Unsettled, unlawful, unresolved: Israeli settlers in a foreign land
Violence, abuse, non-accountability, hate. Such is communal living today within the occupied West Bank, where some 518,974 colonisers sit within “200” illegal settlements. Noam Chomsky, “The settlements cover over 42%…
Israeli army bombards Gaza; no injuries reported
The Israeli Air Force bombarded, Saturday, an area in the Gaza Strip leading to no injuries; an Israeli military spokesperson claimed that the attack targeted resistance fighters who fired a…
Troops Attack Nonviolent Protest in Kufr Qaddoum
Local sources in Kufr Qaddoum village, east of the northern west Bank city of Qalqilia, reported that Israeli soldiers attacked, on Friday, the weekly nonviolent protest against the Annexation Wall…
Haniyya Calls on P.A to Stop Talks with Israel
Ismail Haniyya, Prime Minister of the Hamas-led government in the Gaza Strip, demanded that the Palestinian Authority (P.A.) in the West Bank halt talks with Israel in response to the…
This Week in Palestine week 3 2012
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Clashes Erupt Between Israeli Settlers and Palestinian Residents of Beit U’mmar
On Friday morning, dozens of Israeli settlers, accompanied by Israeli soldiers, walked in a provocative manner along the illegal settlement of Etzion, near Beit U’mmar village, in the West Bank…
PCHR Weekly Report: 2 fighters killed, 2 wounded by Israeli forces this week
Two Palestinian resistance fighters were killed by Israeli forces in Beit Hanoun, in the northern Gaza Strip. In a separate incident, two Palestinian resistance fighters were wounded by Israeli forces…
Hamas: “Dweik’s Abduction Aims At Sabotaging National Unity”
Dr. Ahmad Bahar, the deputy head of the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC), strongly denounced the kidnapping of PLC head, Dr. Aziz Dweik, and held Israel responsible for his safety. The…
1,500 Tank Shells Missing from Israeli Army Base
Israeli Hebrew-language Walla news reported, Thursday evening, that approximately 1,500 tank shells went missing, likely stolen, from a military base in southern Israel. The website stated that the large number…
Israel Arrests Islamic Jihad Fighters In Jenin
Released for Publication – The Israeli Internal Security Service (Shabak) revealed that its operatives kidnapped ten members of the Islamic Jihad in recent months, in the Jenin district, in the…
Army Kidnaps PLC Head Dr. Dweik
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Thursday evening, the elected head of the Palestinian Legislative Council, Dr. Aziz Dweik, after stopping him at the Jaba’ military roadblock, south of Jenin, in northern…
Palestine Today 01 19 2012
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Seventy-Six Acres of Lands Confiscated in Bethlehem
On Thursday, Palestinian families were shocked by the decision to confiscate seventy-six acres of land to the benefit of the Jerusalem Municipality. The land lays behind the Annexation Wall in…
Israeli Tanks Open Fire on Northern Gaza
On Thursday, the Israeli army fired several shells at farmlands in Beit Hanoun, in the northern part of the Gaza strip, the Palestinian news agency, Ma’an, reported.Eyewitnesses said that Israeli…
U.N: “Gaza Siege, Collective Punishment”
In its annual report that was submitted to the Security Council on Wednesday, regarding the humanitarian situation and human rights in the occupied territories, the United Nations (UN) reported that…
Israeli Troops Clash with Settlers During Removal of Illegal Outpost
During the eviction of an unauthorized settlement outpost Thursday morning, Israeli troops arrested three Israeli settlers who were protesting the eviction. During the clashes that resulted, six settlers and three…
Three Arab Students Exiled from Jerusalem for Seven Days
The Arabs48 news website reported on Wednesday that three Arab students, studying at the Engineering Academy in occupied Jerusalem, have received police warrants exiling them from the city for seven…
Twelve Palestinians Abducted by Israeli Troops Wednesday Morning
In a series of military incursion into West Bank towns in the pre-dawn hours of Wednesday morning, Israeli troops arrested twelve Palestinians and took them to an unknown location.One of…
18 January 2009: The Abu Rujailah family
“As I arrived there I found many people in the area, working on their lands. It was calm so I felt comfortable and stayed there. Suddenly one of the jeeps…
Second Death Sentence in 2012 Issued in Gaza
On Monday, 16 January 2012, a civil court in Gaza issued a death sentence in absentia against (D. Y. Q.), 27, from the northern Gaza Strip town of Beit Hanoun,…
Palestine Today 01 18 2012
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Two killed by Israeli Military in Gaza
Two men have been confirmed dead, with two more injured, after Israeli planes and tanks opened fire upon them as they approached the ‘kill zone’ established by the Israeli military…
Israel Readies for Possible Offensive Against Gaza
Israeli daily, The Jerusalem Post, reported that the General Staff of the Israeli Army had instructed the Southern-Command to take all measures to be ready for the possibility of a…
Knesset Committee Removes Dr. Tibi For One Week
The so-called “Ethics Committee” of the Israeli Knesset decided to remove member of Knesset (MK) Dr. Ahmad Tibi, from participating in Knesset sessions for one week, for strongly denouncing Mk…
17 January 2009 – The Al Ashqar Family
“Madleen refuses to sleep by herself; she will only sleep in her parent’s room” says Nujoud, “she’s afraid to be by herself at all. The other day we were in…
Shouting ‘Kill him…Kill him’, Settlers Attack a Young Jerusalemite with Knives
In the early hours of Sunday morning, Israeli extremists, armed with sticks and sharp metal tools, attacked a young Palestinian man from Jerusalem whilst he worked in Jaffa street, West…
Palestine Today 01 17 2012
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Settlement Construction Causing the Slow Demise of the Two-State Solution
A tour of several European Capitals by the Palestinian President has given several politicians a sterner voice. This is welcome at a time when the two-state solution is steadily slipping…
Palestinian Sentenced to Five Life Terms for Murder of Israeli Settler Family
A Palestinian teen charged with the murder of nearly an entire Israeli family, including a baby, in the illegal settlement of Itamar in March 2011 , was sentenced on Monday…
Israeli Forces Abduct Three Palestinians in Jenin Area
Israeli forces invaded the Jenin refugee camp and the city of Jenin, in the northern West Bank, on Monday morning, and abducted one Palestinian. Separately, two Palestinian men were taken…
Tel Aviv Stock Exchange Website Shut Down by Hackers
A group of computer hackers known as ‘Nightmare’ managed to shut down the websites of the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, as well as the Israeli national airline El Al on…
Soldiers Invade Azzoun Village, Kidnap 12 Residents
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Monday, the village of Azzoun, east of the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia. They arrested twelve residents, after violently beating and attacking them; four of…
Palestine Today 01 16 2012
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Israeli Settlers Burn Car Belonging to Senior P.A. Official
On Monday, Israeli settlers torched the car of a Palestinian Authority Intelligence officer, Mohammad Ghannam, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, the Palestinian news agency, Ma’an reported.Ghannam stated that…
P.A Security Attack, Arrest Palestinian For Participating In Protest
Ad-Dameer, the Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association, issued a press release denouncing the Palestinian Security Forces for arresting and attacking a Palestinian youth on Sunday, for participating in a…
Hundreds of ultra-Orthodox Protesters Block Roads, Throw Stones in Beit Shemesh
Religious “Haredi” Jews clashed on Sunday with Israeli Policemen in Beit Shemesh, a city in central Israel that has in recent weeks become the flashpoint for conflict between secular/moderate majority,…
15 January 2009: The al-Nadeem family
“Naser used to help the children with their school work, especially English and mathematics. Now that is my duty. Nothing can compensate me for the loss of my husband. He…
Ban Ki-Moon: All Israeli Settlements Illegal
The UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-Moon, demanded on Sunday the removal of the Israeli occupation in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, considering that the continuing of the Israeli occupation blocks the establishment…
European Aid Convoy ‘Miles of Smiles 8’ Arrives in Gaza
The eighth in a series of vehicle convoys from European and Arab countries to the Gaza Strip reached its destination on Saturday, bringing medical equipment and vehicles for the disabled.According…
One Palestinian Killed, Four Injured, In Rafah Explosion
Palestinian medical sources in the Gaza Strip reported that one resident was killed and four were wounded in an explosion that took place on Saturday evening at the house of…
14 January 2009 – Muhammed Mousa
“We would stay up late at night talking with each other about what had happened over the day, we were brothers, if ever I needed anything I could go to…
Troops Attack Weekly Protest in Bil’in
Israeli trooped attacked the weekly nonviolent protest in Bil’in village on Friday, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah; dozens of residents suffered the effects of teargas inhalation, and…
Settlers Cut More Than One Hundred Olive Trees Near Salfit
A number of fundamentalist Israeli settlers cut on Friday more than 100 Palestinian Olive trees, including some ancient Roman trees that belong to residents of Yasouf and Jam’een towns, near…
13 January 2009: Hibba al-Najjar
“The first two years I could manage but this year I have been suffering a lot from the loss of my mother. When I see girls from my school with…
Two Palestinians Attacked by Settlers and Abducted by Soldiers
A number of fundamentalist Israeli settlers attacked two Palestinian youth on Friday, in Ash-Shuhada Street, in the southern West Bank city of Hebron. According to eyewitnesses, Israeli soldiers arrived at…
PCHR Weekly Report: 4 civilians wounded, 29 abducted by Israeli forces this week
In its Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories for the week of 05- 11 January 2012, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) found…
Israeli Artillery Shells Central Gaza, Two Injuries Reported
Two Palestinians were injured on Friday midnight as Israeli artillery fired two missiles into the eastern area of Al-Breij Palestinian Refugee Camp, the central Gaza Strip. The Palestinian medical spokesman…
Army To Demolish A Mosque Near Hebron
Israeli soldiers handed a military order on Thursday afternoon aimed at the destruction of a mosque in Al-Mafqara area, south east of Yatta town, near the West Bank city of…
12 January 2009 – The Ayad Family
“If there is another war I won’t be moving, even if we die there, I don’t want to go through that again” On 12 January 2009, the Ayad family home…
Palestine Today 01 12 2012
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Settler Runs Over Disabled Palestinian Girl
A settler rammed a disabled child with her car on Thursday, near the Ibrahimi mosque in the west bank city of Hebron, the Palestinian news agency, Ma’an reported.Head of the…
Army Evacuates A Settlement Outpost in Hebron
The Israeli army has evacuated the unauthorized settlement outpost of Avichay near “Kiryat Arba” settlement in the eastern part of the West Bank city of Hebron, the Palestinian news agency,…
Army Kidnaps Three Youth in Nablus
The Israeli military kidnapped, on Thursday at dawn, three Palestinian residents in the village of Madama, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus. All were moved to undisclosed…
Israeli settlers attack Palestinian security officers
A group of Israeli settlers attacked a convoy of vehicles carrying Palestinian Authority security officers, including a senior official, in the northern West Bank on Wednesday.The attack took place near…
In 6-5 decision, Israeli court rules against citizenship for Palestinians married to Israelis
Mixed Palestinian-Israeli families that have been in limbo since the Israeli legislature passed an ‘emergency, security measure’ in 2003 will remain in limbo for the foreseeable future, after the Israeli…
Israeli Soldier Acquitted Despite Killing Palestinian Civilian
Four years after an Israeli soldier used his sniper rifle to kill a Palestinian civilian from Bethlehem district visiting family in the Ramallah district; an Israeli court acquitted the soldier…
11 January 2009: The Hamouda Family
“I cannot even pick up another child in my arms, I had a new grandchild, he is six months old, but I have yet to take him in my arms,…
Hundreds Protest Barak’s Visit To Greece
Hundreds of Greeks, Palestinian and Arabs held a protest in front of the Greek Parliament to protest the visiting Israeli Defense Minister, Ehud Barak, and demanding his arrest for war…
Palestine Today 01 11 2012
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Four Palestinian Detained in Nablus and Hebron
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Wednesday, four Palestinian, including two 17-year-olds, in the West Bank cities of Nablus and Hebron, the Maan News Agency reported.Troops invaded the village of Yitma, in…
Setters Deface Mosque, Torch Cars In West Bank
A group of fundamentalist Israeli settlers burnt, on Tuesday at night, three Palestinian cars in Dir Estia village, in the West Bank district of Salfit, and defaced the local mosque…
Israeli government breaks agreement to stop subsidizing settlements
The Israeli Housing Ministry announced on Tuesday that it would subsidize 213 of the 277 new houses it has approved for construction in Efrat settlement in the West Bank, in…
Army Invades Two Areas In Gaza
Israeli troops conducted, late on Tuesday evening, a limited invasion targeting Dir Al Balah and the Al Maghazi refugee camp in the Gaza Strip. Resistance fighters exchanged fire with the…
Peace Now: “Settlement Activities Witnessed Unprecedented Increase in 2011”
Israeli Peace Now Movement issued a report revealing that its Settlement Watch Project shows that 2011 witnessed a record increase in Israeli settlement construction and expansion activities in the West…
Jordanian Convoy Readies To Send Aid To Gaza
Head of the Artery of Life Committee, Engineer, Wael Al-Saqqa, stated that Jordanian figures and popular institutions are ongoing with the preparations for the “Ansar 2” convoy to break the…
Abbas Meets Kerry In Amman
Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, met in Amman on Tuesday head of the U.S Senate Foreign Relations Committee, John Kerry, and discussed the latest developments in the Middle East, the official…
Palestine Israel History and Theirstory. (Part 4)
The De Facto Argument. One could argue that the state of Israel has gained legitimacy due to it´s 60 plus years of de facto existence and functioning. The weakness of…
Italy Upgrades Status of Palestinian Mission
Italian President, Giorgio Napolitano, accepted on Tuesday the official documents of Palestinian Ambassador, Sabri Atiyya, as part of the Italian decision to upgrade the status of the Palestinian mission in…
10 January 2009: Wafa al-Radea
“When I left my children I was walking and my children had not seen my wounds. The most difficult moment was when I came back with only 1 leg and…
Palestine Today 0110 2012
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Thousands Of USTroops To Arrive In Israel This Week
Accompanied by a US aircraft carrier, 9,000 US troops including airmen, missile interceptor teams, marines, technicians and intelligence officers are scheduled to land in Israel in the coming weeks. Many…
Settlers protest removal of illegal outpost
A group of Israeli settlers gathered at the Beit El military base near Ramallah Sunday night to protest the planned removal of an illegal settlement outpost in the northern West…
Soldiers Invade Several Areas In Jenin, Injuries Reported
Palestinian medical sources reported Monday that dozens of Palestinians were wounded in towns and villages, near the northern West Bank city of Jenin, during clashes with Israeli soldiers who invaded…
9 January 2009 – The Abu Oda Family
“The Israeli military say they are the most moral army in the world, but they killed my daughter, they didn’t respect her right to live” I’tidal and Ahmed Abu Oda…
Palestine Today 01 09 2012
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Settlers Attack Two Children In Hebron
A group of fundamentalist Israeli settlers attacked on Sunday two Palestinian children in Tel Romeida neighborhood, in the center of the southern West Bank city of Hebron. Resident Mohammad Abu…
Israeli legislators admit to leaking info on army’s movements to right-wing settlers
At least two Israeli Members of the Knesset (Parliament) have admitted to having divulged information about the Israeli military’s tactics and movements to right-wing settlers, at a time when the…
Hamas Denies Intentions To Move Office From Syria To Tunisia
Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, denied media reports regarding its claimed intentions to move its main office from Damascus to Tunisia due to the current situation in Syria.Member of the Political…
Palestine Israel History and Theirstory. (Part 3)
Legitimate and Illegitimate Discourses on Palestine and Israel. The Unique Suffering of the Jewish People Let there be no doubt. During World war Two the Jewish people of Europe have…
8 January 2009: The Al-Rahel family
“The other children keep talking about Dima and the memories of both incidents. ‘We wish to die like Dima’ is what the children sometimes say to me because of all…
12 Settlers To Be Banned From West Bank
The Israeli Army and the Police decided to remove twelve fanatic Israeli settlers from the West Bank to Israel due to their escalating attacks against the Palestinians and against the…
Orthodox leader murdered during Christmas celebration in Jaffa
Orthodox Palestinian Christians in Israel had a somber funeral instead of a planned celebration on Saturday, which marks the day Jesus was born according to the Orthodox calendar, after a…
7 January 2009 – The Mattar Family
“It would be great if someone could take me to the dessert and leave me there, that way I wouldn’t have to see people” At around 09:30 on 7 January…
Orthodox Christians celebrate Christmas in Bethlehem
Christmas celebrations for the Orthodox community got underway in Bethlehem on Friday, January 6th, which marks Christmas Eve for Orthodox Christians around the world. Bishops, patriarchs, political leaders and pilgrims…
Palestinian Youth Injured After Being Rammed By Army Jeep
Palestinian medical sources in occupied East Jerusalem reported Friday that a Palestinian youth from Silwan town, was seriously wounded after being struck by an Israeli army jeep injured in Bab…
Israeli Army Concludes Preparations For Potential Offensive
The Israeli army announced that its Home Front concluded a two-month preparation for a potential military offensive against the Gaza Strip, the Arabs48 news website reported.On its website, the occupation…
6 January 2009: Al-Dayah family
The bodies of nine of those killed were not found, including the bodies of my wife and my children. I tried my best with the civil defense personnel to find…
Four Injured In Bil’in Weekly Nonviolent Protest
Israeli troops attacked on Friday the weekly nonviolent protest against the illegal Annexation Wall and illegal settlements, in the West Bank village of Bil’in, near the central West Bank city…
PCHR Weekly Report: Fighter killed, 2 civilians wounded, 32 abducted by Israeli troops this week
In its Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories for the week of 29 Dec. 2011- 04 Jan. 2012, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights…
Palestinians & Israelis Meet in Amman
US Department of State spokeswoman, Victoria Nuland, said that Palestinian and Israeli negotiators would hold a direct peace talks next Monday in the Jordanian capital of Amman, Al-Jazeera News Channel…
Israeli government pays students to spread propaganda online
The Israeli government has launched a program to pay students to promote the Israeli agenda on Facebook and internet chatrooms.Students participating in the program will receive a two thousand dollar…
EU Grants P.A €47.7 M. For December Salaries
The European Union will be transferring approximately €47.7 Million to the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank in order to enable it pay December benefits to nearly 85.000 government employees…
Troops Kidnap 3 Palestinians In Hebron
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Thursday at dawn, the southern West Bank city of Hebron and kidnapped three Palestinians. Soldiers also invaded a number of nearby towns and villages, and installed…
Palestine Israel History and Theirstory (Part 2)
The Necessity of a Teleological Approach to the Language of the Discourse. The Palestinian Israeli conflict has lasted for decades, with unimaginable human suffering involved on both sides. This suffering…
5 January 2009: Amal al-Samouni
“I have constant pain in my head, eyes and ears. I have been having nose bleeds for the past three years. I can still feel the shrapnel move inside my…
Palestine Today 1 05 2011
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French Court To Look Into File Of Child Shot In His Father’s Arms
A French court will be looking into the case of Mohammad Ad-Dorra, 12, who was killed after being repeatedly shot, on September 30, 2000, while seeking shelter from Israeli military…
Israeli settlers suspected of torching Palestinian vehicles in Bethlehem area
Early Wednesday morning, unknown persons set fire to two Palestinian trucks and spraypainted slogans of the right-wing Israeli settler movement.The graffiti, similar to that sprayed on vandalized mosques, cars and…
Israeli Official: “Islamic Jihad Military Power Stronger Than Hamas”
A senior Israeli Military Intelligence official stated Wednesday that Israeli intelligence gathered about the Hamas and the Islamic Jihad Movements in Gaza indicated that the two groups managed to upgrade…
Palestine Today 01 04 2011
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