the Israel Population and Immigration Authority, Israeli…
Israel Approves 2200 Units In Jerusalem Colonies
The Israeli “Planning and Construction Committee” in occupied Jerusalem has approved, Tuesday, the construction of 2200 illegal settlement units in ‘Arab as-Sawahra neighborhood, in the Sawahra area, between Jabal al-Mokabber…
Erekat: “Palestine To Be Declared ICC Member Wednesday”
Chief Palestinian Negotiator, Dr. Saeb Erekat stated that Palestine would be announced, Wednesday, an official member of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, adding that the Palestinian Authority…
Schoolchildren Injured Near Bethlehem
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Tuesday morning, the Teqoua’ town, east of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, and fired gas bombs causing many schoolchildren to suffer the effects of tear…
Several Structures Demolished In Jerusalem
Employees of the Jerusalem City Council demolished, on Tuesday morning, some sections of Palestinian home, a horse barn and some walls, in the Market area (al-Hisba) in Wad al-Jouz neighborhood,…
Army Kidnaps Seven Palestinians In Jerusalem, Nablus
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Tuesday at dawn, three Palestinians near the central West Bank city of Nablus, and a young man in occupied Jerusalem; two women and one child kidnapped,…
99 Palestinian Children Currently Detained in Israeli Jails
Head of the Palestinian Prisoners Society’s legal unit, Jawad Boulos, reported Monday that there are currently 99 Palestinian minors detained in Israeli jails, of whom 26 were abducted in March.During…
Ex Israeli PM Olmert Found Guilty of Corruption
A Jerusalem court found former Israeli prime minister, Ehud Olmert, guilty of corruption on Monday, over allegations that he received envelopes of cash from a US businessman, Israeli media reported.According…
Mass Arrests Continue: At Least 28 Palestinians between Ages 15-40 Abducted
Updated from: Soldiers Kidnap At least 20 Palestinians In The West BankIsraeli occupation forces, on Sunday night throughout Monday, have launched a wide arrest campaign targeting at least 28 Palestinians.…
Bedouin Solidarity March Winds Up at Israeli Presidency
A four-day march led by Palestinian-Israeli MPs, in solidarity with Israel’s impoverished Bedouin community, reportedly wound up at Israel’s presidency on Sunday.President Reuven Rivlin‘s office said Palestinian representatives delivered a…
142 Settlement Housing Units to be Built in East Jerusalem
The Israeli West Jerusalem municipality Monday approved a tender to build 142 new housing units in occupied East Jerusalem area, according to Walla Israeli media website.It reported that the municipality’s…
EU Report Recommends: Sanction Israel over Jerusalem
The annual mission report, written by heads of the diplomatic missions of EU member states in the Palestinian Authority, is strongly worded and very critical of Israel’s policies in and…
Land Day: Israel Now Controls More Than 85% of Historic Palestine
Dozens of Palestinian citizens, this morning, were injured in Israeli attacks on a demonstration commemorating the 39th Land day, in Huwwarah town, south Nablus. Activist against the wall and settlements,…
Palestine Today 03 30 2015
Audio Link After text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Monday, March 30th, 2015. Israeli navy attack Palestinian fishermen in Gaza…
Soldiers Kidnap At least 20 Palestinians In The West Bank
Israeli soldiers kidnapped during late-night hours, and on Monday at dawn, at least twenty Palestinians in different parts of the occupied West Bank, and took them to a number of…
Soldiers Kidnap A Woman Near Al-Aqsa Mosque
Media sources in Jerusalem said Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Monday morning, a Palestinian woman near the Silsila Gate (Chain Gate), one of the Gates of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, as she…
Soldiers Kidnap Ten Palestinians In Occupied Jerusalem
Israeli soldiers conducted, on Monday morning, an extensive military campaign targeting dozens of homes in different parts of occupied East Jerusalem, and kidnapped ten Palestinians, after searching and ransacking their…
Report: Palestinian Authority will not file charges against Israel in International Court
A new report by the Israeli newspaper ‘Jerusalem Post’, based on unnamed sources within the Palestinian Authority, claims that the PA has agreed to pursue no formal charges against Israel…
Soldiers Invade A Number Of Communities Near Jenin
Israeli soldiers invaded, late on Sunday evening, several Palestinian villages and towns, in the northern West Bank district of Jenin, installed roadblocks, detained and interrogated scores of local youths.Several Israeli…
Israeli Soldiers Raid Palm Sunday Celebration in Beit Jala
Palm Sunday celebrations in Beit Jala were brought to an abrupt end, on Sunday, when Israeli troops raided the majority-Christian town near Bethlehem and began threatening locals.Palestinian policemen on duty…
Israeli Navy Targets Fishing Boats Off Gaza Shore
The Israeli navy Sunday targeted Palestinian fishermen with gunfire while they were sailing offshore the city of Gaza, according to a WAFA correspondent.He said the navy fired heavy gunfire towards…
PCHR Report on Israeli Human Rights Violations in the oPt (18 – 25 March 2015)
Israeli forces have continued with systematic attacks against Palestinian civilians and their property in the occupied Palestinian territories (oPt) for the reporting period of 18 – 25 March 2015.Israeli attacks…
10 Kidnapped in West Bank, Jerusalem
Israeli army and police, on Sunday, kidnapped at least 10 Palestinians in separate incidents in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem, according to reports by local and security sources.Israeli…
Dr. Hanan Ashrawi on the 39th Commemoration of Land Day
PLO Executive Committee Member Dr. Hanan Ashrawi said: “On March 30, 1976, as thousands of Palestinians inside Israel protested Israeli plans to steal 60,000 dunams of land in the Galilee,…
Israeli Forces Open Fire on Demonstration at Gaza Border
Israeli forces opened fire on dozens of protesters marching on the eastern border of the Gaza Strip near Khan Younis on Sunday.Witnesses said that Israeli forces opened fired on the…
VIDEO: Nabi Saleh Land Day Protest Met with Extreme Violence and Live Ammunition
On the 27th of March 2015, close to 200 protesters from all over the West Bank gathered in Nabi Saleh to protest the occupation in commemoration of Land Day. 28th…
AIC Report: Settler Leader Makes Deal in Corruption Case
Israel’s television Channel Ten reports that Gershon Mesika, head of the regional council of northern West Bank settlements, is negotiating a deal with the state attorney’s office on corruption charges.…
Israel Seeks Permission to Demolish Ancient Palestinian Village
The Israeli public prosecution has asked the Israeli High Court of Justice for permission to demolish the ancient Palestinian village of Sussia, and relocate its residents to Yatta, near Hebron,…
Settlers Steal Stones near Salfit for Paving Settlement Streets
Witnesses and citizens of towns and villages west of Salfit reported that bulldozers were tracking the area and left with several massive stones. Settlers are using this kind of stone…
Head Of the Popular Committee Against The Wall Released
The Israeli Authorities released, Sunday, the head of the Popular Committee against the Wall and Settlements, in Nabi Saleh village, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah after holding…
PA to ‘Pause’ ICC Move in Exchange for Tax Revenues
When the Palestinian Authority joins the International Criminal Court on April 1, it will hold off on steps against Israel regarding settlement construction, Israeli media reported Sunday. The Jerusalem Post…
Two Teens Released, Forced Away From Al-Aqsa Mosque For 30 Days
The Israeli District Court ordered, Sunday, the release of two Palestinian teenagers from occupied Jerusalem, but also ruled that they would not be allowed into Al Aqsa Mosque and its…
Army Fires Missile, Machine Guns Toward Gaza Farmlands
The Israeli Army Saturday opened machine gunfire and launched a missile toward Palestinian agricultural land along the eastern Gaza borders, according to WAFA correspondence.A loud explosion and the sound of…
Egypt Summit: Abbas Says Relationship with Israel Must Change
President Mahmoud Abbas said, at an Egyptian-hosted Arab summit on Saturday, that the Palestinian relationship with Israel cannot continue as it has in recent years.Speaking at the 26th Arab summit,…
Shepherds Detained near Hebron, Settlers Attack Farmers in Beit Ummar
Israeli forces, Saturday, detained a number of Palestinian shepherds for hours, after chasing them down in Masafir Yatta area, to the south of Hebron, according to a local activist.Coordinator of…
Stories from Al Arroub Refugee Camp
The following article is written by the International Women’s Peace Service (IWPS) and was originally published on their website. ISM and IWPS are often working together in the West Bank…
Palestinians Protest Ongoing Demolitions in Negev
A march set off, Saturday, from the Negev city of Rahat for al-Araqib village, in protest of the continuous demolition of homes in the village.The housing structures have reportedly been…
Dr. Ashrawi on the Adoption of 3 UNHRC Resolutions Regarding Occupied Palestine
PLO Executive Committee Member Dr. Hanan Ashrawi said: “On behalf of the Palestinian leadership and the people of Palestine, we express our great appreciation and gratitude to the members of…
Extremist Israelis Attack Palestinian Farmers Near Bethlehem
Around four Israeli fanatics, from the Beit Eyin illegal colony, north of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, attacked Saturday Palestinian villagers while working on their own lands.Mohammad ‘Ayyad…
Three Palestinians Injured In Gaza
Palestinian medical sources have reported, on Friday evening, that three Palestinians suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation after Israeli soldiers fired gas bombs, and live rounds, targeting farmers in…
Soldiers Kidnap A Palestinian Near Qalqilia
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Friday evening, a Palestinian teen near the eastern entrance of ‘Azzoun town, east of the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia. Army also installed roadblocks near…
Four Injured As Israeli Soldiers Attack Bil’in’s Weekly Protest
Medical sources have reported that two Palestinians and two international peace activists have been injured, and many suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation, after Israeli soldiers assaulted the weekly…
Final witnesses testify in case of Tristan Anderson against the Israeli government
U-S peace activist Tristan Anderson had his final court hearing yesterday in his civil case against the Israeli military.Anderson was severely wounded and disabled for life in 2009 when an…
Many Injured As Israeli Soldiers Attack Ni’lin’s Weekly Nonviolent Protest
Israeli soldiers used excessive force against nonviolent protesters conducting the weekly protest against the Israeli Annexation Wall and Settlements in Ni’lin village, northwest of the central West Bank city of…
UN: Palestine Marathon Draws Attention to the Right to Freedom of Movement
Press Release UN Resident Coordinator, James W. Rawley on behalf of the United Nations in the State of Palestine…27 March 2015, Jerusalem – Today, thousands of runners, are expected to…
Palestine Solidarity Campaign: UK Artists Call for Immediate Sanctions on Israel
The actors Maxine Peake and Miriam Margolyes, rock musician Brian Eno, and film director Ken Loach are among those who have joined the London-based Palestine Solidarity Campaign’s call for immediate…
Israeli Soldiers Attack The Weekly Protest In Kufur Qaddoum
Dozens of Israeli soldiers invaded, Friday, the village of Kufur Qaddoum near the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia, and attacked its weekly nonviolent protest against the Wall and settlements,…
French Firm Pulls Out of Jerusalem Cable Car Project
France-based utility giant Suez Environnement said Wednesday that, because of political sensitivities, it has decided not to take part in a cable car project linking West Jerusalem to the annexed…
Israel to Release Tax Revenues to PA
Israel will release, to the Palestinian Authority, tax funds which it collects on its behalf and that have been withheld as punishment for its move to join the International Criminal…
This Week in Palestine Week 13 2015
Audio Link After Text Welcome to this Week in Palestine, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for March 21st, to the 27th, 2015. UN official as…
Palestine Today 03 26 2015
Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Thursday, March 26th, 2015. Israeli troops invade West Bank communities, kidnap…
Two Kidnapped Near Salfit
Clashes took place, on Thursday evening, near the western entrance of Kufur ed-Deek village, in the central West Bank city of Salfit, after Israeli soldiers and extremist settlers tried to…
Palestinian Crashes His Car After Being Forced To Transport Soldier To Yitzhar
A Palestinian driver crashed his own car, Thursday, after an Israeli soldier stopped him, searched his car, and forced him to drive him to the Yitzhak illegal colony, near the…
Five Kidnapped In Hebron; Six Families Ordered To Halt Home Constructions
Dozens of Israeli soldiers invaded, on Thursday morning, the southern West Bank district of Hebron, searched and ransacked homes, and kidnapped five Palestinians, including two children. Army orders six families…
Soldiers Invade Several West Bank Communities
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Thursday at dawn, a number of Palestinian towns in the occupied West Bank, violently searched several homes, and handed six Palestinians military orders for interrogation.Media sources…
Palestinian Dies Of Wounds Suffered Last Week In Ramallah
Palestinian medical sources in the central West Bank city of Ramallah, has reported Wednesday that a young man died of serious injuries he suffered last week, during clashes that took…
Palestinian Dies after Falling from Israel’s Apartheid Wall
A Palestinian who was injured after falling while trying to climb over the Israeli separation wall, last week, died of his wounds on Wednesday.Akram Mahmoud Mohammad Abd al-Hamid Al-Hroub, from…
Jewish Settlers Mobilize for Raid on Al Aqsa Mosque During Passover
Jewish groups which define themselves by the name of the alleged ancient temple are preparing for the Jewish holiday of Passover by mobilizing the largest number of settlers to enter…
Netanyahu Assigned with Forming of New Israeli Government
Israeli president Reuven Rivlin, on Wednesday, decided to assign Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu to form the new government, after the Likud party won 30 seats, majority, in the Knesset elections…