Israel To Build Settlement Units On Palestinian Lands In Bethlehem
The Israeli authorities in the occupied West Bank have issued a military order for the illegal confiscation of Palestinian lands in Khirbit Ed-Deer area, west of Nahhalin village, in the…
Ansar 4 Convoy To Head To Gaza May 5th
The Artery of Life Committee in Amman – Jordan declared Tuesday that it is starting preparations for sending the “Ansar 4” solidarity convoy to the Gaza Strip in order to…
Army Kidnaps Three Palestinians In Hebron
Israeli military sources reported, Tuesday evening, that the army kidnaped three Palestinian youths in Ta Romeida, in the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and claimed that the three obtained…
Army Closes Two Gaza Border Terminals
Late on Tuesday March 26, the Israeli army informed that Palestinian District Coordination Office that the Karem Abu Salem (Kerem Shalom) and the Beit Hanounn (Erez) border terminals with Gaza…
During Funeral Procession, Army Fires Gas Bombs At School Students In Hebron
Hebron, Tuesday March 26 2113, Palestinian medical sources reported that several female school students have been treated for the effects of teargas inhalation after Israeli soldiers fired gas bombs at…
Journalists detained in Hebron, two civilians abducted by Israeli troops
On the afternoon of the 24th March, two Palestinian Al Jazeera journalists arrived into Hebron to interview a Palestinian family living near the illegal Israeli settlement in the area of…
Palestine Today 03 26 2013
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Israeli police uproot trees; right-wing settlers attempt to infiltrate Al Aqsa mosque
In two separate incidents over the weekend, the third holiest site in Islam, the Al Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem, came under siege from Israelis – once, on Thursday, when Israeli…
Palestine Today 03 25 2013
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On day 236 of Hunger Strike, Issawi’s Heart rate drops
Palestinian prisoner Samer al Isawiis near death, according to doctors, after spending 236 days without food to challenge the Israeli policy of ‘administrative detention’, in which Palestinians are imprisoned for…
Army Evicts Palestinian Protest Village
Sunday at dawn March 24, 2013; dozens of Israeli soldiers invaded the Ahfad Younis Palestinian protest village, installed by nonviolent activists five days ago, and removed it after detaining several…
Settlers attack Palestinian cars in Nablus
Israeli Settlers on Saturday smashed the windows of several Palestinian cars in Nablus North of the West Bank. Settler-monitoring official in north of the West Bank Ghassan Daghlas, said that…
This Week in Palestine week 12 2013
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Abbas’ Speech in the news conference in Ramallah with President Obama
Below is the full text of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’ speech in Ramallah in the press conference with US President Barack Obama on Thursday as interpreted.In the name of God,…
Obama reiterates calls for two-state solution in Ramallah
On his second day of the first presidential visit to Palestine U.S. President Barack Obama met with the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah. Although Obama condemned the rocket attacks…
Palestine Today 03 21 2013
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President Obama in Israel: “That so long as there is a United States of America, Ah-tem lo lah-vahd
United States President Barack Obama said there is a real chance for peace in the framework of the two-state solution. “I do not say peace guaranteed, but possible,” he said.He…
Palestine Today 03 20 2013
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Palestinians install protest village to greet US President Barack Obama
As US President Barack Obama arrived for a two day visit to Israel and the Palestinian Territories, hundreds of Palestinian non-violent activists set up a tent village at Bab al…
Palestine Today 03 19 2013
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Ten years on I want answers for my daughter Rachel Corrie
On March 16, 2003, my daughter Rachel Corrie was crushed to death under a bulldozer driven by an Israel Defense Forces soldier. The bulldozer was manufactured in the United States…
Israeli Police Kidnap Two Children In Jerusalem
Monday March 18, 2013, Two children identified as Deena Morad Jweiles, 14, and her brother Mohammad, 12, have been kidnapped by the Israeli Police after being attacked and harassed by…
Palestine Today 03 18 2013
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Israeli Settler Injured Neared Qalqilya
An Israeli settler was shot an injured Monday morning, at the entrance of Kadomim Settlmenet near Qalqilia. Israeli Red Star of David said that the settler’s injury is moderate. Police…
Sharawna Released, Exiled To Gaza
Palestinian media sources reported that detainee Ayman Sharawna, who started his open-ended hunger strike after his arrest by the army, on July 1, 2102, was released by Israel but was…
Settlers Damage Farmers’ Tractors In Nablus
Israeli settlers have damaged several tractors on Monday morning, belonging to farmers in Burin Village south of Nablus. Settler-monitoring official said that Israeli settlers attacked the farmlands near Burin Village,…
EU Grants PA €20.8 Millions To Pay Salaries, Pensions
The European Union (EU) has granted the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank approximately €2.8 millions to pay pensions and salaries to nearly 82,000 retired people and government employees, in…
Settlers Burn A Chicken Coop Near Nablus
A number of armed extremist Israeli settlers burnt on Sunday at dawn a chicken coop that belongs to a villager of Qasra village, south of the northern West Bank city…
Three Children Kidnapped In Hebron
Sunday March 17, 2013, the Popular Committee against the Wall and Settlements in Beit Ummar town, north of the southern West bank city of Hebron, reported that Israeli soldiers kidnapped…
Army Attacks, Detains Palestinian Shepherds Near Hebron
Saturday March 16, 2013, Israeli soldiers attacked and detained five Palestinian shepherds in Yatta town, near the southern West Bank city of Hebron.Rateb Jabour, coordinator of the Popular Committee in…
Settlers Seize Land Near Bethlehem
A group of Israeli settlers seized a land in al-Khader village south of Bethlehem. The coordinator of the local anti-wall committee, Ahmad Salah, said that settlers from Eleazar seized the…
14 Palestinians Killed In A Bus Crash In Jordan
Fourteen Palestinian pilgrims returning from Saudi Arabia, died on Saturday, after their bus turned over in Jordan. A nearby Hospital director said that at least fourteen people died, while over…
14 Palestinians Killed In A Bus Crash In Jordan
Fourteen Palestinian pilgrims returning from Saudi Arabia, died on Saturday, after their bus turned over in Jordan. A nearby Hospital director said that at least fourteen people died, while over…
Soldiers Kidnap Several Palestinian Children in Hebron
Friday March 15, 2013, Israeli soldiers kidnapped several Palestinian children in Hebron, and the Al-Tiwana area, while several Palestinians were shot by rubber-coated metal bullets, and dozens of Palestinians were…
Dozens Injured After Army Attacked Nonviolent Protesters In Bil’in
Friday March 15, 2013, the Friends of Freedom and Justice Committee (FFJ) in Bil’in village, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, reported that dozens of nonviolent protesters have…
Five Palestinians Injured In Bethlehem
Friday March 15, 2013, Palestinian medical sources reported that five Palestinians, including two civil defense workers, suffered bone fractures, and the effects of teargas inhalation, after Israeli soldiers fired gas…
Palestinian Dies Of Injuries Suffered February 22
Friday evening March 15, 2013, Palestinian medical sources reported that a Palestinian man, identified as Mo’ayyad Nazeeh Ghazawna, 34, from the Al-Ram town, north of occupied East Jerusalem, died of…
This Week in Palestine week 11 2013
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Palestinian attacked by settlers near Nablus
A Palestinian worker was attacked by Israeli settlers on Friday morning near Aqraba village south of Nablus.Several settlers from Itamar settlement beat the 28-year-old-Palestinian who suffered from bruises in and…
Palestinian Released After 13 Years In Israeli Prison
A Palestinian prisoner from Bethlehem was released on Thursday evening after spending thirteen years at an Israeli Prisoner. 36 years-old Former prisoner Ashraf Jamil Milhim from Al-Duheisheh refugee camp in…
Palestinian arrested in Tel Aviv
Maariv newspaper reported that Israeli police and the Shin Bit arrested what they called a’Terrorist’ Palestinian in the center of Tel Aviv after they raided his apartment on Thursday. Police…
Palestinian Seriously Injured In Tulkarem
Thursday evening March 14, 2013; Palestinian medical sources reported that a Palestinian teenager was seriously injured by Israeli army fire in the Ghashoury Factories area, west of the Tulkarem district,…
PCHR Weekly Report: 2 killed, 5 wounded by Israeli forces this week
In its Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories for the week of 07- 13 March 2013, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights found that…
EU To Send Delegation To Evaluate the Situation Of Palestinian Detainees
The European Parliament decided to send a fact-finding mission to evaluate the conditions Palestinian detainees face in Israeli prisons, especially detained children and women.The mission’s visit comes a few weeks…
Settler Woman, Her Children, Injured In The West Bank
Israeli Ynet News reported Thursday that a settler woman and her 3-year-old toddler have been injured after a number of Palestinians hurled stones at settlers vehicles driving on Route 5…
Bardaweel: “Hamas Will Continue To Smuggle Weapons Into Gaza”
Salah Bardaweel, a political leader of the Hamas movement in Gaza, and an elected member of the Palestinian Legislative Council, stated Thursday that his movement will continue the smuggling of…
Palestine Today 03 14 2013
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Army Kidnaps 23 Palestinians In The West Bank
Thursday at dawn March 14, 2013, Israeli soldiers invaded several Palestinian communities in different parts of the occupied West Bank, and kidnapped 23 Palestinians. The soldiers broke into and searched…
Israeli Navy Opens Fire At Fishermen In Gaza
Thursday March 14, 2013, the Israeli Navy attacked several Palestinian fishermen and fishing boats in the As-Sudaniyya coastal area, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip, No injuries have…
Dozens Injured In Nablus, Six Kidnapped
Thursday morning March 14, 2013, Palestinian medical sources in Nablus in the northern part of the occupied West Bank, reported that dozens of Palestinians have been treated for the effects…
Abu Marzouq Slams Egyptian Reports Regarding Claimed Arrest Of Seven Palestinians
Mousa Abu Marzouq, member of the Political Bureau of the Hamas movement, slammed some Egyptian media outlets for what he called “attempting to involve the Palestinians in internal Egyptian conflicts”.…
Palestine Today 03 13 2013
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Settlers Cut Dozens Of Olive Trees In Nablus
Tuesday evening March 13, 2013, a number of extremist Israeli settlers cut dozens of Palestinian olive trees near Qaryout village, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus.The settlers…
Army Carries Out A Limited Invasion In Southern Gaza
Several armored Israeli military vehicles invaded, on Wednesday morning, an area east of Khan Younis city, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, and bulldozed farmlands and property.Eyewitnesses told…
Army Detains A Child In Bethlehem
Wednesday March 13, 2013, Israeli soldiers detained a Palestinian child, 14, after claiming that she hurled stones at their jeep west of Bethlehem city. The child was released later on.The…
Palestinian Killed By Army Fire In Hebron
Tuesday March 12, 2013, Palestinian medical sources reported that a Palestinian youth identified as Mahmoud ‘Adel At-Teety, 25, was shot and killed by an Israeli dum-dum bullet to the head,…
Palestine Today 03 12 2013
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Israeli security officer brutally beats unarmed Palestinian shepherd
Israeli activists caught on film an attack by an Israeli settlement security guard on a Palestinian shepherd Monday, near the Palestinian village of Susya in the southern West Bank on…
15 Families Ordered Out Of Their Residence, Lands, Near Hebron
Monday March 11, 2013, the Israeli army handed 15 Palestinian families living in Al-Janoub area, east of Sair town in the southern West Bank district of Hebron, military warrants ordering…
Three Detainees Moved Into Solitary Confinement
Monday evening March 11, 2013, the Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) reported that the administration at the Ofer Israeli prison moved three hunger striking Palestinian detainees into solitary confinement. The PPS…
Palestine Today 03 11 2013
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Ashton: “E.U. Committed To Its Own Regulations In Dealing With Israel”
Catherine Ashton, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, stated that the European Union is committed to the implementation of its policies and regulations in dealing…
Army Carries Out Limited Invasion Into Gaza
Monday Morning, March 11, 2013, a number of armored Israeli military vehicles carried out a limited invasion into an area east of Juhr Ed-Deek area, southeast of Gaza city.Local sources…
Settlers Hurl Stones At A Palestinian Car Near Hebron
Sunday evening, March 10, 2013, a number of extremist Israeli settlers of the Ma’on illegal settlement, built on Palestinian lands that belong to residents of Yatta town south of the…
Arab Woman, Her Daughter, Verbally Assaulted In Nazareth
The Arabs48 news website reported Sunday that three extremist Israeli Jews in Natzeret Illit, in Nazareth, have verbally assaulted an Arab woman and her daughter. The extremists also spat at…
Israeli officials to pressure UN to negate Palestinian right of return
A group of right-wing Zionists met with the Israeli ambassador the the United Nations on Thursday in New York to put together a plan to pressure the United Nations to…
Army Kidnaps 11 Palestinians In Bethlehem And Jerusalem
Sunday March 10, 2013, Israeli soldiers invaded the West Bank city of Bethlehem and the Old City of occupied East Jerusalem, broke into dozens of homes and violently searched them…
Al- Eesawy Refuses To Be Exiled In Exchange For His Release
Lawyer Shireen Al-Eesawy, sister of hunger striking detainee Samer Al-Eesawy, from Al-Isawiyya in occupied Jerusalem, stated that her brother refused an Israeli offer to force him into exile in exchange…
Soldiers Attack Wedding Procession At Hizma Roadblock
Saturday March 9, 2013, Israeli soldiers stationed at the Hizma Roadblock, north of occupied Jerusalem kidnapped a Palestinian nonviolent activist, head of the Bil’in Village Council, Basel Mansur, as he…
Two Palestinians Kidnaped In Nablus, Jenin
Friday evening March 9, 2013, Israeli soldiers kidnapped a Palestinian journalist at a roadblock south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus. A university student was also kidnapped at…
On International Women’s Day, 48 Women Still Held By Israel
The Palestinian Detainees Center reported Friday that, as the world and Palestine, mark the International Women’s Day on March 8th, Israel continues its violations against Palestinian women, and is still…
Palestinian seriously Injured By Army Fire In Gaza
Friday March 8 2013, Palestinian medical sources reported that a Palestinian youth was seriously injured by a round of live ammunition after Israeli soldiers, stationed across the border, opened fire…
Dozens Injured In Bil’in’s Weekly Protest
Friday March 8, 2013, Dozens of Palestinians, accompanied by Israeli and International peace activists, held their weekly protest against the Annexation Wall and settlements, in the village of Bil’in, near…
This Week in Palestine-Week 10 2013
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Tens of Palestinians Injured as Israeli forces raid al-Aqsa
Over 15 Palestinians were injured, while others inhaled tear gas after Israeli forces invaded al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem after Friday noon Prayers. Israeli forces marched into the temple firing tear…
Tens of Palestinians Injured as Israeli forces raid al-Aqsa
Over 15 Palestinians were injured, while others inhaled tear gas after Israeli forces invaded al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem after Friday noon Prayers. Israeli forces marched into the temple firing tear…
Israeli Newspaper Reports Reduced Sentences On Israeli Assailants
Israeli Newspaper Maariv reported Friday, that Israeli judges and courts “go easy” on Israeli perpetrators who assault Palestinians, giving them “ridiculous” sentences, which would encourage such assaults. Maariv added that…
Settlers Uproot Around 120 Olive Trees In Nablus
Israeli settlers have uprooted around 120 olive trees in al-Sawya village south of Nablus Friday morning. An official said that about 90 olive saplings, and 30 fully grown olive trees…
PCHR Weekly Report: 34 Palestinians wounded, including 10 children, by Israeli troops this week
In its Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories for the week of February 28th to March 6th 2013, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights…
Israeli Police detain two Palestinian
Israeli Police have detained two Palestinian youth from east Jerusalem on Thursday evening. Witnesses said that Israeli police obstructed a group of five Palestinian young men in Al-Swanah neighborhood in…
Israel Release A Re-arrested Prisoner
Israeli forces has released a Palestinian detainee from Hebron who was arrested on Monday. Minister of detainees Issa Qaraqe said that the prisoner who is physically disabled after being injured…
Sale Of Home To “An Arab” In Akka, Protested By Jewish Residents
Israeli daily, Haaretz, reported that residents of a new neighborhood in Akka (Acre) protested the sale of a house to an Arab family, claiming that they have the right to…
Clashes Takes Places Near Ramallah
Thursday March 7, 2013; Media sources in the central West Bank city of Ramallah reported that clashes took place between Israeli soldiers and Palestinian youths in ‘Aboud village, north west…
Sweden Upgrades Palestine Mission To Embassy Status
Thursday March 7, 2013; with an overwhelming vote of 299 to 20, the Swedish Parliament upgraded the status of the Palestinian representative office in the country to a full status…
On International Women’s Day:
On the 8th of March, the world celebrates the International Women’s Day, which has been observed as a popular event since 1977, when the United Nations General Assembly invited Member…
Palestine Today 03 07 2013
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Army Carries Out A Limited Invasion Into Khan Younis
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Thursday morning, an area east of the al-Qarara town, east of Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, and bulldozed Palestinian farmlands.Local sources…
Palestinian Dies Of Injuries Suffered Two Weeks Ago
Thursday morning, March 7, 2013, Palestinian medical sources reported that Mohammad Sameeh Asfour, 22, from Aboud city, north of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, died of serious injuries…
Haredi Youth Attack 2 Arab And Jewish Women
A number of Haredi Jewish youth recently attacked two Arab and Israeli female teachers in Jerusalem and hurled stones at their car shattering one of the vehicle’s windows, Israeli Ynet…
Palestinians Hold Candle Vigil In Bethlehem
Wednesday evening, March 6, 2013, dozens of Palestinians held a candle vigil at the Manger Square in the West Bank city of Bethlehem to express solidarity with Palestinian detainees held…
Jerusalem; Army Attacks Students Holding Vigil In Solidarity With Palestinian Detainees
Dozens of Israeli soldiers and police officers, attacked on Wednesday evening, Palestinian students at the Hebrew University, near Al-Esawiyya town, in occupied East Jerusalem, as they were holding a vigil…
Settlers Hurl Stones At Palestinian Car In Jerusalem
Wednesday evening March 6 2013; A number of extremist Israeli settlers hurled stones at a Palestinian car driven by a young Palestinian woman in “Keryat Shmone” road, in occupied Jerusalem.Israeli…
UNICEF: “Israel Mistreats Detained Palestinian Children”
The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) issued a report stating that Israel is mistreating Palestinian children it is holding in its detention and interrogation centers, and added that…
Abbas: “The Death Of Chavez, A Significant Loss To Liberation Movements”
Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, expressed deep sadness over the death of the Venezuelan President, Huge Chavez, who died of Tuesday, and said that the death of Chavez is a significant…
Soldiers Attack Three Palestinian Youths In Nablus
Wednesday evening, March 6, 2013, Palestinian medical sources reported that Israeli soldiers violently attacked and injured three Palestinian youths from Qasra village, south of the northern West Bank city of…
Soldiers Kidnap Three Palestinian South Of Bethlehem
Tuesday evening March 5, 2013; local sources in Beit Fajjar town, south of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, reported that Israeli soldiers invaded the town, broke into and searched…
Palestine Today 03 06 2013
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Report: “1036 Palestinians Killed In Syria Since Mach 2011”
Palestinian activists in Syria issued a study they conducted in corporation with medical centers, human rights groups and locals, and revealed that 1036 Palestinian refugees have been killed in Syria…
Army Kidnaps 19 Palestinians In West Bank
Wednesday at dawn March 6 2013; Israeli soldiers invaded several Palestinian communities in the occupied West Bank, and kidnaped 19 Palestinians, including children, after breaking into their homes and searching…
Several Palestinians Killed in Syria
Media sources reported that several Palestinian refugees have been killed during clashes that took place in Palestinian refugee camps in Syria.The sources said that a Palestinian youth, identified as Moneer…