Increase in Israeli Violations Against Holy Sites in oPt
A recent rights report has warned against escalating violations of both Israeli authorities and settlers against Islamic and Christian holy shrines in Palestine, amounting to 525 over the past five…
Amnesty Urges PA to Drop Criminal Charges Against Activists
Amnesty International has urged the Palestinian Authority to drop charges filed against four BDS activists detained since April. According to Ma’an News Agency, PA security officers and men in civilian…
Israeli Soldiers Kidnap At Least 14 Palestinians In West Bank
[Tuesday, May 27, 2014] Israeli soldiers invaded various communities in the occupied West Bank and Jerusalem, violently searched dozens of homes, kidnapped at least 14 Palestinians, and took them a…
Jerusalem Physician Dies Due To Effects Of Teargas Inhalation
[Tuesday Morning, May 26, 2014] Palestinian medical sources in occupied Jerusalem have reported that an elderly Palestinian physician has died due to the effects of teargas inhalation. He was hurt…
Settlers Attack School Near Bethlehem, Attempt to Invade It
[Tuesday, May 25, 2014] A number of fanatic Israeli settlers surrounded a Palestinian school in the Teqoua’ town, east of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, and attempted to invade…
Palestine Today 05 26 2014
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Pope Calls for Allowing Free Access to Holy Sites in Jerusalem, Urges Two State Solution
Pope Francis, on his last day of a 3-day pilgrimage to the Holy Land, called for allowing all believers free access to holy sites in Jerusalem, according to Agence France-Presse…
Israeli Navy Shoots Palestinian Fisherman Off Gaza Coast
The Israeli navy shot and injured a Palestinian fisherman, on Monday, while he was working off the coasts of Gaza, according to media sources. A correspondent from WAFA said that…
Settlers Continue Raids on Joseph’s Tomb
A number of Israeli settlers raided Joseph’s Tomb, in the West Bank city of Nablus, this morning, according to the PNN.Eyewitnesses said that the settlers raided the place, under guard…
Israel Approves 50 New Units In Abu Ghneim Settlement
[Monday, May 26, 2014] Even before the Pope concluded his visit to the Holy Land, calling for peace and justice, the Israeli Construction and Planning Committee of the Jerusalem City…
Pope Meets Grand Mufti Of Jerusalem In The Al-Aqsa Mosque
His holiness Pope Francis met on Monday [May 26, 2014] the Grand Mufti of Occupied Jerusalem and the Holy Land, Sheikh Mohammad Hussein, and various Jerusalemite Islamic and Christian leaders.He…
Dozens of Hunger Striking Detainees Face Serious Complications
Palestinian Minister of Detainees, Issa Qaraqe’, stated that scores of hunger striking detainees, held by Israel, have been moved to a number of hospitals and clinics, due to serious health…
Qaraqe’: Israel Reneges on Previous Hunger Strike Agreement
Minister of Prisoners’ Affairs, Issa Qaraqe’ said, Sunday, that the Israeli prison administration has distributed leaflets to all Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails, in an official renege on a…
SOS Message from Jerusalem Christians to Pope Francis
Your Holiness Pope Francis: “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them,…” ~Matthew 19:14, Our Lord Jesus said this over two thousand years ago in this…
PCHR Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory
In its Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories for the week of 15 – 21 May, 2014, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR)…
VIDEO: Crops Set on Fire in South Hebron Hills
Palestinian farmers from the village of Qawawis in the South Hebron Hills discovered Thursday morning that about 3 tons of wheat they had recently harvested were set on fire in…
Bennett Proposes to Demolish Wall and Annex Area C
Israeli newspaper, Hayom, reports that Naftali Bennett, Israeli Minister of Economy and head of the Jewish Home Party, has suggested in an article he wrote for the Wall Street Journal…
Two Teens Kidnapped North of Hebron
Israeli forces, on Sunday, kidnapped two Palestinian teenagers from Beit Ummar, to the north of Hebron, according to reports by a local activist. Mohammad Awad, Spokesperson of the anti-settlement Popular…
Pope Meets with Abbas
In an official reception with President Mahmoud Abbas, Pope Francis I of the Roman Catholic Church voiced hopes that peace in the Middle East could soon surface, so as to…
Abbas Calls on Francis to Recognize Palestinian Crisis
In a speech, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas presented to Pope Francis the need to support the work of Palestinians in ending the Israeli occupation and establishing an independent, free Palestinian…
Israel Illegally Confiscates 3,000 Dunams Of Salfit Lands
[Sunday, May 25, 2014] The Israeli Authorities announced the illegal annexation of 3,000 Dunams of privately owned Palestinian lands belonging to residents of the Salfit district, in central West Bank.Jamal…
Bethlehem Welcomes Pope Francis
His Holiness Pope Francis arrived in the Palestinian city of Bethlehem, the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the occupied State of Palestine.He started his visit with a press conference with…
Injuries Reported As Army Attacks Nonviolent Protest In Hebron
[Saturday, May 24, 2014] Palestinian medical sources said dozens of Palestinians were injured after Israeli soldiers attacked a nonviolent protest in support of the detainees, in Hebron, in the southern…
More Than 30 Days Of Hunger Strike, And Their Battle Continues
[May 24, 2014] Their tongues paralyzed, their bodies collapse. They have lost the ability to move or tend to their bodily functions and needs. Their eyes carry a thousand questions,…
660 Gaza Christians Allowed into West Bank to See Pope
Israeli authorities have allowed 660 Christians from Gaza to see Pope Francis, on Sunday, in the occupied West Bank city of Bethlehem.According to Al Ray, the Ministry of Interior has…
Activists Prevent Israeli Company From Painting Over Apartheid Wall for Papal Visit
Workers from an Israeli construction company were stopped by protesters, on Friday, as they were painting a section of the massive so-called ‘separation barrier’ which is to extend approximately 430…
Pope Francis Begins Mideast Pilgrimage
Pope Francis embarked upon a three-day pilgrimage to the Middle East, Saturday, with a plea for peace in war-torn Syria, calling for people to uphold religious freedom ‘in a region…
More Detainees To Join Hunger Strike
Fifty Palestinian detainees held at the Nafha Israeli Prison, in addition to 15 In Ramon Prison and 15 in Asqalan Prison, said they will be joining the ongoing hunger strike…
Two Palestinians Killed In Khan Younis Explosion
[Saturday, May 24 2014] Palestinian medical sources have reported that two Palestinians were killed, and two others were seriously injured, in an explosion in Khan Younis, in the southern part…
Israelis Write Anti-Christian Graffiti On Church Wall In Be’er as-Sabe’
[Saturday, May 24, 2014] As the Pope is launching his visit to the region, a number of Israeli vandals wrote racist graffiti, against Christianity and Jesus Christ, on a wall…
Army Invades Village Near Hebron, Three Palestinians Injured
[Saturday, May 24, 2014] Palestinian medical sources have reported that three young men were shot and injured by Israeli army fire, after several military jeeps invaded the at-Tabaqa village, south…
Turkish Man Dies Of Wounds Sustained During Israel’s Attack On Solidarity Ship
After more than four years in a coma, a Turkish man has died of serious injuries he suffered after Israel’s navy attacked, in international waters, the MV Marmara solidarity ship,…
Protests Dispersed by Israeli Forces Across West Bank
Israeli forces dispersed Friday demonstrations in solidarity with hunger-striking prisoners and in protest against the illegal Israeli occupation and its apartheid wall in three West Bank cities on Friday, including…
VIDEO: Lifta – Commemoration and Return
Some 500 residents of the partially destroyed Palestinian village of Lifta recently returned to their homes and lands on Friday May 16, commemorating the Nakba and vowing to return. Four…
Hunger Strikers: ‘Either I go home – or I go in a plastic bag’
On April 24th of this year, over 100 Palestinian political detainees went on an open-end hunger strike in demand to an end of administrative detention, in which Palestinian prisoners are…
Bennett Suggests ‘Stability Plan’ Over Peace Talks
Israeli minister of economy and leader of the Jewish Home Party, Naftali Bennett, has suggested a new plan for peace in Palestine, calling for dismantling the security barrier in the…
Gaza Rocket Hits Israel after Youth Shot on Border
Southern Israel was hit by a rocket fired across the Gaza border, after Israeli forces opened fire on Palestinian residents east of Deir al-Balah, shooting one youth, on Friday afternoon.According…
This Week in Palestine Week 21 2014
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Netanyahu: “Abbas Is Not Partner In Peace, Israel Weighing Unilateral Moves”
Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, attacked Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, accusing him of obstructing direct “peace talks”, and said Israel is weighing unilateral moves that would include limited withdrawals from…
Soldiers Kidnap Two Palestinians Near Qalqilia
[Friday Morning, May 23, 2014] Israeli soldiers invaded Kufur Qaddoum town, east of the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia, and kidnapped a Palestinian security officer and a police officer…
Contaminated Water Lands Striking Detainees In Hospital
The Palestine Detainees Study Center quoted lawyer Rami al-Alamy stating that the Prison Administration at the Be’er As-Sabe’ (Beersheba) Israeli Prison had to move all hunger striking Palestinian detainees to…
Two Palestinians Kidnapped In Hebron And Tubas
[Friday, May 23, 2014] Israeli soldiers invaded a number of Palestinian communities in the occupied West Bank, and kidnapped two Palestinians in the southern West Bank district of Hebron, and…
Army Kidnaps A Disabled Palestinian, Throw His Wheelchair
[Thursday Evening, May 22, 2014] Israeli soldiers violently attacked and kidnapped a disabled Palestinian man, in the southern West Bank city of Hebron, after forcing him into their jeep, and…
Hunger Striking Detainee Facing Serious Health Conditions
[Thursday, May 22, 2014] The International Red Cross – Palestine Branch has informed the family of detainee Ayman Tbeish, from the southern west Bank city of Hebron, that their hunger-striking…
Israeli Minister To Present Bill To Expand Jerusalem Borders
[Thursday, May 22, 2014] Israeli Transportation Minister Yisrael Katz said he intends to submit a draft law expanding the boundaries of occupied Jerusalem, to include the settlement blocs of Maaleh…
Palestine Today 05 22 2014
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3 Under House Arrest For Pope Francis’ Visit
In what appears to be a token move by the state of Israel, three young Jewish militants have been placed under house arrest for suspicion of possible plans to disrupt…
Israeli Settlers Storm Joseph’s Tomb
Violent clashes erupted between Palestinians and Israeli settlers at Joseph’s Tomb, after it was stormed by dozens of Jewish Israelis who performed religious rituals there. According to witnesses, a large…
50 New Prisoners to Join AD Hunger Strike
50 Palestinian prisoners held in Nafha Israeli prison, Mitzepe Ramon, will start an open-ended hunger strike on Sunday in support of the hunger striking administrative detainees, who also threatened to…
VIDEO: Settler Runs Over Teenager in Hebron
Yesterday, during the early evening, several Palestinian youth were riding bikes near checkpoint 56 in the Tel Rumeida area of Al-Khalil (Hebron). At around 7pm, one youth, 17-year-old Izz Adel…
Israel Digs Grid of Tunnels Underneath Al-Aqsa Gate
Al-Aqsa Foundation for Heritage and Waqf stated, Thursday, according to WAFA, that Israeli authorities have almost completed grid of tunnels underneath Bab al-Mathara, one of the Al-Aqsa Mosque complex gates.…
Rami Hamdallah is PM of New Unity Government
An informed source has told Al Ray Palestinian Media Agency that Rami Hamdallah is now the head of the forthcoming national reconciliation government. According to Al Ray, the source confirmed…
John Kerry Not to Return to Middle East with New Peace Deal
The US has announced that there will be no new Middle East peace project offered by the American Secretary of State, John Kerry.Kerry’s spokesman says that Kerry is busy with…
Israeli Court Hears Rachel Corrie Appeal
The Israeli Supreme Court heard the appeal, Wednesday, by the parents of US activist Rachel Corrie, who was crushed to death by an Israeli army bulldozer in 2003. An Israeli…
Army Uproots Olive Trees, Bulldozes Lands Near Salfit
Several Israeli military jeeps, accompanied by armored bulldozers, invaded on Thursday morning [May 22, 2014], Palestinians lands and olive orchards in Kufur Ed-Deek, west of the central West bank city…
Settlers Burn Palestinian Farmlands Near Hebron
[Thursday, May 22, 2014] A number of extremist Israeli settlers invaded Palestinian farmlands, east of Yatta town, south of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and burnt Palestinian wheat…
Israel To Install 500 Surveillance Cameras In Occupied East Jerusalem
[Thursday, May 22, 2014] The Israeli Government of Benjamin Netanyahu, and the Jerusalem City Council, have decided to install 500 surveillance cameras in Palestinian neighborhoods, in occupied East Jerusalem.The Israeli…
Israeli Extremists Storm Yards Of Al-Aqsa Mosque
[Thursday, May 22, 2014] Israeli police officers kidnapped a Palestinian working for the Waqf and Islamic Endowment Department, in the al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem, while dozens of Israeli…
EU to Cooperate with Unity Government if Quartet Conditions Met
EU Ambassador to Israel, Lars Boberg Andrson, says that the European Union will cooperate with the new government if it recognizes the conditions outlined by the Mideast Quartet, which include…
US, EU and UN Draw Attention to Killing of Two Teens near Offer
Representatives of the United States and the European Union have expressed a concern and called for investigations regarding the senseless deaths of two youth on May 15, near Ofer prison,…
Army Demolishes Several Palestinian Shops in Occupied Jerusalem
The Israeli army has bulldozed a number of shops in the al-Khalileh neighborhood, near the village of al-Nabi Samwill, in Jerusalem.Ismaeil Abu-Rbah, the head of neighborhood, said that Israeli forces…
VIDEO: Israeli Forces Fire Tear Gas and Stun Grenades at Children in Hebron
This morning, in al-Khalil (Hebron), the International Solidarity Movement (ISM) reports that several children threw stones towards Checkpoint 29 on their way to school. 21st May 2014 | International Solidarity…
Israeli Forces Kidnap Five Palestinians in Jenin and Jerusalem
Three Palestinians were kidnapped by Israeli forces, on Wednesday, from the Jenin district, in addition to two others from the Jerusalem area, according to reports by local and security sources.The…
Palestine Today 05 21 2014
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Young Palestinian Injured by Israeli Fire in Southern Gaza
The Israeli army shot and injured a young Palestinian citizen in the head, this morning, in the neighborhood of al-Farain, to the east of Khan Younis city, southern Gaza Strip.The…
Indyk to End Duties, Dissolve Negotiating Team
According to Israeli media sources, an unnamed US official has said that Washington’s special envoy for Israeli-Palestinian negotiations, Martin Indyk, will be leaving his duties, the negotiating team dissolved.On Wednesday,…
Israeli Army Demolishes 20 Barracks in Jordan Valley
Israeli soldiers demolished 20 barracks in Jiftlik, this morning. As a result of the military’s actions, 25 Palestinian families have been left homeless.Jiftlik is a village in the Jordan Valley…
Hunger Strike Expanding In Israeli Prisons, 20 Detainees Hospitalized
As more Palestinian political prisoners in Israeli prisons are joining the hunger strike that started 28 days ago, at least 40 more detainees have joined the strike, while all 5200…
Israeli Navy Kidnaps Two Palestinian Fishermen In Rafah
[Wednesday Morning, May 21, 2014] Israeli navy vessels attacked Palestinian fishing boats in Gaza waters, close to the shore in Rafah, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, and…
Al-Hamdallah: “No Peace Agreement, Or Truce, Without Releasing All Detainees”
[Tuesday, May 20, 2014] Palestinian Prime Minister, Rami al-Hamdallah, stated there can be no peace with Israel, or even a truce, without the release of all Palestinian political prisoners held…
Hamas-Fateh Unity Government Talks Advancing
[Tuesday, May 20, 2014] The Arabs48 news website has reported that unity and government formation talks between the Fateh and Hamas movement, as well as other factions, are advancing, and…
Mashal: “Palestinian Reconciliation, Not An Alternative To Resistance”
[Tuesday, May 20, 2014] Head of the Political Bureau of the Hamas movement, Khaled Mashal, stated that Palestinian reconciliation and national unity are not alternatives to the legitimate resistance against…
Palestine Today 05 20 2014
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Israeli Forces Destroy 1,500 Fruit Trees Near Bethlehem
Israeli forces destroyed an estimated 1,500 fruit trees belonging to the Tent of Nations farm outside Nahalin village, in the Bethlehem region of the occupied West Bank yesterday morning.Ben White…
11 Kidnapped in West Bank and Jerusalem
Israeli forces kidnapped four Palestinians, including two minors, from the Hebron area, in addition to seven others from inside the yards al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem, according to reports by security…
Barghouthi, Saadat, Negev Prisoners to Join Hunger Strike
Imprisoned Palestinian leaders Marwan Barghouthi and Ahmad Saadat have announced that they will go on hunger strike tomorrow, according to a senior official. 40 prisoners in Al-Naqab Prison will also…
12-year-old Imprisoned Following Interrogation
Israeli forces have taken Ahmad Qasim al-Azraq to Ofer prison, following his interrogation in Etzion.Ahmad is a resident of Aida refugee camp, the PNN reports. Sunday evening, the Israeli army…
2 Workers Killed, 1 Injured in Central Israel Fire
In a fire which broke out in central Israel, on Tuesday, two Palestinian workers have died while another has been injured after jumping to safety, according to medical sources. A…
Jenin – Army Invasion Causes Damage to Homes, Hospital And Infrastructure
[Tuesday, May 20, 2014] Israeli soldiers invaded Jenin city, in the northern part of the West Bank, as well as the Jenin refugee camp, kidnapping one Palestinian and attacking various…
Two Fishermen Injured By Israeli Navy Fire
Palestinian medical sources have reported that two fishermen were shot and injured late Monday night, after Israeli navy boats opened fire at Palestinian fishing boats near the Rafah shore, in…
Army Invades Villages Near Ramallah, Bethlehem
[Tuesday, May 20, 2014] Israeli soldiers invaded the al-Obeydiyya village, east of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, and the al-Mogheer village, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah.…
Palestinian Injured After Settlers Hurl Stones At His Car
A number of militant Israeli settlers hurled stones, on Monday, May 19, 2014, at a Palestinian car driving on the main road near Beitello village, near the central West Bank…
New Video Shows Israeli Soldiers Killing Two Teens in Unprovoked Attack Last Thursday
A newly-released surveillance video showing the killing of two teenage boys, age 16 and 17, by Israeli troops during a demonstration last week contradicts Israeli accounts of the incident.While the…
Homes, Structures, Demolished In Occupied Jerusalem
Israeli soldiers demolished on Monday, May 19, 2014, nine buildings in occupied Jerusalem, displacing families, and causing significant losses. The destruction took place in al-Ezariyya and a number of Bedouin…
Arab World Remembers Mavi Marmara Attack
Monday marked the 4th anniversary of the Israeli massacre, in international waters, on board the Turkish vessel Mavi Marmara. In commemoration, dozens of Palestinians and Arab activists staged a march…
Israeli Troops Shoot & Injure Man in Northern Gaza
A Palestinian man was shot and injured by Israeli forces in northern Gaza, on Monday, in the second incident of its kind in 24 hours, according to locals. In the…
Homes, Structures, Demolished In Occupied Jerusalem
Israeli soldiers demolished on Monday, May 19, 2014, nine buildings in occupied Jerusalem, displacing families, and causing significant losses. The destruction took place in al-Ezariyya and a number of Bedouin…
Palestine Today 05 19 2014
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Abbas Amends Sentencing for ‘Honor Killings’
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has amended Article 98 of the Palestinian Criminal Law no. 12 of 1960, abolishing the ease in punishment against crimes of honor killing committed against women.According…
Hamas Leader: Palestinian Muslims, Christians United
Dr. Mousa Abu Marzouk, a senior member of the Hamas political bureau, says all Palestinians, regardless of religious diversities, are sailing on the same boat.Abu Marzouk, making a visit to…
Update: Shireen Essawi Hunger Strike
On May 8, 2014, human rights defender and lawyer Ms. Shireen Essawi began a hunger strike after learning of the postponement of her trial for nine months and a day.…
VIDEO: Interview With Haidar Eid
Palestinian Professor Haidar Eid discusses several of the most pressing topics of Palestinian national liberation, including the ongoing siege of Gaza, the apartheid nature of Israel, the BDS movement and…
Ongoing Demolitions in Naqab Reinforce Prawer Plan
The ongoing demolitions in the area between the Naqab (Negev) and Jerusalem show that the Prawer Plan is still in full force, even if not under official implementation; the effects…
As Israeli Violations Escalate, BDS Gains International Momentum
With settler attacks on the rise across the West Bank and historic Palestine, and military incursions escalating throughout the occupied territories, often in direct conjunction with one another and with…
Army Uproots Trees In Bethlehem
[Monday, May 19, 2014] Israeli soldiers uprooted hundreds of trees that belong to members of various families of Nahhalin village, west of the West Bank city of Bethlehem.The WAFA news…
Four Palestinians Kidnapped In Bethlehem, Hebron
[Monday, May 19, 2014] Israeli soldiers kidnapped four Palestinians during a number of military invasions into Palestinian communities in the West Bank districts of Bethlehem and Hebron, while one resident…
Army Demolishes Wall, Uproots Land, In Hebron
[Sunday, May 18, 2014] Several Israeli military jeeps, accompanied by a military bulldozer, invaded Tel Romedia area, in the center of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, where they…
Elderly Man Kidnapped By Israeli Police In Al-Aqsa Mosque
[Sunday, May 18, 2014] Occupied Jerusalem – Israeli police officers attacked and kidnapped an elderly Palestinian man in the courtyards of the al-Aqsa Mosque, in occupied East Jerusalem, the WAFA…
Israel Approves Illegal Confiscation Of 700 Dunams Of Palestinian Lands
[Sunday, May 18, 2014] The Israeli “Regional Council for Planning and Construction” approved a plan that would lead to the annexation of more than 700 Dunams (172.9 Acres) as part…
Two Aid Convoys Arrive In Gaza
[Sunday, May 18, 2014] Around 30 international peace activists, in two humanitarian convoys, made it into the Gaza Strip through the Rafah Border Terminal, between Gaza and Egypt.The convoys, Miles…