AIC Report: Settler Leader Makes Deal in Corruption Case
Israel’s television Channel Ten reports that Gershon Mesika, head of the regional council of northern West Bank settlements, is negotiating a deal with the state attorney’s office on corruption charges.…
Israel Seeks Permission to Demolish Ancient Palestinian Village
The Israeli public prosecution has asked the Israeli High Court of Justice for permission to demolish the ancient Palestinian village of Sussia, and relocate its residents to Yatta, near Hebron,…
Settlers Steal Stones near Salfit for Paving Settlement Streets
Witnesses and citizens of towns and villages west of Salfit reported that bulldozers were tracking the area and left with several massive stones. Settlers are using this kind of stone…
Head Of the Popular Committee Against The Wall Released
The Israeli Authorities released, Sunday, the head of the Popular Committee against the Wall and Settlements, in Nabi Saleh village, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah after holding…
PA to ‘Pause’ ICC Move in Exchange for Tax Revenues
When the Palestinian Authority joins the International Criminal Court on April 1, it will hold off on steps against Israel regarding settlement construction, Israeli media reported Sunday. The Jerusalem Post…
Two Teens Released, Forced Away From Al-Aqsa Mosque For 30 Days
The Israeli District Court ordered, Sunday, the release of two Palestinian teenagers from occupied Jerusalem, but also ruled that they would not be allowed into Al Aqsa Mosque and its…
Army Fires Missile, Machine Guns Toward Gaza Farmlands
The Israeli Army Saturday opened machine gunfire and launched a missile toward Palestinian agricultural land along the eastern Gaza borders, according to WAFA correspondence.A loud explosion and the sound of…
Egypt Summit: Abbas Says Relationship with Israel Must Change
President Mahmoud Abbas said, at an Egyptian-hosted Arab summit on Saturday, that the Palestinian relationship with Israel cannot continue as it has in recent years.Speaking at the 26th Arab summit,…
Shepherds Detained near Hebron, Settlers Attack Farmers in Beit Ummar
Israeli forces, Saturday, detained a number of Palestinian shepherds for hours, after chasing them down in Masafir Yatta area, to the south of Hebron, according to a local activist.Coordinator of…
Stories from Al Arroub Refugee Camp
The following article is written by the International Women’s Peace Service (IWPS) and was originally published on their website. ISM and IWPS are often working together in the West Bank…
Palestinians Protest Ongoing Demolitions in Negev
A march set off, Saturday, from the Negev city of Rahat for al-Araqib village, in protest of the continuous demolition of homes in the village.The housing structures have reportedly been…
Dr. Ashrawi on the Adoption of 3 UNHRC Resolutions Regarding Occupied Palestine
PLO Executive Committee Member Dr. Hanan Ashrawi said: “On behalf of the Palestinian leadership and the people of Palestine, we express our great appreciation and gratitude to the members of…
Extremist Israelis Attack Palestinian Farmers Near Bethlehem
Around four Israeli fanatics, from the Beit Eyin illegal colony, north of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, attacked Saturday Palestinian villagers while working on their own lands.Mohammad ‘Ayyad…
Three Palestinians Injured In Gaza
Palestinian medical sources have reported, on Friday evening, that three Palestinians suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation after Israeli soldiers fired gas bombs, and live rounds, targeting farmers in…
Soldiers Kidnap A Palestinian Near Qalqilia
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Friday evening, a Palestinian teen near the eastern entrance of ‘Azzoun town, east of the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia. Army also installed roadblocks near…
Four Injured As Israeli Soldiers Attack Bil’in’s Weekly Protest
Medical sources have reported that two Palestinians and two international peace activists have been injured, and many suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation, after Israeli soldiers assaulted the weekly…
Final witnesses testify in case of Tristan Anderson against the Israeli government
U-S peace activist Tristan Anderson had his final court hearing yesterday in his civil case against the Israeli military.Anderson was severely wounded and disabled for life in 2009 when an…
Many Injured As Israeli Soldiers Attack Ni’lin’s Weekly Nonviolent Protest
Israeli soldiers used excessive force against nonviolent protesters conducting the weekly protest against the Israeli Annexation Wall and Settlements in Ni’lin village, northwest of the central West Bank city of…
UN: Palestine Marathon Draws Attention to the Right to Freedom of Movement
Press Release UN Resident Coordinator, James W. Rawley on behalf of the United Nations in the State of Palestine…27 March 2015, Jerusalem – Today, thousands of runners, are expected to…
Palestine Solidarity Campaign: UK Artists Call for Immediate Sanctions on Israel
The actors Maxine Peake and Miriam Margolyes, rock musician Brian Eno, and film director Ken Loach are among those who have joined the London-based Palestine Solidarity Campaign’s call for immediate…
Israeli Soldiers Attack The Weekly Protest In Kufur Qaddoum
Dozens of Israeli soldiers invaded, Friday, the village of Kufur Qaddoum near the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia, and attacked its weekly nonviolent protest against the Wall and settlements,…
French Firm Pulls Out of Jerusalem Cable Car Project
France-based utility giant Suez Environnement said Wednesday that, because of political sensitivities, it has decided not to take part in a cable car project linking West Jerusalem to the annexed…
Israel to Release Tax Revenues to PA
Israel will release, to the Palestinian Authority, tax funds which it collects on its behalf and that have been withheld as punishment for its move to join the International Criminal…
This Week in Palestine Week 13 2015
Audio Link After Text Welcome to this Week in Palestine, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for March 21st, to the 27th, 2015. UN official as…
Palestine Today 03 26 2015
Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Thursday, March 26th, 2015. Israeli troops invade West Bank communities, kidnap…
Two Kidnapped Near Salfit
Clashes took place, on Thursday evening, near the western entrance of Kufur ed-Deek village, in the central West Bank city of Salfit, after Israeli soldiers and extremist settlers tried to…
Palestinian Crashes His Car After Being Forced To Transport Soldier To Yitzhar
A Palestinian driver crashed his own car, Thursday, after an Israeli soldier stopped him, searched his car, and forced him to drive him to the Yitzhak illegal colony, near the…
Five Kidnapped In Hebron; Six Families Ordered To Halt Home Constructions
Dozens of Israeli soldiers invaded, on Thursday morning, the southern West Bank district of Hebron, searched and ransacked homes, and kidnapped five Palestinians, including two children. Army orders six families…
Soldiers Invade Several West Bank Communities
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Thursday at dawn, a number of Palestinian towns in the occupied West Bank, violently searched several homes, and handed six Palestinians military orders for interrogation.Media sources…
Palestinian Dies Of Wounds Suffered Last Week In Ramallah
Palestinian medical sources in the central West Bank city of Ramallah, has reported Wednesday that a young man died of serious injuries he suffered last week, during clashes that took…
Palestinian Dies after Falling from Israel’s Apartheid Wall
A Palestinian who was injured after falling while trying to climb over the Israeli separation wall, last week, died of his wounds on Wednesday.Akram Mahmoud Mohammad Abd al-Hamid Al-Hroub, from…
Jewish Settlers Mobilize for Raid on Al Aqsa Mosque During Passover
Jewish groups which define themselves by the name of the alleged ancient temple are preparing for the Jewish holiday of Passover by mobilizing the largest number of settlers to enter…
Netanyahu Assigned with Forming of New Israeli Government
Israeli president Reuven Rivlin, on Wednesday, decided to assign Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu to form the new government, after the Likud party won 30 seats, majority, in the Knesset elections…
Israel Suspends Jerusalem Settlement Plan
As tension mounts with Washington, Israel’s outgoing government has suspended a controversial plan to build hundreds of new settler homes in occupied East Jerusalem, a news website reported Wednesday.According to…
Israeli Soldiers Raid School, Bar Students from Leaving
Israeli forces, Wednesday, raided a school to the west of Ramallah, where they detained students and the teaching staff inside the school and prevented them from leaving for almost two…
Palestine Today 03 25 2015
Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Wednesday, March 25th, 2015. Palestinian youth dies after being shot by…
Displaced Palestinians Make Homes in Caves
Scores of Palestinians in the occupied West Bank have made homes in caves, on the outskirts of Al-Khalil (Hebron), as Israeli occupation authorities continue to prevent them from building homes…
Young Palestinian Dies from Injuries Sustained During Ramallah Clashes
A 20-year-old Palestinian man died on Wednesday, from injuries sustained last week during clashes with Israeli forces in al-Jalazun refugee camp, medics said.Ali Mahmoud Safi was shot in the chest…
Soldiers Kidnap Six Palestinians In The West Bank
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Wednesday at dawn, four Palestinians in different parts of the occupied West Bank, stormed and searched dozens of homes, and detained many residents on roadblocks, while…
Tel Aviv U: 850 Scholarships for Gaza Attack Service
Tel Aviv University (TAU) recently awarded scholarships to 850 students who took part in Israel’s military attack on the Gaza Strip last summer. Alternative Information Center (AIC) 24 March 2015…
Report: ‘Palestinian Students Forced to Use Sewer to Reach School’
Palestinian students are being forced to cross sewage channels in order to reach a high school in the western Ramallah district, after a settlement road cut off the only other…
81 Palestinians Placed under Administrative Detention since Early March
Israeli authorities have issued administrative detention orders against 81 Palestinian detainees since the beginning of March, said the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS), on Tuesday.PPS, in a press release, said that…
Palestine Today 03 24 2015
Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Tuesday, March 24th, 2015. Israeli soldiers invade West Bank communities demolish…
Israeli Military Storms Negev, Arrests Six Palestinians
Israeli occupation forces, on Tuesday morning, stormed Wadi al-Neim village and confiscated several vehicles.According to Al Ray Palestinian Media Agency, activist Jalal Zyadnah said that dozens of Israeli police deployed…
PLO to Washington: Actions Speak Louder Than Words
PLO central committee member, Wassel Abu Yousef, in an exclusive talk with the Palestinian News Network said that recent statements coming from the White House were ‘late,’ and that these…
DCI-Palestine: 30 Children Shot by Israeli Forces in 2015
Israeli forces shot and injured at least 30 children across the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem since the beginning of this year, according to Defense for Children International- Palestine…
PPS Appeals Urgent Treatment For Three Ailing Detainees
The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) said one of its lawyers managed to visit three ailing Palestinian detainees, held by Israel and denied the urgently needed essential medical treatment.The PPS said…
Soldiers Invade A Town Near Tulkarem
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Tuesday before noon, the town of Bal’a, east of the northern West Bank city of Tulkarem, leading to clashes with local youths. Eyewitnesses said a number…
Soldiers Demolish A Well, Uproot Trees, Near Jenin
Israeli soldiers, accompanied by armored bulldozers, invaded Tuesday Ta’nak village, west of the northern West Bank city of Jenin, and demolished a deep artesian well, in addition to uprooting ten…
Three Palestinians Kidnapped In Bethlehem, Jenin And Ramallah
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Tuesday at dawn, one Palestinian in the West Bank district of Bethlehem, another on a military roadblock near the northern West Bank city of Jenin, and…
Army To Demolish Two Homes, A Well, Near Hebron
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Tuesday morning, the al-Koum Palestinian village, southwest of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and handed orders for the destruction of two Palestinian homes, and…
Kuwait Donates $4 M. To UNRWA
The Kuwaiti government announced, Monday, its approval of the annual contribution of $2 million to the General Fund of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRAW), to enable it…
Palestinian Journalist Receives A 4-Month Administrative Detention Order
The ‘Ofer Israeli military court issued, Monday, an arbitrary Administrative Detention order against a Palestinian journalist, ordering him imprisoned for four months, without charges or trial.The Ahrar Center for Detainees’…
Bereaved Israeli Family Demands Execution Of Wounded Palestinian Detainee
Family of an Israeli settler woman, who was killed on November 10 2014, demanded an Israeli court to sentence detainee Maher Hamdi al-Hashlamoun, 30 years of age, to death for…
Soldiers Kidnap Six Palestinians In Jerusalem, Many Injured
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Monday evening, six Palestinians in occupied East Jerusalem, including two workers from Bethlehem, while many residents have been injured.Local sources said the soldiers invaded the al-Jadira…
VIDEO: Continuing Harassment of Activists in Palestine
On an almost daily basis, Israeli forces in Al Khalil harass and arrest local and international human rights activists as they try to do their tasks. ISM Press Releases March…
Farmers Again Attacked by Israeli Soldiers in Central Gaza
Israeli occupation forces, Monday morning, opened fire towards Palestinian farmers and agricultural lands east of the central Gaza Strip.Witnesses told Safa news agency that Israeli soldiers and military vehicles that…
Palestine Today 03 23 2015
Audio Link After text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Monday, March 23rd, 2015. Israeli forces demolish a Bedouin village and…
Israel Boycotts UNHRC Session on Gaza War
Israel’s representative was conspicuously missing when the UN Human Rights Council started a special session, on Monday, regarding the situation in the Palestinian territories and the 2014 summer assault, by…
Soldiers Kidnap Two Children In Jerusalem
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Monday at dawn, two Palestinian children in the al-‘Isawiyya town, south of the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem, and took them to an interrogation facility.…
Al-’Araqib Bedouin Village Demolished For 82nd Time
Israeli police officers demolished, on Monday morning, the al-‘Araqib Bedouin village in the Negev, for the 82nd consecutive time, rendering the families homeless again. Resident Salim al-‘Araqib said dozens of…
Israel Reinstates Life Terms On Former Political Prisoner
The Ahrar Center for Detainees’ Studies and Human Rights has reported that the Israeli Authorities reinstated the two life-term verdict of a Palestinian political prisoner, who was rearrested by the…
Soldiers Kidnap Five Palestinians In The West Bank
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Monday at dawn, a number of Palestinian communities in the occupied West Bank, stormed and searched several homes, and kidnapped five Palestinians. Soldiers also installed roadblocks…
Soldiers Storm Two Schools Near Bethlehem
Israeli soldiers invaded, Sunday, the al-Khader town, south of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, and stormed two schools, causing panic among the students. The WAFA news agency said the…
Soldiers Hand Demolition Orders To Five Families In Silwan
The Israeli army, and personnel of the Jerusalem City Council, delivered late on Sunday demolition notices targeting five Palestinian homes in Ein al-Louza and Be’er Ayyoub neighborhoods, in Silwan town,…
Israeli Soldiers to Teach High School Classes
The Israeli army is targeting high schools with a new programme to increase enlistment to ground forces considered “less attractive”. The programme includes a booklet detailing all available units and…
Under Constant Attacks; Palestinians, Israeli Activists, Guard Palestine Property In Jerusalem
Amidst repeated invasions, assaults and attacks by extremist Israeli colonialist settlers attempting to displace a Jerusalemite Palestinian family, and occupy their building, Palestinian residents and Israeli peace activists, started guarding…
Three Kidnapped in Jerusalem, Hebron, Two Schools Raided near Bethlehem
Israeli police, on Sunday, kidnapped two Palestinians, including an elderly, from the Jerusalem area, whereas the Israeli army abducted one Palestinian from Hebron’s Yatta town and summoned another for interrogation,…
Israeli Forces Launch Sudden Drill around Gaza
Israeli occupation forces, Sunday morning, launched military drills in the areas surrounding Gaza, without any previous warning.The drill contains active movement of military machines and warplanes, according to the PNN,…
First New UNRWA School Inaugurated in Gaza Since Israeli Assault
The United Nations Palestine refugee agency UNRWA, on Sunday, inaugurated the first school associated with the organization to be built in the Gaza Strip since Israel’s summer assault laid waste…
PCHR Report on Israeli Human Rights Violations in the oPt (12 – 18 March 2015)
Israeli forces have continued with systematic attacks against Palestinian civilians and their property in the occupied Palestinian territories (oPt) for the reporting period of 12 – 18 March 2015.Israeli attacks…
Soldiers Kidnap A Palestinian Child In Nablus
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Sunday evening, Burin village, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, and kidnapped a Palestinian child.The Palestine TV has reported that a number of…
Jerusalem; Family Forced In One Room As Soldiers Ransacked Their Home
Israeli soldiers invaded, Sunday, a Palestinian home in Jabal al-Mokabber, south of occupied East Jerusalem, detained the family into one room while searching their property, and confiscated their phones.The family…
Police Releases Detained Woman, Denies Her Access to The Al-Aqsa Mosque
The Israeli Police released Sunday a young Palestinian woman from occupied Jerusalem, after imposing a 5000 NIS fine on her, and ordered her away from the Al-Aqsa Mosque for fifteen…
Updated – Settlers Injure 6-year-old in South Hebron Hills with Stones
Masked Israeli settlers from the illegal settlement of Ma’on, south of Hebron, threw stones at Palestinian children and injured a six-year-old child, Saturday.The child sustained a head injury and was…
Palestinians at Risk with Cancer in Israeli Prisons
Fifteen Palestinians being held in Israeli prisons are suffering from cancer and are at risk of dying, the Hossam Association of Palestinian Prisoners and Ex-Prisoners has said.The organization said in…
Palestinian Kidnapped as Checkpoints Placed at Entrances of Hebron Towns
Israeli forces, Saturday, stormed several areas in the Hebron district, where they set up military checkpoints and abducted at least one Palestinian, according to reports by security sources.Sources told WAFA…
Obama Administration on Israeli Election: ‘Enough With the UN Cover Up’
An earthquake could overwhelm the traditional and strong relations between the United States and Israel. An earthquake called Netanyahu. The re-election of the Prime Minister on Tuesday did not increase…
More Bedouin Homes, Barns Demolished in Negev
Israeli bulldozers, escorted by police, demolished homes and animal barns in Bedouin villages across the Negev, late Thursday.Several homes and animal barns were demolished in Rahat, al-Laqiya town and Bir…
French Officials Urge Jews Not to Leave
France’s Minister of Interior, Bernard Cazeneuve, Thursday, urged Jews not to leave France because ‘it would provide an unbearable posthumous victory to murderers.’PNN reports that Cazeneuve gave a speech during…
VIDEO: Bethlehem Students Celebrate Heritage with Traditional Palestinian Wedding
Bethlehem University campus, on Thursday, witnessed a delightful and joyful atmosphere during annual celebrations of Palestinian cultural heritage. The student council, in collaboration with the Students Affairs Deanship celebrated by…
2 Children Shot by PA Security in Nablus
Two Palestinian children were injured, one seriously, in clashes with Palestinian security forces near Balata refugee camp, in eastern Nablus, Friday.Locals told Ma’an News Agency that Mohammad Rakiz Abu Assab,…
Children and internationals attacked in Bil’in
Israeli soldiers attacked, Friday, the weekly nonviolent protest against the Wall and Settlements in Bil’in village, near the Central West Bank city of Ramallah.The protest in Bil’in took saw a…
This Week in Palestine Week 12 2015
Audio Link After Text Welcome to this Week in Palestine, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for March 14th, to the 20th, 2015. Right wing Israeli…
Three Palestinians Injured In Kufur Qaddoum
Israeli soldiers attacked, Friday, the weekly protest against the Annexation Wall and settlements, in Kufur Qaddoum village, near the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia, wounding three Palestinians, including cameraman…
Child Injured In Bethlehem After Being Attacked By Israeli Soldiers
Palestinian medical sources have reported, Friday, that a child was injured after a number of soldiers assaulted him, in the al-Khader town, south of the West Bank city of Bethlehem.The…
Salhi Calls On PA To Reconsider The Oslo Accords
Palestinian Legislator, Secretary-General of the leftist Palestinian People’s Party (PPS) called on the Palestinian Authority to reconsider the Oslo agreements with Tel Aviv, and to stop abiding by them, especially…
Soldiers Attack Ni’lin Weekly Protest, Many Injured
Israeli soldiers attacked, Friday, the weekly nonviolent protest against the Wall and Settlements in Nil’in village, west of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, wounding two Palestinians, and one…
Soldiers Kidnap Two Palestinians Near Hebron
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Friday morning, the town of Doura, north of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and kidnapped two Palestinians. Soldiers also invaded a home in Beit…
Palestinian Youths Burn A Mobile Home In Bracha Illegal Outpost
The Maan News Agency has reported that a number of Palestinian youths burnt, Friday, a mobile home in Bracha illegal Israeli settlement outpost, built on Palestinian lands belonging to Iraq-Burin…
Ailing Detainee Receives Fifth Administrative Detention Order
The Palestinian Detainees Studies Center has reported that the Israeli Prison Authority renewed, Thursday, the administrative detention order against ailing detainee Nabil Na’im an-Natsha, 58, for additional four months, without…
Arab League Renews Call For Prosecuting Israel For Corrie’s Murder
In its Thursday session, the Arab League issued a statement demanding prosecuting Israel, and punishing those responsible, for the murder of American peace activist, Rachel Corrie, who was killed by…
Settlers Raid Hebron’s Ibrahimi Mosque
A group of Israeli settlers entered the Isaac Hall inside the Ibrahimi Mosque, in Hebron, on Thursday under armed protection from Israeli forces, witnesses said.Local sources said that guards attempted…
Dozens of Settlers Raid Muslim Monument near Nablus
Dozens of Israeli settlers stormed, early Thursday, the monument of Sheikh Yousef Dweikat, a local religious figure, to the east of Nablus, said security sources.Protected by Israeli forces, several buses…
38 Settlers Storm Al Aqsa Mosque
Extremist Jewish settlers stormed the courtyards of Al Aqsa Mosque from the Mughrabi gate, on Thursday morning, amid tight security from a private Israeli police force.The media coordinator at the…
Bulldozers Enter Rafah, Navy Fires at Fishermen
Four Israeli bulldozers and a military vehicle entered Palestinian land near Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, on Thursday, witnesses told Ma’an News Agency.The incident marks the continuation of high…
Palestine Today 03 19 2015
Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Thursday, March 19th, 2015. Israeli troops invade West Bank communities and…
Army Invades Towns Near Jenin, Several Palestinians Injured
Dozens of Israeli military vehicles invaded, Thursday, various towns in the northern West Bank district of Jenin, searched homes and installed roadblocks. Many residents, including schoolchildren, suffer the effects of…
Nine Palestinians Kidnapped In The West Bank
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Thursday at dawn, various Palestinian communities in the occupied West Bank, stormed and ransacked homes, and kidnapped nine Palestinians.Several armored military vehicles invaded several towns in…
Palestinian Seriously Injured In Ramallah
Palestinian medical sources have reported that a young man has been shot, and seriously injured, on Wednesday at night, by an Israeli army live round, near the al-Jalazonerefugee camp, north…