War Crimes against Palestinian Prisoners Committed by Israeli Special Units
According to the Palestine Detainees Studies Center, special units working in Israeli jails are engaged in war crimes against Palestinian prisoners.WAFA Palestinian News & Info Agency reports that, in a…
Recently Freed Detainee Suffering Serious Health Complications after Injection
Jaafar Awad, a young Palestinian man who was released last Wednesday, from Israeli custody, due to serious health problems after a year of interrogation, was transferred Friday to Augusta Victoria…
Israeli Jets Perform Faux Military Raids Over Gaza Skies
Israeli fighter jets engaged in mock raids over Gaza City, Sunday morning.PNN reports that, according to press sources, Israeli F-16 warplanes flew through the atmosphere of the sector in the…
Palestinian Stabbed And Beaten By Settlers In Hebron
Medical sources in Hebron, in the southern part of the West Bank, have reported that Israeli fanatics attacked, beat and stabbed a Palestinian man, from Doura nearby town. Israeli soldiers…
Army Kidnaps A Palestinian In Bethlehem
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Sunday at dawn, the Deheishe refugee camp, in Bethlehem, kidnapped one Palestinian, and handed another Palestinian a military warrant for interrogation.Local sources said several army vehicles…
Fateh Spokesman for Europe, Dr. Jamal Nazzal visits Denmark
Dr. Jamal Nazzal, the spokesman for the Palestinian Fateh Movement and member of its Revolutionary Council, arrived in the Danish capital Copenhagen on Saturday. Dr. Nazzal’s arrival in Denmark could…
Israeli Troops Clash with Palestinian Youth in East Jerusalem, Journalist Assaulted
Clashes broke out, Friday afternoon, between Israeli forces and young Palestinians in the East Jerusalem neighborhoods of Wadi al-Juz and al-Tur, as well as the towns of Abu Dis and…
77 Palestinians, Mostly Children, Displaced in Three Days
The United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator James W. Rawley confirmed on Friday that, in the past three days alone, a total of 77 Palestinians, over half of them children,…
Israeli Settler Runs Over Palestinian Child in Tulkarim
An Israeli settler, Friday evening, ran over a boy of five with his car, in Tulkarim, and then fled the scene.The child’s family, who lives in Shofa village, in Tulkarim,…
Arab Parties Form United List To Run In Upcoming Israeli Election
Arab parties in Israel announced they would be running in the upcoming Israeli Knesset election, scheduled for March 17, in a unified list that could increase their representation from 11…
Israeli Fanatics Beat Arab Veteran Of Israeli Army For Speaking Arabic
A number of extremist Israelis assaulted a young Palestinian man, from occupied Jerusalem, causing various injuries that required hospitalization. The man is a former soldier with the Israeli army who…
Army Kidnaps Four Teenagers In Hebron
Israeli soldiers invaded the Old City of Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank, and kidnapped four teenagers after breaking into their homes. Army also installed roadblocks…
This Week in Palestine Week 04 2015
Audio Link After Text Welcome to this Week in Palestine, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for January 17th, to the 23rd, 2015. This week Israeli…
Further Demolitions, Abductions in West Bank & Jerusalem
Israeli forces detained a Palestinian child near the village of Maghayir al-Abeed and demolished four structures in the Palestinian village of Ar-Rifa’iyya in the South Hebron Hills area on Wednesday.An…
Egyptian Naval Forces Shoot Gaza Fisherman in the Stomach
The Egyptian navy, on Friday, shot and injured a Palestinian fisherman for allegedly entering Egyptian waters south of Gaza, according to officials in Egypt.Ma’an News Agency reports that a Palestinian…
Netanyahu in Congress
Netanyahu will not hesitate to use his Republican friends to give new momentum to his election campaign that has failed to take off.The White House and State Department are furious…
Jerusalem: Interview with Dimitri Diliani
As part of the Alternative Information Center (AIC) series Jerusalem Watch, Dimitri Diliani, member of Fatah Revolutionary Council and resident of the city, gives us his perspective on repression and…
Construction of 2,500 New West Bank Settlement Units to be Approved by Israel
The Israeli government will approve the building of 2500 new settlement units in ‘Efrat’ settlement in the southeast of Bethlehem, according to Khalil Tafakji, director of the Map Department in…
ISM Report: “We will hit your wife, your daughter, and your kids”
Early Tuesday morning January 20, 2015 at 3:00 AM, Israeli occupation forces invaded the home of the Abu Maria family in the village of Beit Ummar. 22nd January 2015 |…
Army Demolishes A Barn, Tent Near Ramallah
Scores of Israeli soldiers invaded, Wednesday, the al-Mogheer Palestinian village, in the central West Bank district of Ramallah, demolished a barn and a tent belonging to a local villager, after…
Netanyahu To Address U.S. Congress in March
Hours after the State of the Union address by U.S. President Obama, Boehner had invited Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu to address Congress.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is scheduled to address…
Three Palestinians Kidnapped North Of Jerusalem
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Thursday evening, three young Palestinian men during clashes that took place at the northern entrance of the al-Ram town, north of occupied Jerusalem, after several Israeli…
Palestine Today 01 22 2015
Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Thursday, January 22nd, 2015. Israeli Troops clashes with local youth in…
Soldiers Open Fire On Palestinian Car Near Nablus
Israeli soldiers opened fire, on Thursday evening, on a Palestinian car at the Huwwara military roadblock, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, allegedly after the driver failed…
Three Women, One Child, Ordered Away From The Al-Aqsa Mosque
The Israeli Authorities decided, on Thursday evening, to deny access to the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem, to three women and one girl for a period of 15 days.Earlier on…
Many Palestinians Injured In Beit Ummar
Palestinian medical sources have reported, on Thursday evening, that several residents suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation after a number of Israeli military vehicles invaded Beit Ummar town, north…
Report: Summer Assault on Gaza Caused More Civilian Deaths
A new report has found that Israel’s indiscriminate military offensive during its latest war on the besieged Gaza Strip, this past summer, caused more civilian casualties than previous acts of…
Palestinian Workers Left Impoverished with Israeli Tax Freeze
Palestinian teacher Abdelhakim Abu Jamus has just given the last of his shekels, to pay for his daughter’s schooling, and now has nothing left to feed his family of eight.According…
Two Palestinians Kidnapped In Hebron And Jenin
Israeli soldiers invaded, earlier on Thursday morning, various communities in Hebron, Nablus and Jenin, kidnapped two Palestinians, and detained several others, while searching and ransacking homes. Many Palestinians injured in…
Israeli Navy Opens Fire On Gaza Fishing Boats
Israeli navy ships opened fire, on Thursday at dawn, on a number of Palestinian fishing boats in the Sudaniyya Sea, northwest of Gaza City, and forced the fishers back to…
Israeli Court Sentences A Child To Two Months
The Israeli Military Court in ‘Ofer prison sentenced, Wednesday, a young Palestinian child identified as Malak al-Khatib, 14 years of age, to two months imprisonment, and 6000 New Israeli Shekels…
VIDEO: Undercover Forces Assault Child in Silwan, Kidnap Him
The Wadi Hilweh Information Center in Silwan (Silwanic), in occupied Jerusalem, has reported that undercover soldiers of the Israeli army assaulted, on Monday, a Palestinian child, causing various head and…
Palestine Today 01 21 2015
Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Wednesday, January 21st, 2015. Israeli forces attack Gaza fishermen injuring one…
Administrative Detention Orders Issued to 22 More Palestinians
Israeli authorities, on Tuesday, issued administrative detention orders to 22 more Palestinians held in Israeli jails for different periods of time, ranging between three to six months, according to the…
Palestinian Man Enters 34th Year in Israeli Detention
A Palestinian man has been imprisoned in Israel for a total of 33 years, now, a Palestinian prisoner rights advocate has stated.World Bulletin reports, via Al Ray Palestinian Media Agency,…
Israeli Forces Fire on Gaza Fishermen, Injuring One
Israeli forces shot and injured a Palestinian fisherman in Gaza on Wednesday, according to the head of a local union said.Nizar Ayyash told Ma’an News Agency that Atef Muhammad Baker,…
30 Jordan Valley Structures to be Demolished by Israeli Forces
Israeli forces, on Tuesday, handed out notices regarding the approved demolition of 30 Palestinian-owned structures in al-Dir, a locale to the east of Ein al-Bayda, in the Jordan Valley.An official…
Palestinian Home Demolished In Jerusalem
Several Israeli military and police vehicles, accompanied by a number of bulldozers, invaded Jabal al-Mokabber town, south of occupied East Jerusalem, and demolished a Palestinian home after surrounding it.The Wadi…
Dan Cohen in Gaza
Emoprog Army Radio Hour podcast interviews Dan Cohen, a journalist reporting from Gaza. They discuss how terrible weather in Gaza right now is complicating life for people already living in…
Eighteen Palestinians Kidnapped In Nablus And Hebron
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Wednesday at dawn, several Palestinian communities in the northern West Bank district of Nablus, and the southern West Bank district of Hebron, and kidnapped 18 Palestinians.…
Palestinian stabs several Israelis on bus in Tel Aviv: 9 wounded
A Palestinian man from the West Bank city of Tulkarem was shot, then taken into custody by Israeli police in Tel Aviv Wednesday after stabbing several people on a bus.…
Two Homes, Several Structures, Demolished In Yatta
Israeli soldiers invaded, earlier on Tuesday, Yatta town, south of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and demolished two homes, and several structures, including barns. Coordinator of the Popular…
Palestine Today 01 20 2015
Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Tuesday, January 20th, 2015. Israeli navy attack Palestinian Fishermen of Gaza…
Palestine Today 01 19 2015
ِAudio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Monday, January 19th, 2015. Israeli troops kill a Palestinian man in…
Israeli Navy Continues Attacks on Gaza Fishermen, Missiles Fired
Israeli gunboats, on Tuesday, opened fire at Palestinian fishing boats offshore al-Sudaniyya area, northwest of the city of Gaza, in a continued breach of a truce agreement reached on August…
Further Israeli Demolitions in South Hebron Hills
The Israeli army, on Tuesday, demolished two homes, a store and an animal barn in the village of Khallat al-Mai, south of Hebron, according to local sources.Mohammad Mehesen, coordinator of…
PCHR Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the oPt (07 – 14 January 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 07 – 14 January 2015.Israeli attacks…
Violence in Ni’lin Village: Repression, Tear Gas and Arrests
The soldiers surrounding Ni’lin did not wait; they began firing tear gas as soon as the villagers walked down into their olive groves. Those who had braved the cold, rainy…
Clashes Following Ziadna Funeral, Palestinians Declare National Strike in Israel
Clashes broke out, Monday, between hundreds of Palestinian youth and Israeli forces, following the funeral of 47-year-old Sami Ziadna, who was recently killed by Israeli forces.Ziadna, Sunday evening, was pronounced…
Army Demolishes A Home In Jerusalem’s al-‘Isawiyya Town
A number of Israeli military and police vehicles, accompanied by bulldozers, invaded the al-‘Isawiyya town, in occupied Jerusalem, and demolished a Palestinian home belonging to a local family.The Wadi Hilweh…
Thirteen Palestinians Kidnapped In West Bank, Jerusalem
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Monday at night and Tuesday at dawn, at least thirteen Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and Jerusalem, including two children who were kidnapped along with…
Police Releases Five Palestinian Women, Orders Three Away From Al-Aqsa Mosque
The Israeli Police in occupied Jerusalem released, on Monday evening, five Palestinian women after detaining and interrogating them for several hours, and ordered three of them away from the Al-Aqsa…
Israeli Soldiers Weld Shut Doors of Palestinian Woman in Hebron
Israeli soldiers arrived at the home of Amal Hashem Dundeis on Monday afternoon with orders to weld her doors shut. Soldiers claim a molotov cocktail had been thrown from nearby…
Protests follow funeral of Palestinian Bedouin man killed by Israeli troops
Protesters marched and blocked roads Monday following the funeral of a young man shot and killed by Israeli forces late last week while attending the funeral of another young man…
Eight Kidnapped by Israeli Forces Across West Bank
Israeli forces have so far, on Monday, kidnapped at least eight Palestinians from towns and cities across the West Bank, while summoned others and raided homes of families. Israeli authorities…
Rights Organizations Challenge Israeli Demolition Policies
Hamoked Center for the Defence of the Individual has demanded that the Israeli High Court of Justice (HCJ) hold a hearing session to consider public petitions against the demolition of…
Israel Prepares Launch of Media Campaign Against ICC
At the weekly Israeli Cabinet meeting Sunday, Netanyahu railed against the International Criminal Court’s recent announcement that it will initiate a preliminary investigation into possible war crimes.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin…
Israel To Demolish A Park Near Jenin
Israeli soldiers invaded, Monday, Barta’a village, southwest of Jenin city in the northern part of the occupied West Bank, and handed a demolition order of an amusement park, run by…
Journalist, Two Brothers Kidnapped In West Bank
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Monday at dawn, a journalist near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, and two brothers in Bethlehem. Soldiers also invaded Hebron, attacked and injured one…
Canadian Foreign Minister Met With Protests In Ramallah
Palestinian organizers of a protest in Ramallah tossed eggs and shoes at the convoy of Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird on Sunday. Dozens of demonstrators gathered outside the Foreign Ministry…
Six Hezbollah Fighters Killed by Israeli Airstrike in Syria
The Israeli air force, on Sunday evening, fired missiles targeting a number of fighters from the Lebanon-based Hezbollah party, in the Syrian bity of al-Qneitra, killing several fighters, including the…
Man Killed By Police Fire During Funeral Of Ja’ar In The Negev
The Arabs48 news website has reported that a Palestinian man was killed, on Sunday evening, during the funeral procession of Sami al-Ja’ar, 20, who was killed by the Israeli Police…
DCI: 2014 Most Difficult Year for Palestinian Children
Defense for Children International has described the year 2014 as the most difficult year for Palestinian children, due to ongoing Israeli violations and, mainly, the 2014 summer aggression on the…
Night Raid in Beit Ummar: Arrests, Violence and Property Destruction
Early Wednesday morning, January 14, 2015, a massive deployment of 400 Israeli occupation forces invaded the village of Beit Ummar, north of Hebron. 18th January 2015 | International Solidarity Movement…
Israeli Soldiers Assault Bakery Workers in Nablus
Three Palestinians required medical treatment, Sunday morning, after being assaulted by Israeli soldiers while working at a bakery in the center of Nablus.Palestinian security sources told Ma’an News Agency that…
Injuries as Israeli Forces Disperse Hebron March, Settlers Uproot Olive Trees Near Ramallah
Several Palestinians were injured, Saturday, while dozens of others suffocated from tear gas inhalation as Israeli forces dispersed a peaceful march to the north of Surif town, north of Hebron,…
Italian Parliament Meets to Discuss Palestinian Recognition
According to Palestinian Ambassador to Italy, Mai Al-Kaila, the Italian Parliament recently held a preliminary meeting to discuss recognizing a Palestinian State on the borders of 1967.Kaila said, in a…
US Racial Justice Activists Rally in Nazareth
A group of activists for racial justice in the United States have released a video filmed in Nazareth, in solidarity with the Palestinian struggle against Israeli apartheid.According to Ma’an News…
Soldiers Kidnap Four Palestinians In Hebron
Israeli soldiers invaded Surif and Ethna towns, in the southern West Bank district of Hebron, and kidnapped four Palestinians. The army also installed roadblocks north of Hebron, and near several…
Three Palestinians Injured In Nablus
Media sources have reported that three Palestinian workers have been injured, on Sunday at dawn, after Israeli soldiers invaded the center of the northern West Bank city of Nablus.The sources…
40 community groups demand New York’s City Council cancel trip to Israel
A protest this week in New York City was accompanied by the submission of a petition to the New York City Council demanding that the Council cancel an upcoming all-expense-paid…
UN Rights Expert Cancels Trip to Palestine after Visa Denied by Israel
An official visit by a UN expert on violence against women was cancelled Friday, after Israeli authorities refused to give her a visa which would allow entry into Palestine.According to…
Swedish FM Wallström Blames Israel for Over-reacting to Recognition of Palestine, Cancelled Visit
Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallström said that Israel is over-reacting to the recognition of Palestine and that Israel’s rhetoric directed against those States who recognized Palestine had crossed all limits.…
Lieberman Threatens To “Dismantle” ICC
Following the decision of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to launch a preliminary investigation to determine “whether war crimes have been committed” during Israel’s last war Gaza in the summer…
Palestinian farmer shot and injured by Israeli troops near Gaza border
A 24-year old Palestinian farmer was wounded in the foot by Israeli forces stationed at a watchtower along the Israeli border with Gaza while the farmer was tending his field.The…
Live Ammunition Used at Nabi Saleh Demonstration
For five years now, residents of Nabi Saleh have been denied access to their spring. A source of irrigation for their crops, as well as a place for recreation: al-Qaws…
Ads Against Apartheid: Free Speech Under Attack
Ads Against Apartheid (AAA) has strongly condemned recent attacks on its advertising campaign, which include vandalism against its partner, a local mobile billboard truck company. In a related incident, an…
ICC Probe Into Israeli War Crimes Opened
The International Criminal Court’s prosecutor, on Friday, opened an initial probe to see if war crimes have been committed against Palestinians, including during last year’s war on Gaza. ‘Today the…
This Week in Palestine Week 03 2015
Audio Link After Text Welcome to this Week in Palestine, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for January 10th, to the 16th, 2015. This week Arab…
Army Invades Two Villages Near Jenin
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Friday at dawn, Sanour village south of the northern West Bank city of Jenin, searched and ransacked several homes and stores, and kidnapped one Palestinian; many…
Soldiers Open Fire On Farmers In Gaza
Israeli soldiers fired, on Thursday morning, rounds of live ammunition at Palestinian farmers in the eastern area of the Khan Younis District, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip,…
Palestine Today 01 15 2015
Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Thursday, January 15th, 2015. Israeli soldiers kill two Palestinian youth and…
UN Official: “Chances For Resuming Peace Talks, Next to Nothing”
United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs, Jens Toyberg-Frandzen, stated Thursday that the changes of resuming direct Palestinian-Israeli peace talks remain very law, practically next to nothing.The official said, during…
MK Tibi Demands Police To Investigate Deadly Negev Shooting
Arab Member of Israeli Knesset, head of the Arab Movement for Change, Dr. Ahmad Tibi, sent an urgent letter to the Israeli Police Commissioner Major-General Yohanan Danino, demanding him to…
Palestine National Football Team Holds Press Conference In Melbourne Australia
In front of a backdrop of the Palestinian flag and a keffiyeh, the Palestinian football team spoke of the challenges they have faced in qualifying, and their upcoming match against…
Setters Uproot Farmlands Near Bethlehem
A group of extremist Israeli settlers, accompanied by three bulldozers, invaded Palestinian lands, south of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, and started bulldozing and uprooting them.Coordinator of the Popular…
Two Palestinians Kidnapped In Jerusalem; Settlers Uproots Farmland In Bethlehem
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, late on Wednesday at night and on Thursday at dawn, two young Palestinian men in occupied Jerusalem. A group of fanatic Israeli settlers uproots nearly 30 dunams…
Al-Araqib Village Buildings Demolished for 80th Time
Israeli authorities, on Wednesday, demolished a number of steel structures belonging to Palestinian citizens of Israel, in the Negev-region village of al-Araqib, for the 80th time in a row.Ma’an further…
36 Prisoners Issued Administrative Detention Orders
Israeli authorities, Wednesday issued administrative detention orders to 36 Palestinian prisoners for different periods of time, varying between three to six months, according to WAFA Palestinian News & Info Agency.The…
Dozens, Including Minors, Kidnapped in Jerusalem and Hebron
Israeli forces launched multiple raids across occupied East Jerusalem and Hebron, Wednesday at dawn, abducting 32 young Palestinian men, including minors.East Jerusalem detention raids were reported in Sur Bahir, al-Isawiya,…
Israeli Army Opens Fire in Gaza Farmlands
The Israeli army, on Wednesday, again opened live fire on farmlands in the Gaza Strip, WAFA and Anadolu Agency reported.Soldiers stationed along the border to the east of Rafah opened…
MADA To Release Documentary on Israeli Violations Against Journalists
The Palestinian Center for Development and Media Freedoms (MADA) recently held a meeting with journalists, to announce its release of a special report and documentary film dealing with the violations…
Israeli Police Kills A Palestinian In The Negev, Injures Two
The Arabs48 News Website has reported that the Israeli police shot and killed, on Wednesday evening, a young Palestinian man, and wounded two others, during clashes with local residents in…
Palestine Today 01 14 2015
Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Wednesday, January 14th, 2015. Israeli settlers attack Palestinian cars in Jerusalem…
Palestine Today 01 13 2015
Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Tuesday, January 13th, 2015. Child dies in Gaza due to cold…
Palestine Today 01 12 2015
Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Monday, January 12th, 2015. Israeli settlers arrested for shooting a Palestinian…
Palestinian Teen Killed By Army Fire South Of Bethlehem
Israeli soldiers shot and killed, on Wednesday evening, a Palestinian teenager from Yatta town, near the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and kidnapped his friend, while walking near the…
VIDEO: Olive Trees Destroyed in Yasuf
On Monday, January 11th, a farmer in Yasuf went out to see how his land had weathered during the recent storm and saw that a large number of olive trees…
Extremists Vandalize Palestinian Vehicles in East Jerusalem
Extremist Jewish vandals, on Wednesday morning, punctured the tires of vehicles parked outside the homes of their Palestinian owners, in the Jerusalem district village of Beit Safafa, witnesses told Ma’an…
Israel Closes Muslim NGOs Protecting Al Aqsa Mosque
Israeli police stated, Monday, that they had closed down three NGOs affiliated with the Islamic Movement in northern Israel, which is known for defending Al Aqsa Mosque against extremist Jewish…