Palestinians Welcome Academy Distancing Itself from Oscars Gift Bag
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences announced that it is suing Distinctive Assets, the company distributing a luxury gift bag to Oscar nominees, which this year includes an…
Over 400 Palestinians Displaced in 6 Weeks
Over 400 Palestinians in the occupied West Bank have been displaced due to Israeli demolitions during the first six weeks of, this year, a senior UN official said, Wednesday.Coordinator for…
UPDATE: Al-Qeeq Denied Family Visits, Birzeit, Workers Union Rally in Solidarity
The Detainees and ex-Detainees Committee announced, Friday, that Israeli security is still refusing to allow hunger striking journalist Mohammad al-Qeeq’s family the right to visit with him.The committee said that…
Bedouin Home Demolished in Negev
Israeli forces, on Thursday, demolished a home in the Bedouin village of Wadi al-Niam in the Negev, locals said.Village resident Rafat abu Ayesh told Ma’an that the forces, along with…
One Palestinian Killed, Two Israeli Officers Injured, In Jerusalem
Israeli soldiers killed, Friday, a young Palestinian man, and accidentally injured a Palestinian woman, allegedly after the young man attempted to stab police officers, mildly wounding two before he was…
VIDEO: Algeria Celebrates Palestinian Goal in Their Own Net
The Algerian and Palestinian football teams, on Wednesday, held a historical friendly match that made an exception to the rule, where Algerian fans cheered for the Palestinian team, and Palestinian…
11 Years of Peaceful Resistance in Bil’in
On Friday, February 19th, residents of the village of Bil’in will march to celebrate the 11th anniversary of the beginning of the weekly protest against occupation. 02/18/16 | International Solidarity…
Video: 10 year old victim of Israeli/Egyptian Siege on Gaza
The Israeli and Egyptian siege imposed on the impoverished and war-torn Gaza Strip on Thursday claimed the life of Marah Diab, 10, who suffered from kidney failure for the past…
Lea Tsemel on the Persecutions of Human Rights Defenders in Israel
On January 21, Israeli police arrested Ezra Nawi, a prominent Israeli human rights activist. He was arrested following a TV news show which depicted an inciting work made about him…
PCHR Weekly Report: Israeli troops kill 6 Palestinian civilians, including 3 children, this week
In its Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories for the week of 11- 17 February 2016, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) found…
Al-Qeeq Suffering Severe Convulsions
Hunger striking journalist Mohammad al-Qeeq, after suffering severe convulsions on Wednesday night, lost the ability to breath, hear, see or speak until the morning.Mohammad Kana’na, who accompanied al-Qeeq in the…
Gaza: Military Opens Fire Towards Civilians East of Maghazi
Israeli forces opened fire on Thursday, towards the houses and lands of Palestinian farmers to the east of Maghazi refugee camp, in the central Gaza Strip. Eyewitnesses reported, according to…
DCI: 49 Children Killed by Israeli Forces since October
Defence for Children International-Palestine, on Tuesday, accused the Israeli army of willfully killing Palestinian children in the occupied Palestinian territories, QudsNet reported.Since the start of October, Israeli forces have killed…
2 Palestinian Teens Shot and Injured, 1 Israeli Killed, 1 Injured
Two 14-year-old Palestinians were shot and critically injured after carrying out a stab attack that left one Israeli killed and one injured in the Rami Levi supermarket, located in the…
Palestine Today 02 18 2016
Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Thursday, February 18, 2016. A settler killed two youth injured in…
Army Kidnaps Four Palestinians In The West Bank
Israeli soldiers have kidnapped, on Thursday, at least four Palestinians in different parts of the occupied West Bank. The army searched many homes, and summoned a child for interrogation in…
Clashes In Ya’bad, After Israeli Soldiers Invaded It
Several Israeli military vehicles invaded, on Thursday at dawn, the town of Ya’bad, south of the northern West Bank city of Jenin, and clashed with dozens of local youths, after…
Palestinian Worker Suffers A Leg Fracture After Israeli Soldiers Assaulted Him
Medical sources have reported that a Palestinian worker suffered, on Thursday morning, a fracture in his leg, after Israeli soldiers assaulted him on military roadblock #300, at the northern entrance…
Al-Qeeq: Israeli Court Rejects Transfer, Journalist Continues Hunger Strike
Three Palestinian Arabic dailies have highlighted the Israeli Supreme Court’s rejection to transfer hunger-striking journalist detainee Mohammad al-Qeeq to a Ramallah hospital.The dailies reported, according to WAFA, that the court…
More Demolitions in West Bank and Gaza
Israeli occupation forces began, on Wednesday morning, the demolition of Palestinian agricultural and industrial facilities in the town of al-Isawiyya, to the north of occupied East Jerusalem, in favor of…
Palestine Today 02 17 2016
Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Wednesday, February 17, 2016. Two Palestinian civilians injured, 13 others kidnapped…
The Ethnic Cleansing of the Knesset
On February 8th, the Knesset Ethics Committee suspended three Joint List Members of Knesset (MK) for several months. The committee suspended the MKs for visiting Palestinian families that were mourning…
Ashrawi & Erekat: British Boycott Ban Negates Democracy
PLO Executive Committee Members Dr. Hanan Ashrawi and Dr. Saeb Erekat (Secretary General), met in separate meetings with the British Minister for Middle East Affairs, Tobias Ellwood, after which Dr.…
US Reportedly Reissues Labeling Orders from Settlements
US Customs has reportedly reissued orders to importers to label all products from West Bank settlements as not being from Israel, Israeli channel 2 said Tuesday, slamming the move as…
VIDEO: Palestinian Teacher One of World’s Top 10
Hanan Al-Hroub, a primary class teacher who grew up in Deheishe refugee camp, Bethlehem, has been shortlisted to the top 10 international teachers nominated for the one million dollar 2016…
22 Striking Teachers Detained by PA Security
Palestinian Authority security forces, on Wednesday, detained 22 Palestinian teachers who took part in a strike demanding the guarantee of teachers’ rights, sources in the Palestinian Teachers’ Union said.The sources…
Palestinian Worker Injured Near Bethlehem
A Palestinian worker from Nahhalin town, west of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank, has been injured, earlier Wednesday, after falling from a high point as Israeli soldiers were chasing…
Army Injures A Young Man In Bethlehem
Palestinian medical sources in Bethlehem, has reported that Israeli soldiers shot and injured, on Wednesday at dawn, a young man in the al-Khader town, south of the West Bank district…
Soldiers Kidnap Three Palestinians, Assault Two Others, In Jenin
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Wednesday at dawn, the town of Qabatia, south of the northern West Bank city of Jenin, searched and ransacked many homes, kidnapped three Palestinians and assaulted…
Palestine Today 02 16 2016
Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Tuesday, February 16, 2016. Israeli troops injuries a Palestinian civilian and…
The Revolving Door of Government Policy and Mad Cow Media Incitement
US President Barack Obama reportedly has intentions to sign a trade agreement which includes provisions that fail to differentiate between Israel and illegal settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories, as…
Israeli Soldiers Kidnap Ten Palestinians In The West Bank
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Tuesday at dawn, ten Palestinians in different parts of the occupied West Bank, including one in occupied Jerusalem, in numerous invasions of communities and violent searches…
Experience the Reshayda Desert Sunset!
Can you imagine watching the sun setting as you look over the Dead Sea and the Jordan mountains in the distance? The Reshayda Desert has a lot to offer the…
Hunger Striking Journalist Screams to Hear Son’s Voice (VIDEO)
The health of Palestinian prisoner Mohammad al-Qeeq has deteriorated further, one of his lawyers said Monday, as the imprisoned journalist entered his 83rd day on hunger strike.Hanan al-Khatib, a lawyer…
Hasbara Exposed: Propaganda Group Posts Photoshopped Video of Soldiers Dumping Man from Wheelchair
A Facebook *hasbara (propaganda) group has posted, on their page, a video which has apparently been edited in order to convince viewers to believe that a disabled man’s crutch is…
20 Dwellings Demolished near Nablus
Israeli forces, on Monday, demolished 20 Palestinian dwellings in Ein al-Rushrash, a locality to the southeast of Douma village, south of Nablus, according to a local activist.Ghassan Daghlas, who monitors…
Hamdallah: International Forces Needed to Protect Palestinians
Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah, on Monday, reiterated the urgent need for international forces to protect Palestinian lives, in the occupied West Bank and Gaza, to a visiting British Parliamentary…
ISM Calls for Internationals to Volunteer in Palestine
Today, Palestinians are facing an enormous amount of pressure in their lives due to the growing violence of Israeli forces. 02/15/16 | International Solidarity Movement | Occupied Palestine They face…
Japan to Aid Palestine
Prime Minister of Japan, Shinzo Abe, announced that the Government of Japan has committed Japan’s new assistance of USD $78,210,200 to the Palestinian people through international organizations and Japanese NGOs,…
Gaza: Campus Ceiling Collapses, 21 Injured
At least 21 people were injured on Monday, after a ceiling collapsed, in a building under construction, at a university campus in the southern Gaza Strip, a Gaza civil defense…
Palestine Today 02 15 2016
Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Monday, February 15, 2016. Israeli troops injuries 28 Palestinians during invasions…
Israeli Soldiers Kidnap 24 Palestinians In The West Bank
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, overnight and on Monday morning, 24 Palestinians in different parts of the occupied West Bank, largely in the Ramallah and al-Biereh District, and Nablus.The soldiers invaded various…
Israeli Army Opens Fire On Gaza Fishers And Farmers
Israeli soldiers opened fire, on Monday morning, on several Palestinian farmers in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, while navy ships fired live rounds on fishing boats, in Gaza…
Army Injures 28 Palestinians In Ramallah, One In Nablus
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Monday at dawn, the al-Am’ari refugee camp, in the central West Bank district of Ramallah, and injured at least 28 Palestinians, while one Palestinian was injured…
Two Palestinians Killed In Fire Exchange With Israeli Soldiers In Jerusalem
Two Palestinians were killed, on Sunday evening, while exchanging fire with Israeli soldiers and police officers, near the light-rail station, in Bab al-‘Amoud area, in occupied Jerusalem. Their deaths bring…
UK Government to Prevent Public Support of Palestinian Rights
On February 14th, 2016, the UK Government announced that it would be setting up guidelines to prevent public bodies from supporting the Palestinian rights through their procurement and investment policies.Hugh…
Army Runs over Boy in Clashes with Students
A 12-year-old student, on Sunday, was deliberately run over by an Israeli military jeep, during clashes that erupted with demonstrating students at the entrance of al-‘Arroub Refugee Camp, to the…
Army Kills Three Palestinian Children In Bethlehem and Jenin
Israeli soldiers shot and killed, on Sunday, three Palestinian children, in two separate incidents in the West Bank districts of Bethlehem and Jenin.In Bethlehem, the soldiers killed Naim Ahmad Yousef…
VIDEO: Israeli Soldiers Push Man from Wheelchair following Shooting
A video released by a Palestinian, immediately after Israeli forces shot and critically injured a 14-year-old girl, shows Israeli forces assaulting bystanders.In the video, an Israeli soldier pushes a disabled…
14-year-old Palestinian Girl Critically Injured in Hebron Shooting
Israeli forces, on Sunday, shot and injured a 14-year-old Palestinian girl near Hebron city’s Ibrahimi Mosque, after an alleged attempted stabbing attack in the southern occupied West Bank, Israeli police…
Palestinian Detainee Enters Day 42 of Hunger Strike
Attorney for the Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS), Eyad Mahamid, said Sunday that Mohammad al-Muhr, from the city of Jenin, has now been on hunger strike for 42 days, in protest…
Al-Qeeq Showing Symptoms of Stroke
Doctors in the Emek hospital, on Saturday, said that administrative prisoner, journalist Mohammad Al-Qeeq has been showing stroke symptoms 81 days into his hunger strike against arbitrary imprisonment, adding that…
Report: Palestinians’ (Lack of) Access to Water in 2015
Thirsting for Justice finds that Palestinians’ access to water is worse, in 2015, than it was in 1995, due to Israel’s discriminatory water regime. Thirsting for Justice released a newsletter…
Autopsy Shows that Palestinian Woman Killed Saturday Died Because of Denial of Medical Care
A Palestinian state prosecutor in the Hebron District announced Sunday that a Palestinian woman killed the previous day by Israeli forces could likely have been saved if Israeli forces hadn’t…
Army Kidnaps Five Palestinians In Bethlehem, Two In Jenin And Hebron
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Sunday a dawn, a number of Palestinian communities in different part of the West Bank district of Bethlehem, and kidnapped five Palestinians. The army also kidnapped…
EP Delegation Calls for Immediate End to Israeli Settlements, Demolitions
The European Parliament (EP’s) Delegation for relations with Palestine, expressed alarm at the deteriorating situation on the ground, calling for an immediate stop to Israeli expansion of settlements, and demolitions,…
Palestinian Woman Delayed Passage Out of Nahhalin While in Labor
Israeli military forces, on Friday, delayed passage for a Palestinian woman in labor out of the Bethlehem-area town of Nahhalin, as the army continued to seal the town following an…
Israel Continues to Breach Ceasefire by Targeting Gaza Fishermen
Israeli naval boats, on Saturday, continued to breach a truce agreement reached in August of 2014, under Egyptian auspices, opening heavy machine gunfire on Palestinian fishermen offshore, in the north…
Children in Closed Military Zone Enjoy Day of Fun Under the Shadow of Occupation
On February 13th, 2016, Youth Against Settlements in occupied al-Khalil (Hebron) organised a children’s activity in front of Shuhada Street checkpoint.02/13/16 | International Solidarity Movement | al-Khalil Team Around 50…
Israeli Soldiers Kill A Young Palestinian Woman In Hebron
Israeli Soldiers shot and killed, on Saturday, a young Palestinian woman, 18 years of age, near the Ibrahimi Mosque, in the southern West Bank city of Hebron. The army claimed…
Teen Detainee Used as Human Shield by Israeli Forces
According to Defense for Children International-Palestine (DCIP), Israeli soldiers took Ahmad Q., 17, from his home and compelled him, at gunpoint, to act as a human shield during clashes in…
Four Palestinians Injured Near Ramallah
Israeli soldiers shot and injured, Friday, four Palestinians during clashes near the Ofer Israeli detention center and military base, built on Palestinian lands in Betunia and Rafat towns, in the…
Israeli Forces Fire on Gaza Farmers
Israeli forces opened fire on Palestinian farmers east of al-Buriej refugee camp, in the central Gaza Strip, on Friday afternoon, locals said.The farmers were forces to leave the area, with…
“Faster than Ronaldo”: Palestinian Supporters Criticize Real Madrid Superstar (VIDEO)
Real Madrid superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has been a treading topic on social media since Wednesday, after posting on his personal social media accounts his new appearance in an Israeli commercial.…
The Deadly Logic of Palestinian Hunger Strikes
‘When you feel that all the doors are sealed, and you stand there humiliated and alone, knowing in advance that the court system is a charade, one is left with…
Obama to Sign Agreement Equating Settlements with Israel
US President Barack Obama reportedly intends to sign a sweeping trade agreement which includes provisions that fail to differentiate between Israel and illegal settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories, as…
This Week in Palestine Week 06 2016
Audio Link After Text Welcome to this Week in Palestine, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for February 5, to the 12, 2016. As Israeli right…
Soldiers Attack The Weekly Protest In Kafr Qaddoum
Several Palestinians have been injured, Friday, after Israeli soldiers used excessive force against the weekly protest in Kafr Qaddoum town, east of the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia.The Popular…
Israeli Soldiers Seriously Injure A Palestinian In Ni’lin
Israeli soldiers attacked, Friday, the weekly nonviolent protest against the Annexation Wall and Colonies, in Ni’lin village, west of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, wounding many Palestinians, including…
Dozens Injured As Israeli Soldiers Attack Weekly Nonviolent Protest In Bil’in
Israeli soldiers attacked, Friday, the weekly nonviolent protest against the Annexation Wall and colonies, held by Palestinian, Israeli and international peace activists, in Bil’in village, near the central West Bank…
Egypt Opens Rafah Border Crossing to Gaza Saturday and Sunday
The Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Palestinian Gaza Strip will be open Saturday and Sunday, February 13 – 14. The opening was ordered by Egyptian President Abdel Fatah…
PCHR Weekly Report: Two Palestinian children killed; 9 adults & 8 children wounded by Israeli troops
In its Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories for the week of 04- 10 February 2016, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) found…
Palestine Today 02 11 2016
Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Thursday, February 11, 2016. Israeli forces, destroyed over 40 Palestinian homes…
Former Israeli FM Director Vilified for Support of ‘Breaking the Silence’
Attendees of an Israeli Knesset Education Committee meeting, on Tuesday, called for the dismissal of former Foreign Ministry director Alon Liel, after the official criticized the Israeli right and supported…
EU Delegation Barred from Entering Gaza
A delegation from the European parliament was blocked by Israeli authorities from entering Gaza on Tuesday, the EU said in a statement.The delegation said, according to World Bulletin/Al Ray, that…
Gaza: Rights Groups Submit 2nd Communication to ICC
Four Palestinian human rights organizations submitted, on Wednesday, a second communication to the International Criminal Court (ICC) over Israeli war crimes and crimes against humanity perpetrated in August of 2014.According…
Palestinian Refugees Fleeing Syria Seek Home in Gaza
Palestinian refugee Heesham Ahmed El Khoranin and his family have already survived two Israeli assaults against the Gaza Strip, since he returned after fleeing from Syria in 2011.02/11/16 | International…
Israeli Politicians Resorting to Rhetoric to Incite Palestinians
The Director of Strategic Communications and Media at the Palestinian Prime Minister’s Office, Jamal Dajani, on Thursday, said that Israeli politicians have increased their rhetoric and incitement towards Palestinians.Dajani was…
Netanyahu to Fence Off All Occupied Lands
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has hinted that a reinforced fence may be set up around the entirety of the occupied territories, a fence which is similar to the one…
Mass Demolitions in Jordan Valley
Israeli forces, on Thursday, destroyed over 40 Palestinian homes and structures in the Tubas district of the occupied West Bank, as ongoing Israeli policies in the Jordan Valley continue to…
Including Four Children, Israeli Soldiers Kidnap Seven Palestinians In Jerusalem
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Wednesday at night and Thursday at dawn, several neighborhoods in occupied Jerusalem, and kidnapped seven Palestinians, including four children.The soldiers invaded Jerusalem’s Old City, searched homes…
Soldiers Kidnap Six Palestinians Near Jenin, One Near Nablus
Several Israeli military vehicles invaded, on Thursday at dawn, Qabatia town, south of Jenin, and kidnapped six Palestinians, while another Palestinian was kidnapped near Nablus, in the northern part of…
Soldiers Kidnap Three Palestinians In Hebron
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Thursday at dawn, several Palestinian communities, in the southern West Bank district of Hebron, invaded and searched homes, and kidnapped three Palestinians.Media sources in Hebron said…
Palestine Today 02 10 2016
Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Wednesday, February 10, 2016. Israeli troops kill a Palestinian child and…
Army Kills A Palestinian Child In Hebron
Israeli soldier killed, on Wednesday, a Palestinian child in the al-‘Arroub refugee camp, north of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, after several military vehicles invaded it.Dr. Sharif at-Tarda,…
Israeli Army Kidnaps 23 Palestinians
Israeli soldiers have kidnapped, late at night and on Wednesday at dawn, at least 23 Palestinians, including several children, in different parts of the occupied West Bank, mainly in Jerusalem…
Army Kidnaps Six Palestinians Bethlehem, One In Jenin
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Wednesday at dawn, the northern West Bank district of Jenin, and kidnapped one Palestinian, while six more were kidnapped by soldiers invading different parts of Bethlehem.…
Seven Palestinians Injured Near Bethlehem
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Tuesday evening, the town of Teqoua’, southeast of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, shot seven Palestinians, including two brothers, while at least twenty others suffered…
Palestine Today 02 09 2016
Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Tuesday, February 09, 2016. Qassam fighter dies in a tunnel accident…
Qassam Fighter Killed in Tunnel Collapse
A Hamas fighter was killed on Tuesday, when a tunnel collapsed on him, in the southern Gaza Strip, the Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas said. Al-Qassam identified the…
UPDATE: Israeli Forces Kidnap 18 Palestinians in West Bank and Jerusalem, including Minors
At least 18 Palestinians, including two minors, were on abducted by Israeli troops across the West Bank districts and Jerusalem, on Tuesday, most of them during predawn raids, according to…
Settler Wounded in Gush Etzion Stabbing
An Israeli settler was wounded in a stabbing attack in the illegal settlement bloc of Gush Etzion in the southern occupied West Bank on Tuesday, Israeli medical sources said.Israeli emergency…
Settlers Assault Shepherd near Hebron
Israeli settlers, on Tuesday, physically assaulted and injured a Palestinian shepherd in Masafer Yatta, a Bedouin area to the south of Hebron, while he was grazing sheep, according to local…
Al-Qeeq to be Transferred to Ramallah Hospital
On Wednesday, February 10th, 18:00, supporters will arrive at the hospital in Afula, accompanied by an ambulance and doctors, to transfer Mohammed Al-Qeeq for medical treatment in the Ramallah hospital.02/09/16…
Three Palestinian MKs Suspended
On Febuary 8th, the Knesset Ethics Committee suspended three Joint List Members of Knesset (MK) from the Knesset.Palestinian MKs Hanin Zoabi and Basel Ghattas were suspended from their duties for…
Palestinian Homes Demolished in Nablus Area
Israeli forces, on Tuesday, demolished more than 10 Palestinian homes and structures in the village of Khirbet Tana, east of Nablus, where residents have lived in an area declared as…
Army Kidnaps Seven Palestinians, Injures Many Others
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Tuesday at dawn, several areas in the occupied West Bank, including occupied Jerusalem, and kidnapped seven Palestinians.The soldiers invaded the southern West Bank city of Hebron,…
Report: Hamas Under Fire for Israeli Allegations of ISIL Affiliation
A senior Israel official alleged, on Monday, that Hamas has been providing medical treatment to Islamic State-affiliated fighters from Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, in claims which Hamas rejected as ‘baseless.’Yoav Mordechai,…
Campaign to Reconstruct Palestinian Demolished Homes Kick-Starts in West Bank
Palestinians, on Monday, launched a campaign to raise funds for the reconstruction of several demolished family homes of Palestinians killed by Israeli police in Jerusalem, since the beginning of October,…
UPDATE: 22 Kidnapped in Overnight Raids across West Bank, Jerusalem
Israeli forces abducted at least 22 Palestinians on Monday, during overnight raids in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem, according to reports by Israeli and Palestinian sources.Local sources told…