Mads Gilbert Permanently Banned from Gaza
Norwegian volunteer physician Dr. Mads Gilbert has been banned by Israel from ever returning to the Gaza Strip. Dr. Gilbert, who most recently spent time working in Gaza during Israel’s…
November 15 Marks PNC’s Declaration of Independence
On November 15, 1988, the Palestinian National Council, then led by late President Yasser Arafat, declared the independence of the State of Palestine on the 1967 borders. “This was the…
Thousands Flock to al-Aqsa, Following Lift of Age Restriction
Thousands of Palestinians were able to conduct Friday prayers for the first time in months, at al-Aqsa mosque, after Israel lifted age restrictions which have kept most worshipers out for…
Photographer Injured, Dozens Teargassed at Bil’in Weekly Demonstration
Palestinian photographer Haitham al Khateeb was injured by a tear gas canister in his leg, Friday, while dozens of participants suffered from teargas inhalation at the Bil’in weekly demonstration, near…
Several Palestinians Reported Injured North Of Jerusalem
Palestinian medical sources have reported, Friday, that a Palestinian man was shot by a live round, while many suffered the effects of teargas inhalation during clashes with Israeli soldiers near…
Five Injured, Three Kidnapped, In Silwad Near Ramallah
Five Palestinians have been injured, on Friday evening, and three others kidnapped by Israeli soldiers who invaded Silwad town, east of the central West Bank city of Ramallah. Dozens of…
Settlers Invade Village Near Ramallah, Four Palestinian Injured
Four Palestinians have been shot and injured by Israeli settlers’ fire after a group of fanatic settlers invaded Deir Nitham village, north of the central West Bank city of Ramallah.Local…
This Week in Palestine Week 46 2014
Audio Link After Text Welcome to this Week in Palestine, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for November 8th, to the 14th, 2014. Two Palestinians are…
Five Injured By Army Fire In Hebron
Palestinian medical sources have reported, Friday, that five Palestinians have been shot by Israeli army fire, one in the neck, during clashes in the southern area of Hebron city, in…
Child Injured By Army Fire In Jerusalem
Palestinian medical sources have reported that a child was shot and injured in her head, by an Israeli rubber-coated metal bullet, while her grandfather was driving her home near the…
Israel To Demolish Shalloudi Family Home In Jerusalem
Dozens of Israeli soldiers invaded, on Friday evening, Silwan town in occupied East Jerusalem, and handed the family of Abdul-Rahman Shalloudi an order informing them of a decision to demolish…
Including A Medic, Six Palestinians Injured North Of Jerusalem
Medical sources have reported that six Palestinians, including a medic, have been injured during, clashes that took place between Palestinian protestors and Israeli soldiers near the Qalandia terminal, north of…
Palestine Today 11 13 2014
Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Thursday, November 13th, 2014. Israeli troops invade West Bank communities and…
Palestine Today 11 12 2014
Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Wednesday, November 12th, 2014. Israeli troops injure two Palestinian civilians during…
Kerry Meets Netanyahu, Jordanian King to Discuss Jerusalem
US Secretary of State John Kerry met in Amman, Thursday, with Israeli PM Netanyahu and the King Abdullah II of Jordan, to discuss the rising tension in Jerusalem, while Arab…
Jerusalem: Israel is Not Crazy
Israel’s escalation in Jerusalem is not crazy, but logical and consistent political behaviour meant to create new facts on the ground. Nassar Ibrahim explores.Some are surprised by Israel’s unprecedented escalation…
Army Instructed To Use Live Ammunition Against Palestinian Protestors Who Use Fireworks
The Israel army has been given a green light to use live ammunition against Palestinian protesters who use fireworks against during clashes, especially amidst the increase in confrontations in occupied…
Abbas, Kerry Meet in Jordan over Gaza Reconstruction, Israeli Violence
VOA reported, today, that U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry was scheduled to meet with PA President Mahmoud Abbas in Jordan, Thursday.State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said, according to the…
Israeli Forces Fire on Civilians in Gaza and West Bank as Arrest Campaign Intensifies
Israeli forces, on Thursday, opened fire towards a number of houses and lands belonging to Palestinian farmers east of Khuza’a, in the Gaza Strip. Further clashes have broken out in…
Ten Palestinians Kidnapped In Jerusalem
The Israeli army continued its daily invasions and arrests in different parts of occupied East Jerusalem, and kidnapped ten Palestinians. Clashes reported in the al-‘Isawiyya town; many Palestinians, including schoolchildren…
Human Rights Groups Denounce Israel’s Refusal To Allow Independent Commission of Inquiry Into Gaza
Palestinian Human Rights Organizations Condemn Israel’s Ban on Access of International Independent Commission of Inquiry to Gaza.Human rights organizations are following up with utmost concern the developments related to the…
Barghouthi in Solitary Confinement Following Call for Armed Resistance
Israeli Prison Service, on Wednesday, reportedly moved jailed Fateh leader Marwan Barghouthi to solitary confinement in Hadareim prison, just a day after he sent out a widely-published letter calling for…
UN to Send Investigative Committee to Gaza
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has announced the formation of an internal panel to investigate specified incidents which happened in the Gaza Strip between July 8th and August 26th ,…
Clashes in Nablus and Ramallah Leave Several Injured
A number of Palestinians suffocated by teargas on Wednesday during confrontations with the Israeli army, while live Israeli fire in Ramallah has left Palestinian youngster Ahmed Hassouna in critical condition.…
Settlers Invade Al Aqsa as Police Prohibit Womens’ Entrance
Israeli settlers, on Wednesday, broke into al-Aqsa Mosque from the Dung Gate, guarded by intensified private units of the Israeli police force.Police stood at the gates of the mosque, blocking…
Israeli Policeman Arrested in Connection with Teen Killings
An Israeli border policeman has been arrested in connection with the killings of two Palestinian teenagers, during a Nakba day protest on May 15, according to Israeli police.A spokesman told…
Settlers Burn A Mosque Near Ramallah
A number of fanatic Israeli settlers infiltrated, on Wednesday at dawn, into the al-Mogheer village, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, set its mosque on fire, and wrote…
First 119 Palestinian Medical Students begin Venezuelan Scholarship Program
Over 1,000 Palestinians will be granted scholarship programs in various disciplines in Venezuela, said Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro. The Venezuelan government decided to expand the “Yasser Arafat Scholarship Program” from…
Five Palestinians Kidnapped In Occupied Jerusalem
Israeli soldiers kidnapped three Palestinians, including two former political prisoners, in occupied East Jerusalem, and two others in Beit Surik town, northwest of Jerusalem. One Palestinian seriously injured near Ramallah,…
Palestinians Killed in Gaza Named in Art
Last August, the UK based Israeli artist Idit Elia Nathan inscribed 1484 of the names of Palestinians killed in the Gaza attack at that time onto a white sheet. The…
ISM Journal: Farming in Gaza near the Buffer Zone
The farmers are rarely talked about. They blend into the background of the lands beyond the destroyed buildings of the towns. The reality is though, they are facing a battle…
Armed Settlers Attack Female Students Near Bethlehem, Raids & Kidnappings Continue Across West Bank
WAFA correspondence reports that gun-toting Israeli settlers chased down and intercepted a number of female Palestinian students, Tuesdays, while they were on their way home from school in the village…
Palestinian Prisoner on Hunger Strike for 53 Days
35-year-old Palestinian prisoner Raed Moussa continues his hunger strike, now, for the 53 day in a row, in protest of administrative detention.Though his health condition has deteriorated severely, Israeli authorities…
Settlers Damage 30 Palestinian Cars as Military Intensifies West Bank Units
Israeli settlers destroyed the windows of some 30 Palestinian-owned cars, Monday night, in protest of the recent stabbing incident in Tel-Aviv.PNN reports that about 200 Israeli settlers participated in the…
Israel To Approve 200 Units In Jerusalem Settlement
The Israeli “Planning and Construction Committee” of the Jerusalem City Council, is set to discuss the approval of 200 additional units in the Ramot Israeli settlement, in Jerusalem, during its…
Body of Palestinian Man Found With Signs Of Torture
Israeli sources have reported that the body of an Arab man was found near Mazare’ village, between Nazareth and Afula, and that the body showed clear marks of torture and…
Two More Palestinians Killed By West Bank Israeli Forces
A young Palestinian was shot dead by Israeli forces during clashes in al-Aroub refugee camp north of Hebron, on Tuesday. Additionally, a Palestinian worker was shot dead, at dawn, by…
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 – 31 October 2014), including 18 shooting incidents that resulted…
Palestine Today 11 11 2014
Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Tuesday, November 11th, 2014. Israeli soldiers kill a Palestinian youth and…
Palestine Today 11 10 2014
Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Monday, November 10th, 2014. Palestinian man, an Israeli settler and a…
Two Teenagers Injured By Army Fire Near Nablus
Palestinian medical sources have reported that two teenagers were shot and wounded by Israeli army fire, in Beit Forik village, east of the northern West Bank city of Nablus.Eyewitnesses said…
Army Issues Arrest Warrant Against A 2-Year-Old Child
The Wadi Hilweh Information Center in Silwan (Silwanic), in occupied East Jerusalem, has reported that the Israeli army issued an arrest warrant against a two-year-old child, and that the army…
Israel’s Weapon of Mass Deception
Fear is power: and Israel uses it aggressively to promote its goal of taking over the land. Itâ??s not new; long known were the essentials needed to create conflict: get…
Israeli Settler Killed; Israeli Soldier & Palestinian, Killed In Two Attacks
Israeli sources confirmed Monday that a 25-year-old settler woman and an Israeli soldier were killed in two separate stabbing attacks, in Tel Aviv and the West Bank, while at least…
Israeli Law to be Extended to West Bank
The Israeli ministerial committee approved a bill, on Sunday, to extend laws regulated by the Israeli Knesset into the occupied West Bank.According to the PNN, Israeli sources said that the…
Fifty-Eight Palestinians Kidnapped in Various Arab Towns; Clashes Continue
Monday, November 11: Israeli police kidnapped at least 58 Palestinians, including 10 children, in Kafr Kanna and Tur’an, in the Galilee, and in several other towns during overnight clashes, while…
Army Kidnaps Four Palestinians In Jerusalem
Israeli soldiers and police officers invaded, on Monday at dawn, several neighborhoods in occupied East Jerusalem, and kidnapped four Palestinians after storming their homes. One of the kidnapped suffered fractures…
Friends of Orwa Hammad, 14-year old killed by Israel
he recent escalation in Jerusalem follows the killing of a fourteen year old boy, Orwa Hammad, by Israeli forces in the West Bank.Orwa was a Palestinian-American who grew up spending…
Rami Almeghari in Gaza
Interview with Rami Almeghari in Gaza, by the Emoprog Army podcastHosted by @violentfanon, @TerrinaMajnoona, and first-time co-host @BenjaminNorton. We have back on Rami Almeghari, a university lecturer and writer for…
Several Fishermen Injured By Israeli Navy Fire
Palestinian medical sources in Gaza said several fishermen have been injured, late on Sunday at night and after midnight, after Israel Navy boats fired rounds of live ammunition and shells,…
Settlers Attempt To Occupy A Building In Silwan
A number of Israeli settlers attempted, just before midnight Sunday, to occupy a vacant Palestinian building in the central neighborhood of Silwan town, south of the al-Aqsa mosque in occupied…
Soldiers Kidnap Two Palestinians In Hebron
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Monday at dawn, a number of communities in the southern West bank district of Hebron, searched homes, and kidnapped two Palestinians.Local sources in Hebron city said…
Protests continue Sunday in northern Israel over killing of Palestinian citizen of Israel
Following the killing of 22-year old Kheir al-Din Hamdan, by Israeli police in Kfar Kana village in the Galilee on Friday, Israeli forces have moved into the area, attacking the…
Church Leaders Express Concern Over Escalation of Violence in Jerusalem
On November 6, 2014, Patriarchs and Heads of Churches in Jerusalem published a statement expressing their unease with the recent outbreak of violence and rapid deterioration of the situation in…
Israeli Security & Jerusalem’s New Status Quo
Israeli security forums have expressed their concerns over the growing crisis in Jerusalem, expecting this to affect domestic and foreign tourism.The retaliative actions carried out by Palestinians, this past year,…
VIDEO: Hamdan Killed by Israeli Police Without Provocation
22-year-old Palestinian Kheir Eddin Hamdan, from Kafr Kanna, near South Galilee, on Friday, was killed by Israeli police for no apparent reason, after they kidnapped his brother.According to the PNN,…
Israeli Settlers Level Lands West of Salfit
Under guard of Israeli soldiers, colonizers from the illegal settlement of Netafim leveled private Palestinian lands near the central West Bank village of Qarawat Bani Hassan, according to witnesses.The settlers…
PLO Recommends Journalists Use the Term ‘Al-Aqsa Mosque Compound’ Instead of ‘Temple Mount’
The Palestinian Liberation Organization has called on international media to desist from using the term ‘Temple Mount’, saying its use doesn’t ‘adhere to international law’.According to PNN correspondence, ‘Temple Mount’…
Soldiers Kidnap Two Palestinians In Hebron
Two young Palestinian men have been kidnapped, on Sunday at dawn, in the southern West Bank district of Hebron, while several others received military orders for interrogation, after dozens of…
Army Invades Bethlehem
Dozens of Israeli soldiers invaded, on Sunday at dawn, a number of Palestinian communities in the West Bank district of Bethlehem, searched and ransacked homes, and handed five residents, including…
Ten Palestinians, Including Children, Kidnapped In Jerusalem
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Saturday at night and on Sunday at dawn, various Palestinian communities in occupied East Jerusalem, and kidnapped ten Palestinians, including children.Local sources said several armored military…
Thousand Attend Funeral Of Slain Palestinian
Thousands of Palestinians participated in the funeral ceremony and procession of Kheir Ed-Deen Hamadan, who was shot and killed, on Friday at night, by Israeli police fire in Kafr Kanna…
Soldiers Invade Palestinian Hospital In Jerusalem
Dozens of Israeli soldiers invaded, on Saturday evening, the al-Makassed Hospital in the at-Tour town, in occupied East Jerusalem, and kidnapped one Palestinian after assaulting him. Soldiers also kidnapped three…
EU: Jerusalem should be capital for two states; peace talks must resume
The top European Union diplomat, Federica Mogherini, on Saturday called for Jerusalem to be shared between Israel and Palestine, as unrest in the holy city threatens a major escalation.In her…
Following Fatal Shooting Of Young Man, Clashes Reported In Kafr Kanna
Cashes took place, Saturday, between dozens of Palestinians and Israeli police officers, in Kafr Kanna village, in the Galilee, following the fatal police shooting of a young man.Local sources said…
Palestinian Activists Breach Section Of Annexation Wall Near Jerusalem
A number of Palestinian activists managed to breach a small section of the Israeli Annexation Wall, northwest of occupied East Jerusalem.The activists said they demolished this section of the Wall…
Israeli Police Kills Young Arab Man In The Galilee
The Israeli Police shot and killed, shortly after midnight, a young man in Kafr Kanna village in the Galilee, after alleging that he attempted to stab a police officer.The Arabs48…
PCHR Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the oPt for 30 October – 29 November, 2014
Israeli violations of international law and international humanitarian law in the oPt continued during the reporting period (30 Oct.- 05 Nov. 2014).Israeli attacks in the West Bank & Gaza: Shootings…
272 Palestinians Injured In Jerusalem Clashes
Palestinian medical sources have reported that at least 65 residents have been shot by Israeli rubber-coated metal bullets, while more than 207 suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation, during…
Several Palestinians Injured By Army Fire In Hebron
Palestinian medical sources have reported that several Palestinians have been shot and injured by Israeli army fire, in Beit Ummar town, north of the southern West Bank city of Hebron,…
Army To demolish Several Stores Near Bethlehem
Several Israeli military vehicles, and personnel of the Civil Administration Office, run by the Israeli military in the occupied West Bank, invaded on Friday evening the village of Husan, west…
This Week in Palestine Week 45 2014
Audio Link After Text Welcome to this Week in Palestine, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for November 1st, to the 7th, 2014. Two Palestinians are…
Rafah Crossing Closed For Past Two Weeks
Egyptian authorities have been keeping the Rafah border crossing closed to passenger movement, in both directions, since last October.The director of border crossings in the Gaza Strip, Mr. Maher Abu…
20 Structures Demolished in Jordan Valley
The Israeli army demolished 20 tent homes and animal pens in the Jordan Valley village of Bardala, Wednesday afternoon. Fifty people were rendered homeless, over half of whom are children.Ahmad…
UN Deducts $30m from Gaza Relief Funds, Qatar to Fuel Sole Power Plant
PNN correspondence revealed, on Thursday, that the UN has decided to deduct $30m worth of ‘administrative costs’ from the aid donated for reconstructing the Gaza Strip.An Egyptian official, speaking on…
Army Imposes Further Restrictions On Entry Into Al-Aqsa Mosque
The Israeli Army and Police declared, on Thursday evening, a series of further restrictions limiting the entry of Muslim worshipers into the al-Aqsa Mosque, on Friday, including preventing all men,…
Army Kidnaps Five Palestinians In Jerusalem
Israeli soldiers kidnapped Thursday at least five Palestinians during clashes between local youths and Israeli soldiers invading Jabal al-Mokabber area, in Jerusalem, and the Shu’fat refugee camp, in Jerusalem. Local…
Explosions Struck Homes, Cars, Of Fateh Leaders In Gaza
A number of explosions struck, on Friday dawn, around 15 homes, and cars, belonging of leaders of the Fateh movement in different parts of the Gaza Strip, and the podium…
7 Palestinians Wounded During Protest near Ofer, Jerusalem Facing 3rd Intifada after al-Aqsa Clash
Seven Palestinians were injured, Thursday, after being targeted with rubber-coated metal bullets and teargas grenades by Israeli forces, as citizens and Birzeit University scholars headed to Ofer military camp, to…
Hit-and-Run Suspect Turns Himself In
The Palestinian man suspected of having run over three Israeli soldiers, Wednesday evening, has reportedly turned himself in to security forces.Earlier, Israeli raids occurred across the southern West Bank, in…
Palestine Today 11 06 2014
Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Thursday, November 6th, 2014. Israeli settler try to ram a Palestinian…
Triplegic Detainee To Be Released In February 2015
The Ofer Israeli Military Court has decided that detainee Abdullah Mheisin, held under arbitrary Administrative Detention, would be released on February 17, 2015. Two detainees forced into solitary confinement.The Palestinian…
Army Kidnaps 26 Palestinians in West Bank, Jerusalem
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Thursday, 26 Palestinians in Jerusalem, Hebron, Bethlehem, Jenin and Nablus, and took them to several interrogation centers.The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) has reported that 13 Palestinians…
Palestinian Survives A Ramming Attack Near Bethlehem
A Palestinian farmer from the al-Khader town, south of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, managed to escape an attack by an Israeli settler who tried to ram him with…
Army Kidnaps Five Palestinians In Hebron
towns, south of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and kidnapped five Palestinians, allegedly for having information that could lead to the arrest of the Palestinian driver who rammed…
Three Soldiers Injured In Hit-And-Run Incident In Hebron
The Israeli army said that three soldiers were injured, on Wednesday at night, in what seems to be “a hit-and-run attack,” near the al-‘Arroub refugee camp, north of the southern…
USAID Provides $100m to PA, Settlements Condemned Internationally
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) announced, today, a U.S. contribution of $100 million in budget support for the Palestinian Authority (PA), according to an official press release.WAFA…
Palestine Today 11 05 2014
Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Wednesday, November 5th, 2014. Palestinian killed in Jerusalem after he hit…
Hamas Claims Car Attack in Jerusalem
Hamas has claimed responsibility for a Jerusalem car attack which killed one Israeli border policeman and injured 14 others, earlier in the day. An unidentified group of assailants kidnapped a…
MPs of the France’s Governing Party Call for Palestinian Recognition
The ruling party in France has called on French authorities to officially recognize the Palestinian statehood, that they might reach a final settlement over the current conflict with Israel, parliamentary…
Jordan Recalls Tel Aviv Ambassador in Protest of Israeli Violations
Jordanian PM Abdullah Nassour has sent Minister of Foreign Affairs Nasser Jouda to call back their ambassador in Tel Aviv, in protest of escalating Israeli aggression, the attacks on al-Aqsa…
Stealing the Land, Inch by Inch
… this is the way the world ends; not with a bang but a whimper. From “The Hollow Men” by T.S. Eliot The words of the poet T.S. Eliot sprang…
Israeli Man, Palestinian Driver Killed, Several Injured In Jerusalem
In what has been confirmed as a ‘deliberate attack,’ Israeli sources said an Israeli man was killed, and several others injured, when a Palestinian driver rammed them with his car…
Israel Approves 278 Settlement Units In Occupied East Jerusalem
The Israeli “Planning and Construction Committee” in Jerusalem approved, Tuesday, the construction of 278 units for Jewish settlers in occupied East Jerusalem.Israeli sources said the approval is meant or the…
Army Kidnaps 17 Palestinians In Occupied Jerusalem
Israeli soldiers invaded various villages and neighborhoods in occupied East Jerusalem, and the Abu Dis nearby town, broke into and ransacked dozens of homes, and kidnapped at least 17 Palestinians.Local…
Many Injuries Reported as Israeli soldiers Invade Al-Aqsa Mosque
Dozens of Israeli soldiers invaded, on Wednesday morning, the grounds of the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem, assaulted the worshipers with concussion grenades, gas bombs and rubber-coated metal bullets, and…
Another Palestinian Hit by Israeli Settler Car
An Israeli settler driving through Beit Jala, on Tuesday morning, hit Palestinian citizen Ibrahim Hamdan with his car as he was on his way to work, according to witnesses.Local sources…
At Least Six Palestinians Kidnapped During Overnight West Bank Campaign
Israeli forces are reported to have kidnapped, at dawn on Tuesday, six Palestinian citizens during a large-scale raid campaign throughout the occupied West Bank.According to Palestinian media, local sources said…
Israeli Garment Factories Re-label Products for Palestinian Market
Garment factories in illegal Israeli settlements have been re-labeling their products with international brand names for marketing them in Palestinian stores, said the Ministry of National Economy.According to WAFA Palestinian…
Israel to Approve Over 600 New Housing Units in Jerusalem
The Israeli Planning Commission is scheduled to meet, on Monday, to approve building plans for 660 new housing units in the Jerusalem settlement of Ramat Shlomo, according to a report…