PCHR Warns of Consequences of Fuel Shortage at Gaza Hospitals
The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) warns of the disastrous and grave deterioration that may affect the Palestinian patients in the Gaza Strip due to the lack of fuel…
Israeli Attacks on Fishermen in the Gaza Sea
Israeli Naval forces continued to carry out attacks on Palestinian fishermen in the Gaza Strip during the reporting period[1] (1 – 30 September 2014), including 18 shooting incidents that resulted…
Child Killed In Northern Gaza
Palestinian medical sources have reported that a child was killed, after an undetonated explosive dropped by the Israeli army, during the latest aggression on Gaza, went off in Beit Hanoun,…
Palestine Today 10 22 2014
Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Wednesday, October 22nd, 2014. Israeli police kill a Palestinian in Jerusalem,…
Israeli Settlers Burn 100 Olive Trees near Nablus, Multiple Abductions in Gaza, West Bank
Israeli colonial settlers, in the town of Huwwara, to the south of Nablus, torched approximately 100 olive trees on Wednesday, according to local activist Ghassan Douglas.WAFA correspondence reports that a…
Palestinian Man Killed by Israeli Police in East Jerusalem
A Palestinian man was shot and killed by Israeli police, on Wednesday, following a suspected attack at a light rail station, near the occupied East Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah.An…
Palestinian Children Assaulted While in Israeli Custody
The PA’s Department of Prisoner’s Affairs said, today, that dozens of Palestinian minors jailed by Israel have recently been assaulted by prison authorities, during their time in custody.According to Ma’an…
Two Palestinians Kidnapped Near Jenin, One Near Bethlehem
Dozens of Israeli soldiers invaded, on Wednesday at dawn, the northern West Bank city of Jenin and several nearby towns, and kidnapped two Palestinians. One Palestinian was kidnapped near Bethlehem.Soldiers…
Four Palestinian Fishermen Kidnapped In Gaza Waters
Israeli navy boats attacked, on Wednesday morning, a Palestinian fishing boat close to the Gaza shore in the Sudaniyya area, north of Gaza City.Eyewitnesses said the navy fired rounds of…
VIDEO: Hebron’s Olive Harvest of Resistance
The Hebron Defence Committee organised a community work day near the Hebron-area village of Surif on land that is under threat of confiscation by the Israeli military. 10/22/14 | Alternative…
Palestine Today 10 21 2014
Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Tuesday, October 21st, 2014. Israeli soldiers demolish homes in Jerusalem and…
Human Rights Defender Abdallah Abu Rahma Receives Guilty Verdict from Military Court
On October 21st, Human Rights Defender Abdallah Abu Rahma was found guilty by an Israeli military court of “disturbing a soldier”.21st October 2014 | International Solidarity Movement | Bil’in “Demonstrating…
Homes Raided West of Ramallah, TV Cameraman Assaulted
Israeli forces, on Tuesday, raided a number of Palestinian houses in the village of Budrus, to the west of Ramallah, under the pretext of collecting ‘static data’.Al Ray Palestinian Media…
Ashrawi: ‘Israel is Transforming Jerusalem into Jewish City’
PLO Executive Committee Member Dr. Hanan Ashrawi says that Israel’s illegal steps in Jerusalem are “transforming it into an exclusively Jewish city” where Palestinian Christians and Muslims have now become…
Israeli Forces Demolish Houses in Jerusalem, Jordan Valley, Settler Outposts Constructed near Nablus
Three Palestinian homes and three structures used for livestock in al-Tur, to the east of the Old City of Jerusalem, were demolished by Israeli bulldozers on Tuesday.According to residents. bulldozers…
Soldiers Kidnapped 225 Palestinians In Three Weeks
The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) has reported that Israeli soldiers have kidnapped 225 Palestinians in the last three weeks, in different parts of the occupied West Bank. Israel also issued…
Soldiers Invade Budrus Village
Dozens of soldiers invaded, on Tuesday at dawn, the village of Budrus, west of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, broke into several homes, took pictures of them, and…
VIDEO: Soldiers Detain Developmentally Disabled Child in Hebron
On October 19th, Israeli soldiers briefly detained a developmentally disabled Palestinian boy, who is under the age of criminal responsibility, on suspicion that he had thrown stones. The boy, A.…
Protesters challenge Israeli basketball tour in Ohio, Oregon
Basketball fans joined with human rights supporters in several U.S. towns to call for a boycott of Israeli sports teams, and to challenge what they call a ‘public relations tour’…
Netanyahu: Jerusalem Construction to Continue
Israel’s construction in Jerusalem will continue, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday, speaking at the inauguration of a new road to be named after the late Prime Minister Yitzhak…
Israeli Forces Destroy Palestinian-owned Car Wash near Bethlehem
Forces, on Monday, demolished a Palestinian-owned shed being used as a car wash shop in the town of al-Khader, to the south of Bethlehem, according to security sources.The car wash,…
Israeli Policy of Segregation Continues to Dominate Occupied East Jerusalem and West Bank
The Israeli parliament of the Knesset is expected to decide on a new bill, this coming month, which would impose both a temporal and spatial division of al-Aqsa Mosque compound…
Why is the United Nations Doing Business with G4S?
Excerpts from an open letter to United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, by Kali Rubaii for Friends of Sabeel—North America:In early September, I accompanied an Iraqi friend to the United Nations…
Palestine Today 10 20 2014
Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Monday, October 20th, 2014. Israeli settlers take over Palestinian homes in…
Forces Raid Rimon Desert Prison
Israeli special forces broke into section five of Rimon prison, yesterday, as part of a regular abusive search campaign, according to the Palestinian Prisoners Studies Center.Al Ray reports that dozens…
Bakr Saad Sentenced to 2 Years Imprisonment With Fine
Ahrar Center recently announced that Israel’s Ofer court has sentenced prisoner Bakr Sa’ad to two years of imprisonment, with a fine of 4,000 shekels (About $1,070) and a stay of…
Settlers, Soldiers, Take Over Buildings, Land, In Silwan
Dozens of armed Israeli settlers and soldiers occupied, on Monday at dawn, two apartment buildings and a land, in the Batn al-Hawa area, in Silwan town, south of the al-Aqsa…
Seven Palestinians Kidnapped In West Bank Monday
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Monday at dawn, various communities in different parts of the occupied West Bank, and kidnapped seven Palestinians, including a journalist, after invading their homes and ransacking…
TV Report On Palestinian Child Rammed To Death By A Settler’s Car
Ali Dar Ali – Palestine TV – Enas Dar Khalil did not want to wake up that day to go to school, but she had no idea what was awaiting…
PCHR Report On Israeli Violations In Occupied Palestine
The Palestinian Centre For Human Rights (PCHR) published its weekly report on Israeli violations against the Palestinians in occupied Palestine in the period between October 2 to October 15.The report…
VIDEO: Israeli Border Police Attack Non-violent Protest in Hebron
Today, at the Salaymeh checkpoint in Hebron, Israeli border police detained three Palestinian men, checking their ID cards and making them remove their belts. One Palestinian was detained for around…
Student Workers at University of California Support Palestine
The Joint Council of the Union of Academic Workers – UAW 2865, a body made up of 83 elected officers who oversee the affairs of the 13,000 member-strong student-worker union…
Protesters Suffer from Teargas Fired by Israeli Soldiers in Salfit
Clashes took place between Palestinian youth and Israeli soldiers who stormed Dakhliya street, in Salfit, Sunday morning, with many reported cases of tear gas inhalation, including journalist Khalid Maali.According to…
15 Palestinians Kidnapped, Several Summoned for Interrogation by Israeli Forces
Israeli forces, on Sunday, kidnapped at least 15 Palestinians from the occupied West Bank, including a physically disabled ex-detainee, while summoning one for interrogation, according to reports by media and…
AIC: ‘Meaningless Dispute Between Obama, Netanyahu’
Big words were used in this latest dispute about Israel’s public announcement concerning construction of 2610 new housing units in Givat Hamatos. A US spokesperson said the decision would “distance…
Abu Zurhi Denounces Abbas’ Call for Defending Al-Aqsa
An official from the Gaza-based Palestinian political faction Hamas, on Saturday, downplayed an earlier call by Palestinian President and PA leader, Mahmoud Abbas, for Palestinians to stay at al-Aqsa Mosque…
Glick and Settlers Continue to Raid Al-Aqsa Compound
Israeli settlers known as “Students for the Temple Mount”, on Sunday, again broke into Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, under the protection of special police guards.WAFA correspondence from the Old City, in…
Palestinian Child Dies of Wounds Inflicted by Settler Car
5-year-old Einas Khalil, who was struck by an Israeli settler vehicle, earlier on Sunday, has succumbed to her wounds, according to medics.The girl died after being hit by a car…
A Week After Cairo Conference, UNRWA Steps Up Recovery and Reconstruction Efforts in Gaza
A week after the Cairo conference and the recent visits to Gaza by the Palestinian Prime Minister, Rami Hamdallah and UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, UNRWA is scaling up its…
Five, Including A Physically Challenged Man, Kidnapped In Hebron
Several Israeli military vehicles invaded, on Sunday at dawn, Hebron city, in the southern part of the West Bank and Beit Ummar nearby town, broke into a number of homes,…
Clashes Renew In Occupied Jerusalem
Palestinian medical sources said several residents have been injured by army fire in renewed clashes that took place with Israeli soldiers invading various neighborhoods and towns in the occupied city.…
VIDEO: Israeli Settlers Invade Agricultural Lands in Hebron
Early Saturday morning around 30 settlers trespassed on Mohammad Sadiq Knebi’s land in Tel Rumeida, Hebron, and destroyed his protective fence. According to the International Solidarity Movement, the fence was…
Palestinians, Activists, Attacked And Prevented From Rehabilitating Agricultural Land
Israeli soldiers attacked, Saturday, dozens of Palestinian residents and international peace activists, and prevented them from rehabilitating an agricultural land in al-Harabala Hill, in Surif Town, northwest of the southern…
International Middle East Media Center back on-line after DoS Attack
The website of the International Middle East Media Center (IMEMC) is back online after the Palestinian news service, under the auspices of the Palestinian Centre for Rapprochement between People, was…
Palestinians Dismantle Illegal Settler Outpost
Today Palestinians and international activists participated in a Palestinian village community action which involved reaching an area of their land which has been declared a closed military zone. 12th October…
Sick Palestinian Detainees Face Death in Israeli Prisons
Palestinian Minister of Prisoners’ Affairs, Issa Qaraqe, has warned that sick Palestinian prisoners are facing death in Israeli prisons, due to deliberate medical negligence by the Israeli prison administration.The ministry…
Several Injured as Israeli Forces Raid Villages, Disperse Weekly Protests
Israeli soldiers again attacked weekly peaceful marches which took place in several Palestinian villages and towns, across the occupied West Bank.PNN reports that, during Friday’s weekly demonstration in Bil’in, near…
Settlers Cut Around 50 Olive Trees Near Bethlehem
A number of extremist Israeli settlers invaded, on Saturday, Palestinian olive orchard in the al-Jab’a village, southwest of Bethlehem, and cut nearly 50 olive trees.Resident Ibrahim Abu Lateefa said he…
Palestinian Injured After Settlers Attacked And Strangled Him
A number of fanatic Israeli settlers attacked, on Friday evening, a young Palestinian man from Jerusalem, and attempted to strangle him to death, while working at the Rimonim Shalom Hotel,…
Thousands Attend Funeral of Slain Palestinian Child
In the central West Bank village of Beit Laqiya, this Friday, thousands of people attended the funeral of 13-year-old Bahaa Samir Badir, who was shot dead by Israeli soldiers on…
Palestinians Injured in Hebron Clashes
Two Palestinian youth were injured by Israeli fire during clashes which erupted in the town of Khirbet Safa, to the north of Hebron, on Wednesday evening.Clashes erupted between Palestinian youth…
CPS: No Prosecution of Galloway Over ‘Israel-free Zone’ Comments
The UK’s Crown Prosecution Service has confirmed that Bradford-West MP George Galloway will not be charged over a speech in made in Leeds, this past August, which asserted that Bradford…
This Week in Palestine Week 42 2014
Audio Link After The Text Welcome to this Week in Palestine, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for October 11th, to the 17th, 2014. This week…
Settlers Storm The Ibrahim Mosque In Hebron
A number of fanatic Israeli settlers invaded, late on Thursday at night, the Ishaqiyya area of the Ibrahimi Mosque in the southern West Bank city of Hebron, designated for Muslim…
Two Palestinians Attacked By Settlers In Jerusalem
A number of extremist Israeli settlers held two young Palestinian men in Jerusalem, and violently assaulted them, until the police arrived at the scene, and released them.The WAFA News Agency…
Overnight Clashes Take Place In Occupied Jerusalem
Overnight clashes took place in different neighborhood in and alleys of the Old City of occupied East Jerusalem, after the army closed the al-Aqsa Mosque, preventing all Muslim worshipers below…
Detainee Continues His Strike For 28th Day
A Palestinian political prisoner from Sielet ath-Thaher, south of the northern West Bank city of Jenin, has entered his 28th consecutive day of his hunger strike in an Israeli detention…
Child Detainees Continue to Face Abuse and Torture
Palestinian detainee, Rami al-‘Alami, who supervises Palestinian children held at the ‘Ofer Israeli military prison, told a lawyer of the Palestinian Detainees’ Committee that around 100 children are held in…
Palestine Today 10 15 2014
Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Wednesday, October 115th, 2014. Israeli soldiers attack worshipers in Jerusalem and settlers destroy water wells…
Palestine Today 10 16 2014
Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Thursday, October 16th, 2014 Israeli troops kill a Palestinian child near Ramallah, and Palestinian police…
Palestinian Child Killed by Israeli Army Gunfire near Ramallah
Palestinian sources announced, on Thursday night, that a Palestinian boy died of wounds he sustained during clashes at the village of Beit Liqia, near the central west Bank city of…
Palestinian Man Killed During Hebron PA Raid, Youth Kidnapped by Israeli Forces near Bethlehem
Palestinian Authority security forces killed a 25-year-old man, early this morning, during a raid in the southern West Bank city of Hebron.Security officials informed Ma’an News Agency that clashes broke…
India Pledges $4 Million for Gaza’s Reconstruction
The Government of India has pledged $4 million in contributions to the Palestinian National Early Recovery and Reconstruction Plan for Gaza, designed by the Palestinian Authority, according to a Thursday…
International Delegation Arrives in Gaza to Observe Reconstruction
Head of the Palestinian Businessmen Association, Mr. Ali Al-Hayek, stated that a delegation of international observers arrived on Wednesday, to the Gaza Strip, to monitor the Gaza reconstruction process.According to…
Ya’alon Confirms Israeli Agenda of Pro-colonization, Anti-Palestinian State
Israel’s Deputy Prime Minister, Moshe Ya’alon, outlined the nature of official Israeli government policy in an interview with Israeli ‘Hayom’ newspaper on October 15th, 2014. The PNN extracts from his…
MADA: Over 80% of Palestinian Journalists Self-Censor
The Palestinian Center for Development and Media Freedoms (MADA) released a report, on Thursday, estimating that over 80 percent of Palestinian journalists were engaged in self-censorship.The group released a report…
War on Independent Media by “Security Agencies” and Corporations Continues
The unprecedented harassment of independent media and journalists continues as the International Middle East Media Center (IMEMC) has been targeted by a DOS attack. The independent news agency’s website was…
Israeli Settlers Damage Wells in the Jordan Valley
Dozens of Israeli settlers damaged Palestinian-owned water wells in the Khirbet Samra area of the Jordan Valley, a local official said on Wednesday.Aref Daraghma, head of a local village council,…
Palestinian PM Urges International Community to Protect Holy Sites
In light of escalated violations by Israeli forces and settlers against al-Aqsa Mosque and other holy sites, including Christian, Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah is urging the international community to protect…
17 Palestinians Kidnapped, Many Injured, In Jerusalem
Israeli soldiers and police officers kidnapped, on Wednesday evening, at least seventeen Palestinians near the al-Aqsa Mosque, in occupied East Jerusalem, while many residents have been injured, in renewed clashes.Local…
3 Children Injured by Unexploded Israeli Bomb
Three Palestinian children were injured, Tuesday evening, in an explosion from a sound bomb which was left by Israeli forces in the Hebron district.Clashes had previously erupted between Palestinians citizens…
Netanyahu Tries to Persuade Ki-moon to Halt International Investigation on Gaza
Israeli media reported, today, that PM Benjamin Netanyahu tried to convince UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon to eliminate the international investigation regarding the latest Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip.According to…
Fanatic MK Calls For Firing Arab MK Tibi From Knesset
Israeli Member of Knesset (MK) Miri Regev of the Likud Party of Benjamin Netanyahu called for firing Arab (MK) Dr. Ahmad Tibi from the Knesset, and to strip him from…
Stories from Burin During the Olive Harvest
On Monday, three Palestinians were picking olives in Burin. Their field was in a very exposed area, right between an illegal settlement, a military checkpoint, and a security detention centre.…
AUDIO: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in Gaza
(Full transcript of Ban’s Gaza press encounter below audio track.)via Christopher Gunness Spokesperson, Director of Advocacy and Strategic Communications UNRWA | Office of the Commissioner General | Jerusalem t: +972…
Palestinian Prisoner on Hunger Strike for Over 3 Weeks
35-year-old Raed Moussa, currently being held in an Israeli prison, has been on hunger strike for nearly a month, now, in protest against being held without charge or trial for…
68 Palestinian Migrants Deported Back to Gaza
Egyptian authorities deported 68 Palestinians back to Gaza, yesterday, after they attempted to migrate from Alexandria to Europe.The migrants were found in the Mediterranean port city by security forces and…
Six Kidnapped, Several Assaulted as Israeli Violations Continue Across the West Bank
As UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon toured the Gaza Strip, on Tuesday, urging a revival of peace talks between Israeli and Palestinian political factions, armed Israeli aggression against Palestinians continued in…
Israeli Naval Vessels Fire on Palestinian Fishermen
Israeli gunboats have again opened fire on Palestinian fishing boats off Gaza city shores, on Tuesday, at dawn.According to Walla Hebrew news site, Israelis opened live fire on the fishermen…
Ban Ki-moon Visits Gaza
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon made a brief visit to the war-torn Gaza Strip, on Tuesday, just two days after international donor states pledged some $5.4 billion in reconstruction aid, following…
Children Injured by Israeli Soldiers in Aida Camp
On Sunday, October 12, Israeli forces stormed Aida refugee camp without any provocation and began shooting tear gas, sound bombs and rubber-coated steel bullets at children in the streets.According to…
Undercover Forces Kidnap Four Palestinian Children In Jerusalem
Local sources in occupied East Jerusalem have reported that undercover soldiers of the Israeli military kidnapped, on Sunday evening, four Palestinian children in the city, while Palestinian youth managed to…
Palestinian Injured Near Nablus
Palestinian medical sources have reported that a young Palestinian man was shot and injured in his face during an Israeli military invasion on Tuesday, at dawn, into the al-Far’a refugee…
Settlers Torch A Mosque Near Nablus, Write Racist Graffiti
A number of fanatic Israeli settlers invaded a mosque, shortly after midnight on Tuesday, in ‘Aqraba village, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, torched parts of it…
Transcript of President Abbas’ Speech At The Cairo Donors Conference for Gaza Reconstruction
In the name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate Your Excellency President Abdel Fattah Al Sissi President of the Arab Republic of Egypt Your Excellency Mr. Børge Brende, Minister of…
VIDEO: Norwegian Doctor Mads Gilbert on Palestine
Dr. Mads Gilbert (b. June 2, 1947) is a Norweigan doctor who struggled and insisted to enter Gaza during the recent Israeli Assault last July, the Palestinian News Network reports.…
Ki-moon Denounces Israel Settlements; Krähenbühl: Gaza Siege Must Be Lifted
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, on Monday, expressed strong dissent to Israeli settlement building and warned against ‘provocations’ at Jerusalem’s holy sites, calling for renewed peace talks in order to avoid…
Video: Extremist Settlers Caught On Camera Attacking Israeli Peace Activists
The incident caught on camera in this video took place on Saturday, October 11, 2014, near Mitspe Yair illegal Israeli settlement outpost, in the South Hebron hills, in the Hebron…
Palestine Today – 10 14 2014
Palestine Today 10 14 2014 Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Tuesday, October 14th, 2014. Israeli soldiers injures a Palestinian youth…
Palestine Today – October 13th, 2014
Audio report for Palestine Today 10/13/14 MP3 – 3:09
British Parliament Moves to Recognize Palestinian State
British Parliament voted in favor of a non-binding motion for official recognition of the state of Palestine, Monday.Haaretz daily newspaper reports that the vote was decided by a majority of…
Israel Arrests Leading BDS Activist in Hebron
The Israeli army arrested Hebron city council member Faruk A’shur on October 8th, later placing him in administrative detention for three months. He is a major proponent of Boycott, Divestment…
US Announces Additional Aid for Palestinians
United States Secretary of State John Kerry announced, on Monday, $414 million in US assistance to the Palestinians.This will include more than $212 million that will be delivered through USAID,…
Dozens Injured As Soldiers Storm Al-Aqsa Mosque In Occupied Jerusalem
Dozens of Israeli soldiers and police officers invaded, on Monday morning, the al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem, and fired gas bombs, concussion grenades, and rubber-coated metal bullets. The invasion…
Cairo Conference: Billions in Aid Promised for Gaza Reconstruction, Abbas Meets with Kerry
Global donors pledged several billions of dollars in aid to the devastated Gaza Strip, on Sunday, despite warnings that the coastal enclave remained a ‘tinderbox’, following Israel’s relentless bombardament of…
Child Injured By Army Fire In Bethlehem
Palestinian medical sources have reported, on Sunday evening, a child was shot in the head by an Israeli rubber-coated metal bullet, fired by soldiers invading the ‘Aida refugee camp, north…
Administration In Negev Detention Camp Escalates Assaults
The Palestinian Committee of Detainee has reported that Israeli soldiers have escalated their attacks against Palestinian political prisoner, held at the Negev Detention camp, under arbitrary Administrative Detention orders without…
Soldiers Kidnap Nine Palestinians In The West Bank
Israeli soldiers kidnapped on Sunday, at dawn and during morning hours, nine Palestinians, including a child, in different parts of the occupied West Bank, during various military invasions and home…
Young Man Dies Of Wounds Suffered During Gaza Offensive
Palestinian medical sources in occupied East Jerusalem have reported that a young man died, on Friday, of wounds suffered during the latest Israeli onslaught on the besieged Gaza Strip.The man,…
Officials Arrive In Cairo For Gaza Reconstruction Conference
Secretary-General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon, arrived in the Egyptian capital of Cairo, on Saturday, to attend the Sunday meeting for rebuilding the Gaza Strip which was recently ravaged…