A Decade Later The Death Of Muhammad Al-durrah Refuses To Be Laid To Rest
Over a decade after his death, Muhammed al-Durrah continues to ignite passions on both sides of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.Al Durrah was 12 years old when he was fatally shot on…
Palestine Today 05 10 2011
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Palestinian President will not run for next Presidential elections
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas confirmed that he will not run for the presidential elections to be held in 2012, Palestine News Network (PNN) reported.PNN added that Abbas demanded the Fatah…
France Extends Further Aid As Palestinian Government Wages Remain Unpaid
The Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad has said his administration is unable to pay the wages of its some 150,000 employees due to Israel’s refusal to transfer Palestinian tax to…
Army Starts Wall Construction Around Palestinian Town North of Jerusalem
Local sources reported that the Israeli Authorities started the construction of a segment of the illegal Israeli Annexation Wall, around Qalandia Palestinian town, north of occupied East Jerusalem.The sources said…
Army Invades A Village Near Jericho
Israeli soldiers invaded on Monday the Fasayel village, north of the West Bank city of Jericho, broke into a home and installed a roadblock. Local sources reported that the army…
Soldiers Kidnap Four Palestinians In the West Bank
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Monday at dawn, four Palestinians during a number of invasions and attacks targeting several areas in the occupied West Bank.The army broke into several homes forcing…
Army Invades Jenin
Israeli soldiers invaded on Monday afternoon the southern area of the northern West Bank city of Jenin, and surrounded the Jenin branch of the Al Quds Open University. Eyewitnesses reported…
Palestine Today 05 09 2011
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Decision To Hold Criminologists Conference In Israeli Settlement Criticized
The Israeli peace group, Gush Shalom, has sharply criticized a decision to hold a criminologists’ conference in the settlement of Ariel, deep inside the West Bank. On Sunday, Gush Shalom…
EU Undermines Israeli Government Efforts To Drain Palestinian Finances
The EU has undermined efforts by Israel to stop the flow of money into the Palestinian Authority’s budget through an 85 million euro payment to the Palestinian administration. The payment…
Mashal: “Recognizing Israel Cannot Be Done Before The Palestinians Establish Their State”
Head of the Political Bureau of the Hamas movement, Khaled Mashal, urged the United States and the European Union to support the Palestinian Unity Agreement, and added that a Palestinian…
Sarkozy Proposes A Peace Conference To End the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict
Israeli paper, Maariv, reported that French President, Nicolas Sarkozy, presented during his last week meeting with Israeli prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, a proposal for a peace conference in France aiming…
Israel Plans More Settlement Construction In Occupied East Jerusalem
The Islamic-Christian Committee for Defending Jerusalem and the Holy Sites, warned on Sunday of a new Israeli plan to build 386 units for Jewish` settlers in Sheikh Jarrah Palestinian neighborhood…
Detained Legislator Receives Extended Administrative Detention Order
The Israeli Prison Authorities decided to renew the administrative detention order against elected legislator, Dr. Mahmoud Al Ramahi, for additional six months. Al Ramahi was placed under administrative detention, without…
Settlers Attack Wadi Al Hilwa, Demand Bedouin Residents To Leave
A group of extremist armed Israeli settlers attacked, on Sunday evening, Wadi Al Hilwa area in the northern plains of the West Bank, and demanding local Bedouins to leave the…
Haniyya: “Gaza Reconstruction TO Start Under Qatari and Egyptian Support”
Prime Minister of the deposed government in Gaza, Hamas leader, Ismail Haniyya, stated that his government was made by the Prince of Qatar and the Egyptian leaders, and that the…
Masked Gunmen Execute A Suspected Collaborator Near Ramallah
A group of gunmen killed on Saturday at night a resident from Al Jalazonerefugee camp, north of the central West bank city of Ramallah, believed to be a collaborator with…
Palestinian Territories Placed Under Strict Siege
The Israeli Authorities placed the occupied Palestinian territories under a full and strict closure as it marks its “Memorial Day”, an official day in Israel dedicated for Israeli soldiers killed…
Israeli Officials Call For “Reoccupying” the West Bank
As the Palestinian leadership is gaining momentum among the international community in its intention to declare an independent state at the United Nations, several Israeli leaders started calling for isolating…
Palestinian Detainees To Start Escalating Hunger Strike
Palestinian Detainees imprisoned in four Israeli detention facilities held a hunger strike on Saturday, as part of the gradually escalating hunger strike demanding the prison administration to release several detainees…
Dozens Wounded By The Army in Silwan
Palestinian medical sources in occupied East Jerusalem reported Friday that dozens of residents were injured after Israeli soldiers and policemen attacked a protest in Silwan, in occupied East Jerusalem. Two…
Extremist Israelis Disrupt Talks for Palestinian Nonviolent Leader In Paris
A group of extremist Israeli youths, members of the outlawed Kach Movement, tried to prevent Palestinian nonviolent resistance leader, Abdullah Abu Rahma, from speaking at a forum in Paris, by…
This Week in Palestine week 18 2011
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Local Leader, Mahmoud Zwahre, Arrested At Weekly Protest Against The Wall At Al Masara
Israeli troops attacked on Friday the weekly nonviolent protest against the Annexation Wall and settlements, in Bil’in village, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah. Troops also attacked similar…
Hamas And Fatah To Meet Soon Over Unity Government
Delegations from the rival Fatah and Hamas parties will meet in the coming few days in Cairo to make final arrangements for the new unity government, Azzam Al-Ahmad, head of…
Netanyahu Fails In Bid To Lobby Allies Into Rejecting Unity Deal
The US, Italy, Britain and France have refused to rule out negotiations with the unity Hamas-Fatah government despite intensive lobbying by Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu. Representatives of the respective governments…
Army Demolishes Ten Homes Near Hebron
Israeli soldiers demolished on Thursday ten Palestinian homes in the Hebron district, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank.The army invaded Um Nir village and Yatta town, near…
Russia Welcomes Palestinian Unity Deal
In a statement made by the Russian Foreign Ministry, the Russian government welcomed the Palestinian national unity and reconciliation agreement which includes forming a transitional government run by technocrats.The statement…
Hamas To Allow Fateh Leaders To Travel To Ramallah
The Hamas-led government in Gaza retracted, on Tuesday evening, a previous decision preventing Fateh leaders from leaving the Gaza Strip to attend an official meeting of the Fateh Revolutionary Council…
President Carter: US Support of Unity can Help Palestinian Democracy and Establish a Unified State
Ex-Us president Jimmy Carter called for international support to the Palestinian national unity and reconciliation deal signed today in Cairo by Palestinian groups.This is a decisive moment. Under the auspices…
Palestine Today 05 05 2011
Click on Link to download or play MP3 file || 3 m 33s || 3.25 MB || Welcome to Palestine Today on this Thursday 5th of May 2011. This is…
Palestinians Celebrate Unity Deal
Thousands of Palestinians across the West Bank and the Gaza Strip celebrated the singing of the unity deal between Fateh and Hamas movements ending a four year divide between the…
Both France and England may recognize Palestinian state
The French and British Prime Ministers both gave interviews Thursday morning that indicated their willingness to recognize a Palestinian state if peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians result in…
Soldiers Attack Nabi Saleh Procession Celebrating Unity
Israeli soldiers attacked on Wednesday a nonviolent procession in Nabi Saleh village, near the central West Bank city of Nablus, as dozens of residents marched in the streets celebrating the…
Palestine Today 05 4 2011
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Settlers Attack Palestinian Shepherd Near Nablus
Palestinian sources reported that Israeli settlers assaulted a Palestinian shepherd in Qusra village, near Nablus, on Wednesday and killed one of his sheep.Resident Abdul-Rahman Mousa Abdul-Rahim Abu Reyada, 44, was…
Statements On Bin Ladens Death Show Rocky Road Ahead For Unity Government
On the dawn of a new unity deal between rival Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah differing reactions to the news of Osama bin Laden’s death show the path may be…
Fayyad Demands Israel To Release Withheld Revenue
Palestinian Prime Minister, Dr. Salaam Fayyad, demanded Israel to release all tax and revenue money it decided to withhold following the signing of the Palestinian unity deal in Cairo.His statements…
Army Kidnaps Four Palestinians, Including A Former Minister, In Hebron
Israeli troops kidnapped on Wednesday at dawn four Palestinian residents including a former minister, in the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and the nearby village of Doura. Local sources…
Palestinian Source: “Hamas And Fateh Agree Fayyad Won’t Be Heading New Interim Government”
A senior Palestinian source reported that the Hamas and Fateh movements agreed that the current Prime Minister in the West Bank, Dr. Salaam Fayyad, will not be heading the new…
Gaza Interior Ministry Announces Execution Of Convicted Collaborator
The Ministry of Interior in the Gaza Strip announced on Wednesday morning that a resident convicted of collaborating with the Israeli occupation was executed..The Ministry said that resident (A Sh)…
Egypt’s FM Meets Hamas Leaders, Cairo Prepares For Official Ceremony Of Signing Unity Deal
Egypt’s Foreign Minister, Nabil Al Arabi, met on Tuesday evening with the visiting Hamas delegation headed by Hamas’ Political Bureau Chief, Khalid Mashal, and held talks on the latest developments…
23 Killed, 81 wounded, By Army Fire In Gaza, In April
The Higher Committee for Emergency and Medical Services in Gaza, issued a report on Israeli attacks and violations against the Gaza Strip in April, revealing that Israeli soldiers killed 23…
Palestinian Factions Sign Reconciliation Deal
Cairo – PNN – Palestinian Sources announced on Tuesday afternoon that Palestinian factions have signed the national reconciliation deal in Cairo.According to sources a meeting took place with the participation…
Palestine Today 05 3 2011
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Troops Arrest seven Palestinians; Residents Clash with Settlers
Israeli troops arrested on Tuesday morning seven Palestinian civilians among them two children during invasions targeting a number of West Bank communities.In Bethlehem city, southern West Bank, Israeli forces invaded…
Mashal Meets Egypt’s Security Chief
Head of the Political Bureau of the Hamas movement, Khaled Mashal, met on Monday with Egypt’s Security Chief, Murad Muwafi, and a number of Egyptian security leaders. Izzat Al Rishiq…
Army Seales Nabi Saleh Village
Israeli soldiers sealed late on Monday at night the entrances of Nabi Saleh village, west of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, after closing its two main gates and…
On International Workers’ Day;
Since 1891, 1 May has been celebrated as International Workers’ Day, a public holiday throughout the world commemorating and reaffirming workers’ struggle for labor rights and decent working conditions.The primary…
Palestine Today 05 2 2011
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60-year old US peace activist hospitalized after Israeli attack on non-violent Mayday action
Israeli forces attacked a non-violent protest near Qalqilia Sunday, injuring several international activists including a 60-year old woman who was hit in the head by shrapnel. Three international peace activists…
In Preparation To Sign Palestinian Unity Deal, Mashal Arrives In Cairo
Accompanied by senior Hamas delegates in exile, head of the Political Bureau of the Hamas movement in Syria, Khaled Mashal, arrived on Sunday evening in Cairo in preparation to sign…
Egyptian government plans to permanently re-open Rafah crossing with Gaza
In an interview with Al Jazeera television on Friday, Egypt’s Foreign Minister announced that the interim Egyptian government has decided to re-open the border between Egypt and Gaza, and will…
Three Injured, Three Arrested as Troops Attack West Bank Anti-Wall Protests
Two children and a youth were injured, three Israeli activists arrested on Friday as Israeli troops attacked the weekly anti-wall protests taking place in Bil’in, Nil’in, al-Nabi Salleh, central West…
Haniyya Demands PLO To Withdraw Its Recognition Of Israel
Prime Minister of the de Hamas-led government in the Gaza Strip, Ismail Haniyya, demanded the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) to withdraw its recognition of Israel after Tel Aviv announced its…
Four Detainees Injured As Army Breaks Into Eshil Prison
The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) reported on Friday evening that four Palestinian political prisoners were injured after the Dror Unit of the Israeli Military, broke into section 10 of the…
This Week in Palestine week 17 2011
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PCHR Weekly Report: Israeli forces wound 8 people; abduct 17, including 9 children, this week
In its Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories for the week of 21 – 27 April 2011, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights found…
Palestine Today 04 28 2011
Click on Link to download or play MP3 file || 4 m 05s || 3.74 MB || The United States issued a statement on Wednesday denouncing the provisional unity deal…
Gush Shalom Welcomes Reconciliation Agreement Between Hamas and Fateh
The Israeli Human Rights group, Gush Shalom, issued a press statement on Thursday welcoming the reconciliation agreement between the two Palestinian rival groups Hamas and Fateh in Cairo on Wednesday.Former…
In Light Of Palestinian Unity Deal, U.S. Threatens To Cut Aid To P.A.
The United States issued a statement on Wednesday denouncing the provisional unity deal signed between the rival Fateh movement of President Mahmoud Abbas, and the Hamas movement. The U.S. said…
Settlers Attack Farmers Near Salfit, Several Wounded
Palestinian sources in Salfit, in the central West Bank, reported Wednesday that a group of at least ten armed Israeli settlers violently attacked several farmers in Wadi Qana, near Salfit,…
Egyptian Protesters Demand Severing Ties With Israel
Dozens of Egyptians held a protest in front on the Israeli Embassy on Wednesday demanding the Egyptian government to sever ties with Israel, and to stop exporting natural gas to…
Six Palestinians, Detained By Egypt, Allowed Back Into Gaza
The Egyptian Authorities allowed on Wednesday evening six Palestinians who were in Egyptian prisons to return to the Gaza Strip via the Rafah Border Terminal. Imad Al Sayyid, spokesperson of…
Settlers Torch Palestinian Stores In Hebron
A group of armed extremist Israeli settlers hurled, on Wednesday at dawn, Molotov cocktails at several Palestinian stores in the southern West Bank city of Hebron, causing fire in four…
Netanyahu Slams Palestinian Unity Deal
Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu of the Likud Party, denounced on Wednesday the draft agreement of Palestinian unity, and added that “Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas chose peace with Hamas instead…
Palestinian Factions Welcome Fateh-Hamas Draft Unity Deal
Palestinian factions welcomed on Wednesday a draft unity deal that was signed in Cairo on Wednesday between the rival Fateh and Hamas movements, and expressed hopes that the four years…
Palestine Today 04 27 2011
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Rival Palestinian Factions Reach Reconciliation Agreement
Hamas and Fatah sign a reconciliation draft agreement in Cairo Egypt Wednesday evening following rounds of talks, with hope to end a four-year internal unrest in the Palestinian Territories, Palestinian…
Palestinian Embassy In Algeria Confirms Three Palestinians Tried To Assassinate Ambassador
The Palestinian Embassy in Algeria confirmed Wednesday that three Palestinians, wielding knives, attempted to assassinate the Palestinian ambassador, Hussein Abdul-Khaleq, this last Monday, the Al Quds newspaper reported.In its statement,…
Egyptian Pipeline Attacked Near Al Arish
Unknown persons detonated, on Wednesday at dawn, that a pipeline that transports natural Gas from Egypt to Jordan and Israel. The explosion took place at near the Al Arish Egyptian…
Turkey Warns Israel Against Attacking Upcoming Solidarity Flotilla
As peace activists and human rights groups prepare for sailing to Gaza next month, Turkish Foreign Minister, Ahmet Davutoglu, warned Israel against a new attack against the flotilla, similar to…
Israeli Sewage Dumped In Palestinian Village Known For Anti-settlement Protests
The Palestinian town of Beit Ummar, in the southern West Bank, was flooded with sewage from a nearby settlement on Tuesday, according to local eyewitnesses and officials. Locals say that…
Gaza Aid Flotilla Prepares For Launch; Israel Plans Response
Almost one year after a flotilla of humanitarian aid ships was attacked by Israeli naval forces, killing nine activists, a coalition of aid groups from around the world say they…
Army Carries Out A Limited Invasion Into Khan Younis
Palestinian sources reported Wednesday morning that several Israeli armored vehicles carried out a limited invasion into an area, east of Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip.…
Israeli Troops Invade Tulkarem
A large force of Israeli military invaded the northern West Bank city of Tulkarem Wednesday morning, Palestinian security sources reported.The source said, a number of military vehicles entered the city…
Palestine Today 04 26 2011
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Abbas says Obama disappointed the Palestinians
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas says U.S. President Barak Obama gave us hope then abandoned us midway. Abbas’ comments were published in an interview with the American “Newsweek” magazine. Abbas said…
Germany Will Not Support Palestinian Statehood Declaration
Despite ongoing diplomatic talks and efforts carried out by Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, and his teams, Germany announced it will not be supporting the Palestinian intentions to declare statehood this…
Settlers Attack Homes, Smash Windshield Of Palestinian Car Near Hebron
Local sources in Hebron, in the southern part of the West Bank, reported that a group of extremist settlers attacked a number of Palestinian homes near the Keryat Arba’ illegal…
Settlers Attack Palestinian Children In East Jerusalem
Palestinian sources reported Monday morning that a group of fundamentalist Israeli settlers attacked, on Sunday evening, a group of Palestinian children in Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood, in occupied East Jerusalem.The Palestine…
Health Condition Of Child, Wounded Friday, Deteriorates
Medical sources at the Palestine Medical Center In Ramallah reported on Monday morning that the child, who was hit by a gas bomb fired by the army last Friday, was…
13-year old boy among five Palestinians injured by Israeli settlers on Sunday
Several groups of Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian with rocks on Sunday, mainly in the Nablus area in the northern West Bank. At least five were wounded, including a 13-year old…
Palestinian Prime Minister celebrates Easter with promise of return to Jerusalem
The Palestinian Prime Minister of the appointed Fateh government in the West Bank, Salam Fayyad, told Christian worshipers in Bethlehem Sunday that it would not be long before the blockade…
Settler Shot Dead Near Nablus, At Least Three Injured, One seriously
Israeli sources reported Sunday that one settler was shot and killed, and five others were injured, one seriously, after Palestinian gunmen opened fire at them at the entrance of the…
Palestinian Prisoner Challenges Arrest By Israeli Forces As ‘illegal Extradition’
A Palestinian who was abducted Friday outside of Nablus in a joint operation by Israeli military and police forces has challenged his abduction on the grounds that Israeli police were…
P.A Slams Subaru Ad, Subaru-Israel Denies Relation To The Commercial
The Palestinian Authority in the occupied West Bank expressed on Thursday its anger over an advertisement showing the Subaru car hitting two Palestinian children in Jerusalem with “We will see…
Video Shows Family Members Of Arrigoni Kidnappers Urging His Release
“All of the Muslims in the world are wrong, and you three are the only ones who are right?!!” pleads the father of Mahmoud Salfity, one of the kidnappers, in…
Peres Believes Israel Should Present Its Own “Peace Initiative”
Israeli President, Shimon Peres, stated Friday that Israel needs to present its own initiative for peace in the region in order to avoid being obliged to accept a deal presented…
Rafah Terminal To Be Closed Monday
The Ministry of Interior run by the Hamas-led government in Gaza, reported Friday that the Rafah Border Terminal between, Gaza and Egypt, will be closed on Monday.The Ministry stated that,…
Israeli troops attack 4 separate anti-Wall protests, injuring 16 civilians
On Friday, 16 civilians were injured and four abducted as Israeli troops attacked the weekly anti-wall protests in the villages of Bil’in, Nil’in and al-Nabi Saleh, in central West Bank…
Clashes Reported In Occupied East Jerusalem, Soldier Wounded
Local sources in occupied East Jerusalem reported on Friday that clashes took place in Al Esawiyya and several other neighborhood in the city. One Israeli soldiers was wounded after military…
Troops Isolate Azzoun Village
Israeli soldiers isolated on Friday Azzoun village, near the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia, and prevented all residents from entering or leaving it. Local sources reported that soldiers were…
This Week in Palestine week 16 2011
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Army Bombards Gaza, Three Injured
Palestinian medical sources reported on Friday morning that three residents were wounded when the Israeli army fired artillery shells at warehouses that were previously bombarded, near the Karni Commercial terminal,…
Vik’s not gone
Vik, habibo, you’re not gone, not for me at least. In life you brought the warmth everytime I met you, and to everyone else. You did not see it as…
PCHR Weekly Report: Civilian dies, 7 injured from Israeli attacks this week
In its Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories for the week of 14 – 20 April 2011, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR)…
The Body Of Jordanian Extremist, Killed In Gaza, Transferred To Jordan
On Friday morning, the Palestinian District Coordination Office transferred to the Jordanian side the body of Abdul-Rahman Al Breizat, one of the extremists involved in the abduction and murder of…
Settlers Disrupt Israeli Left Wing Protest Calling For Palestinian Statehood
A group of extremist Israeli settlers disrupted on Thursday evening a peaceful rally held by Israeli left-wing activists and Israel Prize Laureates calling for an independent Palestinian State.The settlers blew…