Shalit In Egypt, Interviewed By Egyptian TV
Egyptian TV has published an interview with released Israeli soldier, Gilad Shalit, after he was safely handed over to Egypt as part of the prisoner-swap deal.In his interview, Shalit said…
Prisoner-Exchange Deal Officially Kicks Off
The prisoner-swap deal, signed between Hamas and Israel, has overcome the final hurdle after the Israeli High Court rejected all appeals filed against the deal by Israelis. Hundreds of detainees…
Zahhar: “Swap-deal Includes Lifting The Siege On Gaza”
Hamas political leader, Mahmoud Zahhar, told Israeli daily Haaretz, that the prisoner-swap deal reached indirectly between Hamas and Israel includes lifting the Israeli siege on the Gaza Strip.Zahhar added that…
Toner: “Quartet Envoys Will Separately Meet Palestinian, Israeli Officials”
Envoys of the Middle East Quartet Committee will be holding separate meetings with Palestinian and Israeli officials in Jerusalem on October 26th, in an attempt to revive direct Palestinian-Israeli peace…
Palestine Today 10 17 52011
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The Palestinian-swap Deal Will Begin Tomorrow Morning
The implementation of the prisoner swap deal will begin Tuesday morning at 6:00 o’clock Israeli media sources reported on Monday.The source indicated that the detainees who are going to Gaza…
Erekat: ‘No Date Set For Meeting With Quartet Committee’
Member of the Executive Committee of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO), long-time negotiator, Dr. Saeb Erekat, stated that the time and date for a meeting with the Quartet, which recently…
Teachers Of Qurtuba School Continue Their Protest
The teachers of Qurtuba School are still protesting in front of the military checkpoint at the entrance to Martyrs Street, in the middle of the West Bank city of Hebron,…
Qaraqe’ Describes Prisoners-Swap Deal As Unilateral, Party-Oriented
The Minister of Detainees and Ex-detainees Affairs, Issa Qaraqe’, stated on Monday the 17th of October, that the deal is unilateral and party-directed, the Palestinian News Agency (WAFA) reported.He explained…
Army Kidnaps 6 Palestinian Residents In The West Bank
The Israeli army detained three Jericho residents, and three from Nablus, after breaking into their homes on Monday morning, the Palestinian News & Info Agency reported.Local media sources stated that…
Hamas Leaders Arrive In Cairo To Welcome 40 Exiled Detainees
The Vice president of the Political Bureau of the Hamas movement in Gaza, Mousa Abu Marzouq, will be heading to Cairo on Monday as part of a Hamas delegation, to…
Qorea’: “Settlement Activities Prove Israel Not Interested In peaceâ€
Head of the Jerusalem Department at the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO), Ahmad Qorea, stated that Israel’s violations against Jerusalem, settlement activities and annexations, are hostile activities that prove Israel is…
Saadat Moved To Al Ramla Prison Hospital
Palestinian Minister of Detainees, Issa Qaraqe’, stated that detained Secretary-General of the leftist Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), Ahmad Saadat, was moved to the Al Ramla Prison…
Arab League Condemns Israeli Decision To Construct 2,610 New Settlement Units
On Sunday, the Arab League strongly condemned the Israeli government’s decision to construct 2,610 new settlement units between the cities of Jerusalem and Bethlehem, the Palestine News & Info Agency,…
Israel publishes list of 477 prisoners to be released
The Israeli government has published a list of four-hundred and seventy-seven Palestinian prisoners who are to be released in the first stage of the swap, in exchange for captured Israeli…
Israel Starts Moving Detainees In Preparation For Their Release
Israeli’s Yedioth Aharonoth reported on Sunday that Israel has already begun implementing its part of the prisoner-swap deal. Pison officers started moving detainees, who are included in the deal, to…
Poll: “Two-Thirds Of Israelis Support Swap Deal’
A poll conducted by Israeli TV’s Channel 10, revealed that two-thirds of the Israeli public approve of the prisoner-swap deal that was agreed upon between the Hamas movement and Israel.The…
MADA campaigns amidst precarious media freedom in Palestine
The Palestinian Center for Development and Media Freedoms (MADA) launched two campaigns in early August demanding an end to attacks on press freedom by Israeli forces and Palestinian security services.…
Al-Zahar: We Will Release Shalit When The Ex-detainees Reach The West Bank And Egypt
The leading figure of Hamas, Dr. Mahmoud Al-Zahar, stated that the moment the ex-detainees enter the West Bank and the Egyptian territories, Hamas will immediately release Gilad Shalit, the Ma’an…
Ending Of The Isolated Detainees File Is In The Air
Head of the Palestinian Prisoners Society, Fares Qadoura, reported that the Administration of the Israeli Prisons (AIP) informed the Palestinian detainees that the file on the isolated detainees will be…
UN Chief Expresses Concern Over New Plans To Expand Settlements In Jerusalem
UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, stated that he is deeply concerned regarding a new Israeli plan to construct and expand its illegal settlements in Jerusalem, the Maan News Agency reported.In his…
Rabin’s Memorial Vandalized
A monument dedicated to former Israeli Prime Minister, Yitzhak Rabin, has been vandalized by an Israeli Jew in protest of the prisoner-swap deal to secure the release of over a…
Troops Invade Jenin
On Saturday morning, a large Israeli force invaded the northern West Bank city of Jenin, the Jenin refugee camp, and the nearby town of Qabatia, The Maan News Agency reported.Security…
Shalit’s Captors Informed Him Of His Impending Release- A Deal Opposed By Israeli Organization
An official source in Hamas confirmed that the captors of Gilad Shalit have informed him of his impending release in the upcoming days, the Ma’an News Agency reported.An Israeli broadcaster…
Bil’in Weekly Protest Expresses Support To Striking Detainees
Dozens of Palestinians, accompanied by international and Israeli piece activists alike, held their weekly nonviolent protest against the Annexation Wall and Settlements, in Bil’in village, near the central West Bank…
This Week in Palestine week 41 2011
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Troops Suppress Kafr Qaddoum March In Solidarity With Striking Detainees
The Israeli military attacked participants at the weekly protest in Kafr Qaddoum village, near the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia. The march was organized by Fateh movement to protest…
Gaza Musicians Find Themselves Confined To Stag Parties
Iyad Zumlot looked cheerful as he welcomed male spectators in the street next to his home in the al Falluja neighborhood of Jabaliya refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip.The…
Israeli Settlers Invade Neighborhoods in Artas Village
Hundreds of Israeli settlers invaded Sha’ab Salman and al-Nahleh neighborhoods in the village of Artas just south of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, to establish a base, the Palestinian…
Names Of The Prisoners Who Are To Be Freed In First Phase Of The Swap Released
Abu Mojahed, spokesperson of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, stated that implementation of the first phase of the prisoner-swap deal will be next Tuesday, the Palestinian news…
PCHR Weekly Report: 1 Palestinian Dead, 3 Wounded, 17 Adults & 7 Children Abducted By Israeli Troops
In its Weekly Report on Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories for the week of 6th – 12th October 2011, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights reported…
Ankara To Host 40 Freed Palestinian Detainees
The Hurriyet Daily News in Turkey has reported that Ankara will host forty Palestinian detainees who are to be freed under the prisoner-swap deal between Israel and Hamas. Israel rejected…
Protest To Be Held In Nazareth In Support Of Striking Detainees
Thousands will gather for a popular protest in Nazareth to express solidarity with the Palestinian political prisoners held in dozens of Israeli prisons and detention centres across the country. The…
Mashal, Abbas, To Meet Soon
A senior source within the Hamas movement reported that arrangements are being made to secure a meeting between Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, and Hamas Political Bureau head, Khaled Mashal.The source,…
PCHR: Blockade Must Be Lifted After Swap Deal Is Concluded
The Palestinian Center for Human Right (PCHR) confirmed Thursday morning that once the prisoners swap deal is concluded, the Israeli blockade on the Gaza Strip must be removed, adding that…
Another Side to United Nation Appeals for Palestinian Statehood
Dr. Zahi Damuni spoke in Tampa, Florida to an American audience on October 2. As a Palestinian who lives in California, he focused on a major detail of the peace…
Palestine Today 10 13 52011
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Israeli Court Orders Release Of Suspect In Mosque Attack
An Israeli court has ruled that there is little or no evidence to support the conviction of a man accused of setting fire to a mosque in the Upper-Galilee village…
Settlers Attack Qurtuba School Students Studying By Roadblock
A group of settlers again attacked students of Qurtuba School in Hebron on Thursday, October 13, the Palestinian News Agency (WAFA) reported. For the third day in row, students and…
Washington Criticises Netanyahu’s Plans For Legalising Settlement Outposts
The U.S. State Department chided the Israeli Government over its announcement two days ago concerning creation of a task force to focus on legalising settlement outposts within the West Bank…
Army Kidnaps Three Hebron Residents and Three Jenin Residents
The Israeli army arrested three residents from the village of Beit Ummar, in the northern part of the West bank city of Hebron on Thursday morning, breaking into their houses…
Abu ‘Ein Warns Of Possible Israeli Manipulation of Prisoner Swap
An official with the Ministry of Detainee Affairs, Ziad Abu Ein, warned of the possibility that Israel might try to manipulate the second phase of the prisoner-swap deal, which will…
Israel and Egypt To Swap Prisoners
An Egyptian source said that communication is proceeding between Cairo and Tel Aviv regarding a deal to exchange the Israeli spy Ilan Grabil for 81 Egyptian prisoners in Israel jails…
Israeli Soldier Captured on Video Shooting Palestinian Youth in Beit Ummar
An Israeli soldier fired at a Palestinian youth, injuring him in the shoulder, in the village of Beit Ummar north of the West Bank city of Hebron, the Palestinian news…
Hamas Releases Details on First Phase Of Swap Deal
Senior Hamas sources reported that the first stage of the mediated prisoners-swap deal with Israel will secure the release of most of the detainees who have been imprisoned by Israel…
Night-time Meeting Held In Cairo Between Hamas And Fatah, Who Are Set To Meet Again Soon
Officials of the Hamas and Fatah movements held a night-time meeting in Cairo on Wednesday, and agreed to meet again soon. The purpose of the meeting was to reinforce the…
Amnesty Asks Canada To Apprehend Bush
Amnesty International, leading human rights group, issued an appeal to the Canadian authorities on Wednesday to apprehend former American president George W. Bush when he enters the country next week…
Hamas: “Deal Includes Implementing The Demands Of Striking Detainees.â€
Former political prisoner, Saleh Al-Aroury, in charge of the Detainee File at the Hamas Movement, stated that the Egyptian mediated prisoner-swap deal reached with Israel, “also includes the implementation of…
Israel To Publish List Of 450 Detainees To Be Released In Phase One
The Israeli Ministry of Justice has announced that they will be publishing a list on Sunday, containing the names of the 450 Palestinian detainees who will be released in the…
Palestine Today 10 12 2011
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Abbas Leaves Bogotá Empty-Handed After Failing To Secure Colombia’s Vote.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has failed in his attempt to persuade Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos to support the Palestinian bid for statehood at the upcoming United Nations Security Council…
Netanyahu Creates Task Force To Legalise Settler Outposts In The West Bank
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced plans to create a task force to explore ways of legalizing settlement outposts built on Palestinian land, Haaretz reported. By way of background: In…
Israeli intelligence: Prisoner Swap Deal Doesn’t Include Al-Barghouti, Saadat, Nor As-Syyed
The prisoner swap deal, reached by the Hamas movement and Israel, does not include several senior political leaders of the major Palestinian factions, senior sources told the Palestinian Ma’an News…
Israeli Cabinet Approves Prisoner Swap Deal
The Israeli cabinet, headed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, met Tuesday night after midnight and approved the mediated prisoner-swap deal between Israel and the Palestinian factions that have been holding…
The Real Story of How Israel Was Created
In 1947 the CIA reported that Zionist leadership was pursuing objectives that would endanger …“the strategic interests of the Western powers in the Near and Middle East. The common representation of…
Ten Female Students Injured In Hebron
Israeli soldiers assaulted dozens of female Palestinian students on Tuesday in the southern West Bank city of Hebron, injuring at least ten.Medical sources in Hebron reported that Israeli soldiers tried…
Hamas Hails Palestinian Prisoners-Swap Deal
Khaled Mashal, head of the Hamas Political Bureau, said 1,027 prisoners will be released in a deal brokered by Egypt, in exchange for Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, captured in 2006…
Netanyahu Calls For Urgent Meeting Of Israeli Cabinet Over Shalit Prisoner Exchange Deal
A senior Israeli government official told the French Press Agency (AFP) that on Tuesday evening, cabinet members were called in to hold an urgent session to discuss “a serious offer 
Palestine Today 10 11 2011
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Israel Urged To “Protect Palestinian Civilians†By UN Human Rights Chief
The spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights strongly urges Israel to step up its protection of Palestinian civilians and their property, in light of the recent escalation…
Arrest Of Ahmad Abu Hasham In Early Dawn Raid, Beit Ummar
Israeli forces arrested Abu Hasham, secretary of the Popular Committee Against the Wall and Settlements, along with his son Yousef, age 18, in Beit Ummar early Tuesday morning, the Palestinian…
The Foreign Minister Of Tanzania Affirms His Country’s Support For The Palestinian People
The Foreign Minister of Tanzania, Bernard Membe, affirms his country’s continuous and concrete support for Palestine, and its legitimate rights to achieve national independence, the Palestinian News Agency (WAFA) reported.During…
Quartet Plans To Coordinate Meeting Between Abbas And Netanyahu
The International Quartet Committee is trying to set up a meeting between Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, and Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, before the end of October, in accordance with…
Army Prevents Teachers, Students From Reaching School In Hebron
Israeli troops prevented on Tuesday morning teachers and students from reaching their school, located near the illegal “Beit Hadassa†settlement, in the old city of Hebron, claiming the area is…
Army Demolishes Mosque In Jordan Valley
Israeli soldiers demolished a mosque at dawn on Tuesday, in Khirbit Izra village in Wadi El-Maleh, in the north of the Jordan ValleyAref Daraghma, head of the Wadi El-Maleh Village…
Foreign Aid Workers and International Activists Will Now Require A Visa To Enter Gaza
Hamas has announced plans to make foreigners wishing to visit the Gaza Strip apply for a visa at least one week in advance. Those wishing to stay more than one…
Army Arrests A University Student, Takes Two Youth For Interrogation, Invades Villages In Jenin
On Tuesday morning, the Israeli army arrested a Palestinian university student, took two youth for interrogation, and invaded several villages in the southern part of the West Bank city of…
Clashes Reported In East Jerusalem
Palestinian sources reported Monday that clashes broke out in Ras Al Amoud in occupied East Jerusalem between Palestinian residents and Israeli soldiers and policemen, following repeated provocations by the army…
Beit Sahour Holds ‘Freedom Race’ for Hunger-Striking Prisoners
Hundreds of Palestinians gathered on Sunday to watch and partake in the inaugural “Freedom Race†taking place in Beit Sahour, east of the West Bank city of Bethlehem. The event…
Palestine Today 10 10 2011
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FIghter Killed Near Erez Terminal, Gaza
A Palestinian resident identified as Ahmad Al Azayza, age 22, was killed Monday afternoon as Israeli jets shelled an area near Erez (Beit Hanoun) Terminal , north of the Gaza…
Middle East Quartet To Invite Israelis And Palestinians Back To The Negotiation Table
Members of the Middle East Quartet are set to invite representatives from Palestine and Israel to a round of talks, to begin negotiations afresh after talks stalled once again last…
President Abbas Visits Colombia To Urge Support For Palestinian State
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and his delegation reached Bogotá, his third destination in seeking positive UN votes for the Palestinian state, to urge Colombia’s support. Abbas was welcomed by the…
Israeli Army Kidnaps Two Hebron Residents
The Israeli Army kidnapped two Palestinian residents from al-‘Aroob refugee camp, in the northern part of the West Bank city of Hebron on Monday, after breaking into their houses, the…
Settlers Attack Farmers Harvesting Olives In Nablus Area
Dozens of extremist Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian farmers harvesting their olive trees on Monday morning in the village of ‘Azmoot, east of the West Bank city of Nablus, the Ma’an…
Urgent Messages From The M.O.H. To The International Health Bodies Concerning Prisoners’ strike
Dr. Fathi Abu Mughli sent urgent messages to both the World Health Organization and the International Committee of the Red Cross, calling upon them to immediately negotiate with the Israeli…
Army Demolishes A House In Bethlehem
Israeli military bulldozers demolished a house in the village of Al-Jab’a, southwest of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, on Monday morning, the Palestine News and Info Agency (WAFA) reported.Head…
Netanyahu, Deception, and His “Jewish’ Demand
Why can’t the Palestinians recognize a ‘Jewish state’?I tend to believe things that a son says to his father in private. To this end, we should go back to 2009,…
Army Airstrikes On Gaza
The Israeli Air Force bombarded several areas in the northern part of the Gaza Strip on Sunday evening, while the Israeli Navy fired shells at coastal areas; damages were reported,…
Israeli Military Takes Precautions To Prevent Leaks Regarding Removal Of Minor Outposts
According to Israeli sources, the military has taken a number of measures to prevent leaks by soldiers about when minor settlement outposts will be dismantled. This is due to recent…
Hunger Strike Ongoing, Violations Against Detainees Escalating
Palestinian Minister of Detainees, Issa Qaraqe’, stated on Saturday that Palestinian political detainees in Israeli prisons are continuing with their hunger strike to demand their legal rights, despite Israel’s escalating…
Israel To Release Remains of Abu Zent , 35 Years Later
Israeli authorities have decided to release the remains of Hafeth Abu Zent on Sunday at Jaljolia checkpoint near the West Bank city of Qalqilia. The body had been kept for…
Israeli Right-wingers Vandalize Islamic And Christian Cemeteries In Jaffa
On Friday night, eve of the Jewish holiday Yom Kippur, a group of Israeli extremists broke into both an Islamic and a Christian cemetery in the city of Jaffa, damaging…
Israeli Navy Fires At Fishing Boats In Gaza
On Friday evening, the Israeli Navy opened fire on a number of Palestinian fishing boats in Palestinian territorial waters near Beit Lahia, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip;…
Bil’in Holds Its Weekly Protest Against The Wall
Dozens of local residents, accompanied by Israeli and international peace activists, held the weekly non-violent protest against the Israeli Annexation Wall and settlements on Friday in Bil’in village, west of…
This Week in Palestine Week 40 2011
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Five Injured In Nabi Saleh Anti-wall Protest
Five Palestinians, three women and two men, were wounded in clashes between protestors and Israeli soldiers in the village of Nabi Saleh near the West Bank city of Ramallah on…
Middle East Quartet Meets Sunday In Brussels
Envoys of the Middle East Quartet committee will meet in Brussels on Sunday to discuss the possibility of restarting the stalling peace process, the Palestinian News Agency (WAFA) reported.The meeting…
Continuing Detention In Tuba Zingerah, Upper Galilee
Israeli police continue to detain citizens of the village of Tuba Zingerah in the Upper Galilee, Israel, who were arrested during a demonstration protesting the burning of the village mosque…
Army Isolates Jerusalem Old City, Prevents Residents Under 45 Years From Praying
Israeli army personnel are preventing East Jerusalem and Israeli Palestinian residents under the age of 45 from entering the old city of Jerusalem and praying in AL-Aqsa mosque, Palestine News…
Army Closes West Bank and Border Crossings, Halts Public Transport and Aviation
For the Jewish “Yom Kippur†holiday, the Israeli military fully closes the West Bank for 48 hours, from midnight Thursday untill midnight Saturday, Arabs48 News Agency reported. According to Israeli…
PCHR Weekly Report: 4 civilians, including a child, wounded by Israeli troops this week
In its Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories for the week of 29 Sep. – 05 Oct. 2011, 3 Palestinians, including a child, were…
Israel Claims 3 Men Admit Causing Death Of Settler, Son
On Thursday evening Israeli police lifted a gag order on the arrest of three Palestinian men on October 4th, stating that during interrogation the three confessed to causing the death…
Settlers Burn Dozens of Olive Trees North Of Jerusalem
A group of armed extremist Israeli settlers of the Ramat Shlomo illegal settlement installed on lands that belong to residents of Shu’fat, north of Jerusalem, set ablaze dozens of olive…
Israeli Police Captured On Video Violently Attacking Arab Family in Haifa
Two days ago, the Israeli Police violently attacked and evicted an Arab family who had been living in a vacant home in Salma Street, Haifa, mistreating the mother and her…
Abed-Rabbo: “No Talks Unless Israel Halts Settlement Activitiesâ€
Secretary-General of the Executive Committee of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO), Yasser Abed-Rabbo, stated that the Palestinian leadership will not return to the negotiations table before Israel halts all of…
Haniyya Meets Former Netherlands Prime Minister
Prime Minister of the Hamas-led government in Gaza, Ismail Haniyya, met with the Netherlands Prime Minister, Andries van Agt, and a number of former ministers, ambassadors, and officials. Haniyya informed…
Palestine Today 10 06 2011
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Israeli Judge Challenges Illegal Interrogation Of 13-year-old Boy
A gag order was lifted Wednesday in the case of a 13-year-old Palestinian boy who was recently acquitted of charges of throwing stones at an Israeli bus, after an Israeli…
Abbas Meets President Of European Council’s Parliamentary Assembly
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met with the president of the Parliamentary Assembly, Molod Shawish Oglo, today, October 6, at the Palace of Europe in Strasbourg. Mr. Oglo discussed efforts to…