Experts: Israel Eyeing ‘One-And-A-Half-State’ Solution
Many political observers saw U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry‘s recent visit to the Middle East — where he met both Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas…
Israeli Planes Spray Crop-killing Pesticides on Gaza Farmland
Israeli planes reportedly sprayed agricultural crops along the Gaza border, on Wednesday, with pesticides that have been killing off crops for the third day in a row, the general manager…
Israeli Settlers Flood Hebron Lands with Wastewater
Israeli settlers from the illegal Metarim industrial zone, located to the east of Dhahiriya, south of Hebron, flooded land belonging to Palestinians.Bahjat Jabarin, Project and Proposal Manager of Environmental Quality…
VIDEO: Extremists Celebrate Wedding by Stabbing Photo of Ali Dawabsha
Israeli Media has released a video showing a wedding celebration, in which a masked Orthodox youth is holding up a firebomb while another is seen stabbing a photo of Ali…
Young Marah is Fighting Medical Negligence to Get Her High School Diploma
As they left the gate of their school, residing at the western area of Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood in east Jerusalem, Marah Bakeer, a student in her last year of high…
Former Shin Bet Chief Backs ‘Breaking the Silence’
The former head of Israel’s Shin Bet intelligence agency has publicly backed a group of former soldiers under fire for whistle blowing on alleged abuses by the Israeli army. Former…
Bethlehem-area Village Cut Off by Military for Weeks
The movement of residents in Ras Al-Wad, southwest of Bethlehem, has been sealed off for weeks by Israeli military forces, locals said Wednesday.A resident said that forces closed off the…
VIDEO: Dr. Tibi’s Response to Racist Anti-Christian Statement by Gopstein
This video is from a speech made by Arab Member of Knesset, Dr. Ahmad Tibi, head of the Arab Movement for Change, who denounced recent racist statements of the leader…
Palestine Today 12 23 2015
Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Wednesday, December 23, 2015. Two Palestinian youth killed in Jerusalem and…
Several Students Injured In Hebron
Several students suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation, Thursday, after Israeli soldiers fired many gas bombs on them in Hebron city, in nearby Beit Ummar town, in the southern…
Two Palestinians And Two Israelis Killed In Jerusalem
Israeli sources have reported, Wednesday, that the police killed two Palestinians after carrying out a stabbing attack in Jerusalem, and that one Israeli died of stab wounds, and the other…
Palestine Today 12 22 2015
Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Tuesday, December 22, 2015. Israeli troops target and injuries Gaza Farmers…
45 Olive Trees Destroyed by Settlers
Tuesdays evening, Israeli settlers from the illegal settlement of Ma’ale Levona, north of Ramallah, have destroyed 45 olive trees owned by Majed Daraghme from al-Leban al-Sharqiya town, south of Nablus.Zakaria…
Abbas: Palestinian State Passports to be Issued in 2016
PA President Mahmoud Abbas says that his government is set to change the name it uses on passports from ‘Palestinian Authority’ to ‘State of Palestine’.Following a Monday meeting with Greek…
After 2,000 Years, Christians Disappearing from Gaza
Dim lighting and candles softly illuminate decorative tapestries as the smell of incense fills the air and the harmonic sound of hundreds singing in unison drifts onto a busy street…
A Crushed Generation: Photography under Siege in Gaza
Taghreed has never been outside Gaza. Her family was exiled to the impoverished Gaza Strip when Palestine was ethnically cleansed, to make room for the state of Israel in 1948.She…
VIDEO: Bethlehem Olive Tree Killed by Apartheid Wall Lit Up for Christmas
The Popular Struggle Coordination Committee (PSCC), on Monday evening, lit up an olive tree that was uprooted by the Israeli occupation in Bir Ouna valleys, Beit Jala town, Bethlehem.The tree…
Army Injures Three Palestinians In Central Gaza
Medical sources have reported that three Palestinians were injured, on Tuesday evening, after Israeli soldiers opened fire on several residents, east of the al-Boreij refugee camp, in central Gaza.Eyewitnesses said…
Greek Parliament Passes Unanimous Vote Recognizing Palestine
The Greek Parliament unanimously voted, Tuesday, officially recognizing the state of Palestine. President Mahmoud Abbas, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, and various officials, attended the vote.The Palestinian Authority thanked Greece…
Soldiers Kidnap Ten Gaza Fishers, Woman Injured By Army Fire In Khan Younis
Israeli Navy ships attacked, Tuesday, several Palestinian fishing boats, close to the Gaza City shore, opened fire on them, before kidnapping ten fishers, and confiscated their boats. Woman injured by…
Army Kidnaps Fifteen Palestinians In The West Bank
The Israeli military invaded, on Tuesday at dawn, dozens of homes in different districts of the occupied West Bank, and kidnapped at least fifteen Palestinians, including two children.Several Israeli military…
Israeli Navy Kidnaps Four Fishers In Gaza Waters
Israeli navy ships attacked, late on Monday at night, several Palestinian fishing boats, in the Beit Lahia sea area, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip, and kidnapped four…
Leader of Right-Wing Israeli Group Calls Christians ‘Blood-Sucking Vampires’
The leader of the right-wing group Lehava, which calls for the expulsion of non-Jews from Israel, has issued a statement that Christians, like Muslims, should be violently removed from the…
Two Palestinian-Americans killed in December – no U.S. government response
The U.S. government has yet to respond to the killing of two of its citizens by the Israeli military over the past three weeks – the latest being Mohammad Abdul-Rahman…
Family Suffocates After Israeli Fanatics Hurled Gas Bombs Into Their Home
A group of fanatic Israeli colonizers hurled, on Tuesday at dawn, several gas bombs into a Palestinian home, in Beitello village, west of the central West Bank city of Ramallah,…
Palestine Today 12 21 2015
Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Monday, December 21, 2015. Israeli troops injures a Palestinian child in…
Dual-citizen Suspects in the Douma Killings
In July of 2015, two parents and their 18-month-old son were burned to death when a group of Israelis threw firebombs at the Dawabsha family’s home in the village of…
Douma Murder Suspects Released
The Israeli Supreme Court is to release, on Monday, two Israelis accused of burning the Dawabsha family in the village of Douma, occupied Nablus, four months ago.Israeli public radio stated,…
14-year-old Palestinian Boy Injured by Israeli Fire
Israeli forces shot and wounded a 14-year-old Palestinian boy with live fire during clashes in the outskirts of Silwad, in eastern Ramallah, on Monday afternoon, according to medics.Ambulance crews said…
Army Kidnaps 26 Palestinians In The West Bank
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Monday, twenty-six Palestinians in different districts of the occupied West Bank, during extensive military invasions and searches of homes and property, the Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS)…
Greece To Officially Recognize Palestinian State
The government of Greece has announced that it will officially recognize the Palestinian state in a parliament session on Tuesday that will include the participation of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.…
UN : “Stop unacceptable harassment of human rights defenders in occupied Palestinian Territory”
United Nations independent experts have expressed grave concerns at continued reports that human rights defenders are being subjected to physical attacks, harassment, arrest and detention, and death threats, particularly in…
Ashrawi on Former ICC Chief Prosecutor’s Settlement Comments
It was recently reported in the Jerusalem Post that former Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Louis Moreno-Ocampo, allegedly claimed that the Israeli High Court’s rulings could safeguard…
Soldiers Kidnap A Former Political Prisoner In Silwad
Israeli soldiers have kidnapped, on Monday morning, a former political prisoner in Silwad town, east of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, and invaded the home of a Palestinian,…
Israeli Soldiers Kidnap A Palestinian In Bethlehem, Injure Many Residents
Several Israeli military vehicles invaded, on Monday morning, the Deheishe refugee camp, south of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, kidnapped a former political prisoner, and injured many Palestinians.The soldiers…
Army Kidnaps Eleven Palestinians In Hebron
Israeli soldiers have kidnapped, earlier on Monday morning, eleven Palestinians from different parts of the southern West Bank district of Hebron, installed roadblocks and searched dozens of cars.Media sources in…
Israeli Forces Fire on Tulkarem University Students
At least 9 Palestinian students were shot and injured on Sunday, when clashes broke out with Israeli forces outside a university in the occupied West Bank city of Tulkarem.Clashes erupted…
Spanish University Boycotts Israel
The deanship at the Central University of Barcelona (UAB) announced the official boycott of Israel, with the cut of all kinds of communication and relations with the Israeli universities and…
Hebron: Palestinian Girl Shot over Alleged Stab Attempt
Israeli forces, Sunday afternoon, opened fire on a Palestinian girl after they claimed she initiated a stab attempt near the container checkpoint, Hebron.Eyewitnesses said that the girl, unidentified as of…
Rockets Strike Northern Israel Following Damascus Air Raid
Sirens sounded, Sunday, before three rockets landed in open areas of northern Israel, according to the army.Forces were reported by Ma’an to be searching the area following the attack. No…
Israel Assassinates Senior Hezbollah Leader In Syria
The Israeli Air Force assassinated, on Saturday at night, the former political prisoner and senior Hezbollah leader, Samir al-Kuntar, in an air strike in the Jermana area of the Syrian…
Two Children Injured By Israeli Army Fire In Qalandia
Palestinian medical sources have reported, Saturday, that two children were shot and injured by Israeli army fire, in the Qalandia refugee camp, north of occupied Jerusalem. Two Palestinians injured near…
Shin Bet: Jewish Terrorists Out to ‘Violently Overthrow’ Israeli Government
Israel’s domestic security agency Shin Bet, on Thursday, cautioned that a Jewish terror organization is seeking to “violently overthrow” the Israeli government, Israeli media reported.Israeli media across the board described…
Settlers Beat Farmer and Son near Bethlehem
Israeli settlers, Saturday morning, physically assaulted and briefly detained a Palestinian farmer and his son in Tuqu‘ town, southeast of Bethlehem, said a municipal source.WAFA correspondence reported head of Tuqu‘…
Gaza Siege: No Deal with Ankara
On Thursday, it was reported that Israel and Turkey, in secret talks in Switzerland, had reached ‘understandings’ to normalize ties that were downgraded, in the aftermath of the 2010 Mavi…
Stabbing Attack Reported near Tel Aviv, One Palestinan Detained
A Palestinian from the occupied West Bank reportedly injured three Israelis in a stabbing attack which occurred in the town of Raanana north of Tel Aviv, Israeli police said.Israeli police…
Palestinian killed in village near Ramallah; third Palestinian killed on Friday
A 33-year old man died Friday of wounds sustained earlier in the day during an Israeli military invasion into the town of Sinjel, near Ramallah.The man, identified as Nash’at ‘Asfour,…
List of Palestinians Killed Between Oct. 1 and Dec. 18
The Following is a list of names of all Palestinians shot and killed by Israeli fire in the occupied West Bank, including Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip, including one in…
This Week in Palestine Week 51 2015
Audio Link After Text Welcome to this Week in Palestine, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for December 12, to the 18, 2015. This week, Israeli…
Army Kills Two Palestinians In Khan Younis And Ramallah
Israeli soldiers killed, on Friday evening, two Palestinians in Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, and in Silwad town, northeast of the central West Bank city…
Several Palestinians Injured In Kafr Qaddoum
Many Palestinians suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation, on Friday, after Israeli soldiers attacked dozens of Palestinian protesters in Kafr Qaddoun, in the northern West Bank district of Qalqilia,…
Two Palestinians Injured Near Ramallah
Two Palestinians were injured, one seriously, during clashes with Israeli soldiers invading Sinjel town, north of the central West Bank city of Ramallah. Many residents suffered the effects of tear…
Soldiers Injure 17 Palestinians In Gaza
Palestinians medical sources have reported, Friday, that Israeli soldiers shot and injured seventeen Palestinians, one seriously, after the army attacked protesters close to border areas, in different parts of the…
Five Palestinians Injured Near Nablus, One North Of Jerusalem
At least five Palestinians were injured, Friday, during clashes with Israeli soldiers invading Beit Forik town, east of the northern West Bank city of Nablus. The army also injured another…
Updated: Army Injures Ten Palestinians In Bethlehem
Medical sources have reported, Friday, that ten Palestinians were injured, and many suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation, near the northern entrance of Bethlehem city. The Palestinians were marching…
Updated: Five Injured In Ni’lin Weekly Nonviolent Protest
Israeli soldiers attacked, Friday, the weekly nonviolent protest against the illegal Israeli Annexation Wall and settlements, in Ni’lin village, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, wounding five, while…
Soldiers Attack The Weekly Nonviolent Protest In Bil’in
The Popular Committee against the Wall and Settlements, in Bil’in village, in the central West Bank district of Ramallah, has reported that Israeli soldiers used excessive force against the weekly…
Army Kidnaps Four Palestinians In Hebron
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Friday, four Palestinians in the towns of Yatta and Bani Neim, in the southern West Bank district of Hebron.Dozens of soldiers invaded Yatta town, searched several…
Israeli Soldiers Kidnap 16 Palestinians In The West Bank
Israeli soldiers invaded several Palestinian communities, in different parts of the occupied West Bank, broke into and searched dozens of homes, and kidnapped 16 Palestinians.Dozens of soldiers invaded the Qalandia…
PCHR Weekly Report: 6 Palestinians dead from Israeli attacks; 96 wounded
In its Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories for the week of 10 – 16 December 2015, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR)…
Army Carries Out A Limited Invasion In Southern Gaza
Several Israeli military bulldozers and tanks carried out, on Friday morning, a limited invasion into the al-Qarara area, north of Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip.The…
Quartet Reiterates Call for Significant Steps ‘On the Ground’
From December 16 to 17, envoys of the Middle East Quartet met in Jerusalem and Ramallah, with Israeli and Palestinian counterparts.According to a press release the Palestine News Network received,…
Live Rounds Used against Protestors West of Ramallah
Israeli army forces, on Thursday, targeted four Palestinian youth with live rounds during a raid into Beit Liqia, west of Ramallah.Medical sources, according to WAFA correspondence, that clashes broke out…
VIDEO: Activists Disrupt Jerusalem Quartet
The Jerusalem Quartet, an Israeli string quartet that has toured around the world and received numerous awards, recently performed in Lisbon, Portugal.During the performance, BDS activists disrupted the concert by…
PPS: Ex-detainee Tells of Torture in Israeli Prison
On his first speech after being released, Palestinian ex-detainee Waseem Marouf has asserted that Israeli forces and jailers tortured him while in their custody. The Palsestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS) reported…
Rocket Fired from Gaza following Border Raid
A rocket was fired from the Gaza Strip on Thursday, landing in an open area in southern Israel, according to the Israeli army.An Israeli army spokesperson told Ma’an News Agency…
Palestine Today 12 17 2015
Audio Link after Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Thursday, December 17, 2015. Israeli troops kill a Palestinian youth at…
Soldiers Kill A Palestinian Child, South Of Nablus
Israeli soldiers shot and killed, on Thursday morning, a Palestinian child near the Huwwara roadblock, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, allegedly after he attempted to stab…
Army Kidnaps Five Palestinians In Hebron, Jenin And Jerusalem
At least three Palestinians were kidnapped in Hebron, on Thursday at dawn, one in Jenin, and a woman in occupied Jerusalem, after the Israeli military invaded many Palestinian areas in…
Soldiers Invade Various Areas In Ramallah, Kidnap Five Palestinians
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Thursday at dawn, several villages and refugee camps, in the Ramallah and al-Biereh District, in the occupied West Bank, searched many homes causing excessive damage, and…
Four Palestinians Injured In Gaza
Palestinian medical sources in the Gaza Strip have reported that four residents were injured, on Wednesday evening, after Israeli soldiers fired shells into farmlands, east of Khan Younis, in the…
Palestinian Teen Injured By Israeli Army Fire In Bethlehem
Medical sources in Bethlehem has reported that a Palestinian teen was shot and injured, on Wednesday at night, in the al-‘Obeyyat area east of Bethlehem, after Israeli soldiers invaded it,…
Young Palestinian Woman Dies Of Wounds Suffered On October 23
Palestinian medical sources have reported, on Wednesday afternoon, that a young woman, who was shot in the head, by the Israeli army fire, on November 23, while in a car…
Israel Approves 891 Units in Gilo Colony; Confiscates 102 Dunams From Beit Sahour
The Israeli “Construction and Planning Committee,’ of the Jerusalem City Council, has approved the construction of 891 units in Gilo colony, which was constructed on Palestinian lands, in the Bethlehem…
Gaza Farmer Injured by Israeli Fire
Israeli forces shot and injured a Palestinian farmer south east of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, the Ministry of Health said.The 20-year-old farmer sustained moderate injuries in the…
Palestinian Detainees Launch Hunger Strike
Five Palestinian detainees, including two females, have begun a hunger strike in protest of living conditions and Israel’s arbitrary administrative detention policy, the committee of prisoners and ex-prisoners said.The committee…
UN Secretary-General Accuses Israel of ‘Breeding’ Palestinian Attacks
This past Tuesday, in Jakarta, Indonesia, the International Conference on the Question of Jerusalem was organized by the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People,…
Tanweer Cultural Centre in Nablus Raided at Night, Equipment Stolen and Damaged
On the night of the 10th of December, the Israeli forces raided the Palestinian cultural Centre Tanweer, near the old city of Nablus, and stole hardwares, wifi keys and a…
Palestine Today 12 16 2015
Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Wednesday, December 16, 2015. Israeli attacks targeting the West Bank and…
Israel Plunders Palestine’s Gas and Oil
Al-Haq details how Israel seizes natural resources in the occupied West Bank, Jerusalem and Gaza. The Gaza Strip, West Bank and East Jerusalem are rich in oil, gas a shale…
UPDATE: 10 Palestinians Injured, 5 Kidnapped near Bethlehem
At least 10 Palestinians were injured, including three with live ammunition, during clashes with Israeli troops who stormed Deheishe refugee camp near Bethlehem, late Tuesday night, according to local sources.Witnesses…
Gaza Flowers Barred from Export to Europe
For the third year in a row, the farmers in the Gaza Strip will not be able to export flowers to European markets, due to Israeli restrictions.Since Dutch funding for…
15 Students Injured by Israeli Fire at Tulkarem University
Israeli forces, on Wednesday, shot and injured 15 students with both rubber-coated steel bullets and live fire, during protests at Palestine Technical University, in the northern occupied West Bank district…
Palestinian Teen Succumbs to Injures Sustained at Nablus Checkpoint
On Wednesday the young Palestinian girl, Samah Abd al-Mumen, died after succumbing to wounds sustained from Israeli occupation fire. She was shot at a military checkpoint in Nablus in October.Samah…
Bani Naim – The Resting Place of Abraham’s Nephew, Lot
The name of the town of Bani Naim originates from an Arab tribe that had settled in the area centuries ago. The town is located approximately 8 km southeast of…
Israeli Soldiers Kidnap At Least Eleven Palestinians In The West Bank
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Wednesday at dawn, various Palestinian communities in different parts of the occupied West Bank, broke into and ransacked dozens of homes, and kidnapped at least eleven…
Soldiers Kill Two Palestinians, Injure Four Others in Qalandia Refugee Camp
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Wednesday at dawn, the Qalandia refugee camp, north of occupied Jerusalem, shot and killed two Palestinians, and wounded at least four others; the army claimed three…
Danish Pension Divests From West Bank Settlements
Denmark’s largest private pension fund, FPA Pension, with assets close to $50 billion, is withdrawing its investments from the German construction materials corporation Heidelberg Cement, due to its indirect involvement…
Soldiers Assault, Kidnap, Three Siblings, Near Ramallah
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Tuesday evening, three siblings after assaulting them on a military roadblock, installed on the western entrance of Silwad town, east of the central West Bank city…
Palestine Today 12 15 2015
Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Tuesday, December 15, 2015. Israeli soldiers open gunfire at farmers near…
Hungry Warrior: The Untold Story of Hana Shalabi
Throughout her hunger strike, that of exactly 47 days, Hana Shalabi never slept consistently for a number of hours. In the first few days of her strike, she would doze…
Ya’alon: Not Enough Evidence to Try Douma Terrorists
The Israeli Ainister of Defense, Moshe Ya’alon, on Tuesday said that the terrorists who burned the home of the Dawabsha family, killing a baby and his parents, were identified, except…
Ya’alon Bans ‘Breaking the Silence’
Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon said, on Tuesday, that he had banned Israeli veteran group Breaking the Silence from participating in any official activities with Israeli forces, Israeli media reported.Ya’alon’s…
Israeli Soldiers Open Fire On Farmers In Central Gaza
Israeli soldiers opened fire, on Tuesday morning, on several Palestinian farmers in their lands, east of Deir al-Balah city, in central Gaza.The soldiers, stationed near the Kissufim military base, across…
Soldiers Kidnap Four Palestinians In Hebron
Dozens of Israeli soldiers invaded, on Tuesday at dawn, the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and several nearby towns, searched and ransacked many homes, and kidnapped four Palestinians, including…
Army Kidnaps Four Palestinians In Ramallah, One In Beit Jala
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Tuesday at dawn, the town of Silwad, east of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, and kidnapped four Palestinians, including the father of Anas Hammad,…
Palestine Today 12 14 2015
Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Monday, December 14, 2015. Israeli police kill a Palestinian youth in…
Palestinian Killed by Police after Allegedly ‘Ramming’ Israeli Settlers with Car
A Palestinian youth was shot and killed on Monday evening by Israeli police near the central bus station in West Jerusalem. According to Israeli police, Abdul-Mohsen Hassounah, 21, was shot…
Israeli Air Force Carries Out Two Strikes In Gaza
The Israeli Air Force carried out, on Monday at dawn, two air strikes targeting a training camp for the Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, and the Palestinian Naval…
21 Palestinian Detainees In Huwwara Continue Hunger Strike
The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) has reported, Sunday, that around 21 detainees, held by Israel in the Huwwara prison, near the northern West Bank city of Nablus, are ongoing with…