Winter Storm Wreaks Havoc Across West Bank
[Saturday, December 14, 2013] (Ma’an) Civil defense forces in the West Bank reported, on Saturday evening, that at least one person has died and 53 have been injured in storm-related…
Prisoner Representative Transferred To Megiddo
The Israeli Ofer Prison administration has transferred the prisoner Mutassim Samara, a leader in the Captive Movement, to Megiddo prison, after being moved from Negev to Ofer Prison only one…
Abbas Rejects Plan For Permanent Israeli Military Presence
[Saturday, December 14, 2013] President Mahmoud Abbas, according to a Palestinian source, has rejected US proposals for Israel to keep troops in a future Palestinian state along the Jordan border,…
Kerry And April Fools Day
Well… U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry stated that he strongly believes peace is possible between Israel and the Palestinians in April this coming year, about four more months from…
Soldiers Invade Shweika Village Near Tulkarem
[Friday, December 13, 2013] Despite the extreme snowstorm hitting different parts of occupied Palestine, dozens of Israeli soldiers invaded the Shweika village, near the northern West Bank city of Tulkarem,…
This Week in Palestine – Week 50 2013
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Gazans Left Homeless By Winter Storm
[Friday, December 13, 2013] A winter storm of unparalleled dimensions has left hundreds of families in Gaza homeless, the Middle East Monitor has reported.Local Palestinian sources have told the Palestine…
Israel Sets Conditions For Continuing Peace Negotiations
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem, this morning, the Palestinian News Network (PNN) has reported. The meeting was set to be…
Shortage of Supplies Critical For Gaza Health Services
[December, 2013] The World Health Organisation (WHO) has expressed concerns over critical shortages in medical supplies and electricity for Gaza health services — shortages which are putting Palestinian patients’ lives…
PCHR Weekly Report: Israeli forces kill one child, wound 4 people including a child
In its Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories for the week of 05- 11 December 2013, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) found…
Palestine Today 12 12 2013
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Shaykh Sayah Returns Home
[December 11, 2013] AIC (Alternative Information Center) — Shaykh Sayah Atouri has returned to his home in the Naqab (Negev-area) village of Al Araqib, Tuesday, after winning his appeal to…
Israel Drops Prawer Plan, Bedouins Still Face Displacement
[Thursday, December 12, 2013] The Israeli government has decided to discard a controversial draft law to relocate thousands of Bedouin residents from the Negev desert, the Ma’an News Agency has…
Palestinian Dies Of Wounds Suffered In 2004
[Thursday, December 12, 2013] Bethlehem – Palestinian medical sources have reported that a young Palestinian man died, on Thursday morning, of a serious injury suffered after being shot by an…
For First Time Since 1948, Christmas Tree Lit In Displaced Village
For the first time since Israel was established in the historic land of Palestine, in 1948, and the resulting destruction and displacement of hundreds of villages and towns, there, a…
U.S. University students receive ‘eviction notices’ in satirical action by Palestine supporters
Students in dorms at the University of Michigan were awakened to eviction notices on their doors, which said that they needed to vacate their rooms by December 13th, at which…
Soldiers Kidnap Two Palestinian In Gaza
[Wednesday, December 11, 2013] Israeli sources have reported that the army has kidnapped two Palestinians who crossed the “border fence” between the Gaza Strip and Israel. The sources said that…
Palestine Today 11 12 2013
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Kerry Negotiations Lack Hope For Palestinians
[December 11, 2013] U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is expected to arrive to the region, today, in order to push the last of Israeli-Palestinian negotiations, the Palestinian News Network…
Six Palestinians Kidnapped In Bethlehem
[Wednesday at Dawn, December 11, 2013] Dozens of Israeli soldiers have invaded the Aida Refugee camp, north of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, kidnapping six Palestinians, including two brothers,…
Israeli Settler Stabs Young Palestinian Man In Jerusalem
[Tuesday Evening, December 10, 2013] Eyewitnesses state that a young Palestinian man was moderately hurt after being stabbed by an Israeli settler in Jaffa Road, in West Jerusalem, the Milad…
Army Kidnaps Palestinian Woman In Jerusalem
Jerusalem – The Ahrar Center for Detainees Studies and Human Rights has reported that Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Tuesday [December 10, 2013] a Palestinian woman identified as Nadia Lufty Abu…
Gunmen Kill A Palestinian Officer In Bethlehem
The Palestinian police, in the West bank district of Bethlehem, have reported that an officer was shot and killed, on Tuesday [December 10, 2012] after gunmen opened fire at a…
PPS: “5000 Palestinians, Including 200 Children, Imprisoned By Israel”
[Tuesday, December 10, 2013] Marking The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (Adopted by the UN on December 10 1948), the Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) has reported that Israel is ongoing…
Palestine Today 12 10 2013
Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the international Middle East media center, www.imemc.org for Tuesday December 10, 2013U.S. Secretary of State, john Kerry to visit Palestine and Israel, meanwhile…
Five Palestinians Kidnapped In Bethlehem
Israeli soldiers invaded the Deheisha refugee camp, south of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, after completely isolating it, breaking into several homes and kidnapping five Palestinians, including three brothers.The…
Twin Girls Rammed By Settler’s Vehicle Near Beit Jala
[Tuesday, December 10, 2013] Palestinian medical sources have reported that twin girls have been wounded after being rammed by an Israeli settler’s vehicle in the Al-Walaja road, west of Beit…
Soldiers Invade Al-Isawiyya, Clashes Reported
[Monday Evening, December 9, 2013] Several Israeli military jeeps invaded the Al-Isawiyya town, in occupied East Jerusalem, and broke into the home of detainee Samer Al-Eesawy; clashes have been reported.Eyewitnesses…
Kerry To Visit Tel Aviv, Ramallah
The White House announced that U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry would be visiting Tel Aviv and Ramallah on Wednesday, November 11, to hold separate talks with Israeli Prime Minister…
Settlers Attack Palestinian Cars In Nablus
[Monday, December 9, 2013] Israeli settlers have attacked dozens of Palestinian cars driving on roads in various areas, in the northern West Bank district of Nablus.Local sources have reported that…
Palestinian Injured After Being Struck By Army Jeep In Bethlehem
[Monday, December 9, 2013] Palestinian medical sources have reported that a young Palestinian man was injured after being rammed by an Israeli military jeep in Nahhalin village, west of Bethlehem.Mohammad…
International Human Rights Day, Palestinian People’s Suffering Continues
On 10 December, the world celebrates the Human Rights Day, which was proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly in 1950 to review the international achievements in the field of…
Approaching Winter Threatens Gaza With Worsening Power Crisis
An official from the Gaza Strip Power Authority (GSPA) expressed concerns, Sunday, that Gazans will have electricity for less than six hours a day, as winter approaches, the Ma’an News…
Palestine Today 12 09 2013
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Soldiers Uproot Olive Trees Near Bethlehem
[Monday at Dawn, December 9, 2013] Local sources report that Israeli military bulldozers have uprooted more than 40 olive trees, in order to connect settler road #60 with the Cremisan…
Five Palestinians Kidnapped In Jenin
[Monday at Dawn, December 9, 2013] Dozens of Israeli soldiers invaded the northern West Bank city of Jenin, including the Jenin refugee camp, kidnapping four Palestinians. A fifth Palestinian was…
Settlers Assault A Palestinian Child In Hebron
[Saturday Evening, December 7, 2013] A number of Israeli settlers attacked a Palestinian child in the heart of the Old City of Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied…
Palestinian Child Killed By Israeli Army Fire In Ramallah
[Saturday, December 7, 2013] Palestinian medical sources have reported that a Palestinian child was shot and killed by Israeli army fire near the Al-Jalazonerefugee camp, north of the central West…
Israeli Troops Shoot And Injure Non-Violent Protester During Weekly Friday Demonstrations
Non-violent protests were held in five West Bank villages, Friday, as well as in the city of Bethlehem, where Israeli troops attacked protesters and wounded one young man in the…
“Price Tag” Graffiti Found Near Nablus
[Friday, December 6, 2013] Local sources in Jaloud village, south of the northern West bank city of Nablus, have reported that Israeli settlers threw rocks at a Palestinian car in…
Dozens Injured By Army Fire At Al-Aqsa Mosque In Jerusalem
[Friday, December 6, 2013] Palestinian medical sources have reported that dozens of Palestinian worshipers from the Al-Aqsa Mosque, in occupied Jerusalem, have been treated for the effects of teargas inhalation…
Soldiers Kidnap Two Brothers In Jenin
[Friday at Dawn, December 6, 2013] Several armored Israeli military jeeps invaded the northern West Bank city of Jenin and kidnapped two brothers, after violently breaking into their home and…
This Week in Palestine Week 49 2013
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Arab MKs Demand Kerry To Stop Israel’s Prawer Plan
Israeli TV Channel 10 has reported that Arab Members of Israeli Knesset are demanded the visiting US Secretary of State, John Kerry, to intervene and stop Israel’s Prawer Negev displacement…
EU Grants PA €11 Million For Pensions And Salaries
The European Union has granted the Palestinian Authority (P.A.) in the West Bank approximately €11 Million, in order to help it pay November salaries of more than 71,000 Palestinian civil…
Abbas Rejects U.S Security Proposal
[Thursday, December 5, 2013] Israeli sources have reported that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has rejected security arrangements offered by US Secretary of State John Kerry, during their Thursday meeting in…
Palestine Today 12 05 2013
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Kerry Meets Netanyahu
[Thursday, December 5, 2013] After landing in Tel Aviv, U.S. Secretary of state John Kerry held a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Their meeting mainly focused on security…
Liebermann Alleges P.A. Avoiding Real Peace
Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said that the Palestinian Authority in the occupied West Bank is ‘avoiding talks’ with Tel Aviv, and is ‘not interested in genuine peace’.Following his meeting…
American Studies Association Endorses Boycott of Israeli Academic Institutions
The American Studies Association leadership announced, Wednesday, that its National Council has unanimously approved a resolution submitted by the Academic and Community Activism Caucus to endorse the Palestinian call for…
Kerry To Meet Netanyahu And Abbas
[Thursday, December 5, 2013] Israeli media sources have reported that United States Secretary General, John Kerry, will be separately meeting, later on Thursday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian…
Soldiers Kidnap A Palestinian Officer In Jenin
Palestinian security sources have reported on Thursday [December 5, 2013] that several Israeli military jeeps invaded the Qabatia town, near the northern West Bank city of Jenin, and kidnapped a…
Army Kidnaps Several Palestinian In Jenin
[Thursday, December 5, 2013] Dozens of Israeli soldiers have invaded various areas in the northern West Bank district of Jenin, kidnapped several Palestinians, and installed roadblocks in different part of…
Eight Palestinians Kidnapped In Bethlehem
[December 5, 2013] Dozens of soldiers invaded various areas in the West Bank district of Bethlehem, broke into and violently searched dozens of homes, kidnapping eight Palestinians.Local sources said that…
Palestinian Man Seriously Injured In Bethlehem
[Wednesday Evening, December 4, 2013] A young Palestinian man was shot and severely wounded by Israeli army fire, Palestinian medical sources in Bethlehem have reported.The sources stated that the young…
Summary Report On Human Rights Violations In 2013
It has been another busy year in PCHR and the attached report will tell you why. – Link to full PCHR report on Human Rights situation in 2013 attached.This year…
Palestine Today 12 04 2013
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Deterioration of the Palestinian Disabled Persons’ Conditions Continues
December 3 2013, marked the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. In 1992, at the conclusion of the United Nations Decade of Disabled Persons (1983-1992), the General Assembly proclaimed 3…
Army Invades Kofur Qaddoum
[Tuesday, December 3, 2013] Palestinian medical sources have reported that one resident was injured, with several suffering the effects of tear gas inhalation, after dozens of soldiers invaded Kofur Qaddoum…
Palestine Today 12 03 2013
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Five Children Kidnapped In East Jerusalem
The Israeli police said that it arrested five Palestinian children from Sur Baher town, south of occupied East Jerusalem, on suspicion of throwing stones at a settler’s vehicle, causing an…
Israel To Build 3000 New Settlement Units
[Tuesday, December 3, 2013] Israeli Defense Minister, Moshe Yaalon, has decided to approve 3,000 new units in illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank and occupied East Jerusalem. New…
Qatar To Grant P.A. $150 Million
Palestinian Prime Minister in the occupied West Bank, Rami Hamdallah, stated that Qatar has promised to transfer $150 million to the Palestinian Authority (P.A.) to help ease its sharp financial…
Four Palestinians Kidnapped In Hebron
Tuesday, at Dawn [December 3, 2013] Dozens of Israeli soldiers have invaded the southern West Bank city of Hebron, kidnapping four Palestinians. Soldiers install roadblocks in the Hebron district; settlers…
Three Palestinians Injured In Bethlehem
Tuesday morning [December 3, 2013] Palestinian medical sources have reported that three young Palestinians have been shot and injured by rubber-coated metal bullets, fired by Israeli soldiers invading the Aida…
Army Demolishes Homes, Structures In Northern Plains
Tuesday, at Dawn [December 3, 2013] A number of armored Israeli military jeeps have invaded several Palestinian communities in the West Bank’s Northern Plains, demolishing two homes, in addition to…
Israeli Settlers Invade Yards Of Al-Aqsa Mosque
Tuesday morning [December 3, 2013] A group of Israeli settlers invaded the yards of Al-Aqsa Mosque, in occupied East Jerusalem, while Israeli soldiers kidnapped two Palestinians.Head of the Media Unit…
Palestine Today 12 02 2013
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Soldiers Demolish Two Homes, Four Sheds, Near Jericho
[Monday, December 2, 2013] Dozens of Israeli soldiers invaded the Najada area, in Al-‘Oja in the West Bank district of Jericho, and demolished two homes and four sheds. Soldiers also…
Palestinians To Challenge Siege By Sailing
The Intifada Youth Coalition stated that it launched on Monday [December 2, 2013] what it called the Convoy of Steadfastness and Justice, to challenge the illegal Israeli siege on Gaza,…
Administrative Detainee Refuses Insulin
The Palestine Center for Detainees Studies has reported that detainee Hussein Mohammad Amro, who suffers with diabetes, is refusing to take insulin in protest of his continued detention. Two detainees…
Soldiers Kidnap Eleven Palestinians In West Bank
Monday, at Dawn [December 2, 2013] Israeli soldiers have kidnapped eight Palestinians in Ya’bod village near the northern West Bank city of Jenin, two Palestinians in Hebron, in the southern…
Bennett: “No Palestinian State, No To Any Withdrawal”
Israel’s Economy Minister, Naftali Bennett, stated that Israel should never allow the establishment of a Palestinian State, and should never “give the Palestinians any piece of land”.Bennett, who is also…
13 Palestinians Killed, 374 Kidnapped, In November
[Sunday, December 1, 2013] The Ahrar Center for Detainees Studies and Human Rights has issued its monthly report revealing that Israel soldiers shot and killed 13 Palestinians in the West…
Soldiers Attack Nonviolent Protesters In The Negev
[Saturday, November 30, 2013] Israeli soldiers and police officers have violently assaulted hundreds of nonviolent protesters marching, in the Negev, against the Prawer-Begin Negev displacement plan.The Police, in full riot…
Soldiers Assault Nonviolent Protesters Near Ramallah
Saturday Evening [November 30, 2013] Israeli soldiers attacked dozens of nonviolent Palestinian and international peace activists protesting near the Beit El illegal settlement, north of the central West Bank city…
Israeli Police Kills A Palestinian Worker In Petah Tikva
[Saturday, November 30, 2013] Israeli police officers shot and killed a Palestinian laborer in the Petah Tikva area, north of historic Palestine, after chasing him. The police also kidnapped 20…
Palestinian Forced To Demolish His Home In Jerusalem
[Saturday, November 30, 2013] Adel Ameera, a Palestinian man from occupied East Jerusalem, was forced to demolish his own home in Sur Baher, south of the city, after an Israeli…
Farmers Prevented From Reaching Their Lands In Yatta
[Saturday, November 30, 2013] Israeli soldiers have attacked several Palestinian farmers, southeast of Yattat town, south of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and prevented them from entering their…
Israeli troops shoot and injure two Palestinian protesters near Jerusalem
As Palestinian protesters took to the streets, Friday, to bring attention to the death of a Palestinian child at an Israeli military checkpoint, Thursday, two protesters were shot with live…
This Week in Palestine Week 46 2013
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Army Opens Fire At Farmers In Khan Younis
[Friday Morning November 29, 2013] Israeli soldiers, stationed across the border with Gaza, opened fire at Palestinian farmers working in their lands, east of Khan Younis, in the southern part…
Due To Israeli Restrictions, Child Dies In Ambulance
Thursday Evening [November 28, 2013] A Palestinian child has died, as an ambulance transporting her to the Beit Jala Hospital, in the Bethlehem District, was delayed at an Israeli military…
Palestinian Dies Of Wounds Suffered Five Months Ago
Palestinian medical sources reported, on Thursday night [November 28, 2013], that a young Palestinian man died of wounds suffered five months ago during clashes with Israeli soldiers at the Qalandia…
PCHR Weekly Report: 3 Palestinians killed, 12 wounded by Israeli forces this week
In its Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories for the week of 21- 27 Nov. 2013, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) found…
Several Palestinians Injured In Bethlehem
Palestinian medical sources have reported that several Palestinians were injured by Israeli army fire on Thursday evening [November 28, 2013], during clashes with invading soldiers.At least four were shot by…
Palestine Today 11 28 2013
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PNGO and Human Rights Organizations Call for Immediate End to Civilian Suffering Due to Electricity
This is a Press Released issued by The Palestinian Non-Governmental Organizations Network (PNGO) regarding the impacts of Israel’s illegal siege on the impoverished population in the Gaza Strip.Network (PNGO) and…
Eight Palestinians Kidnapped in West Bank, 3 Fishermen In Gaza
[Thursday, November 27, 2013] Israeli soldiers invade different parts of the occupied West Bank, break into and search dozens of homes, kidnapping eight Palestinians. Israeli Navy kidnaps three Gaza fishermen…
Three, Including Two Children, Kidnapped In Jerusalem
[Wednesday Evening, November 27, 2013] Israeli soldiers and police officers kidnap three Palestinians, including two children, in occupied Jerusalem. Soldiers attack protesters near the city.Eyewitnesses state that the soldiers kidnapped…
Palestinian Home Demolished Near Salfit
[November 28, 2013] Dozens of Israeli soldiers invade Deir Ballout, demolish unfinished home.Property owner Ghanem Mahmoud Abdul-Karim stated that Israeli military bulldozers, accompanied by several armored jeeps, entered Deir Ballout…
Dozens Injured By Army Fire In Hebron
[Wednesday, November 27, 2013] Palestinian medical sources in Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank, have reported that (at least) dozens of Palestinians have been injured during…
Palestine Today 11 27 2013
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Several Palestinians Injured In Tulkarem
[Wednesday, November 27, 2013] Several Palestinians have been wounded during clashes with Israeli soldiers invading Tulkarem city, in the northern part of the West Bank, Palestinian medical sources have reported.The…
UN Declares 2014 Year Of Solidarity With The Palestinians
The United Nations has declared the year 2014 as a “Year of Solidarity with the Palestinian People”, after the resolution passed by 110 votes, with seven countries opposing and 54…
Dr. Barghouthi Condemns Assassination Of Three Palestinians
Secretary General of the Palestinian National Initiative, Dr. Mustafa Barghouthi, condemned the assassination of three Palestinians by the Israeli army in Hebron, and called on the Palestinian Authority (PA) in…
Soldiers Kidnap 17 Palestinians In Nablus And Hebron
[Wednesday, November 27, 2013] Israeli soldiers have invaded several areas of the occupied West Bank, broken into and searched dozens of homes, kidnapping seventeen Palestinians in the districts of Nablus…
Three Palestinians Killed By Army Fire In Hebron
Palestinian medical sources report that three Palestinians have been killed by Israeli army fire, on Tuesday evening [November 26, 2013], east of Yatta town, south of the southern West Bank…
Palestine Today 11 26 2013
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Israeli Settlers Destroy Palestinian Olive Grove Near Salfit
A group of Israeli settlers invaded the village of Bruqin, near Salfit in the northern West Bank, early Monday morning, and uprooted a grove of 15 olive trees. This follows…