Hamas Slams Israel’s Detention of Sheikh Raed Salah
Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, slammed the detention of Sheikh Raed Salah, head of the Islamic Movement in Israel, and considered the act as a “new Zionist crime against the Palestinian…
Palestine Today 02 22 2011
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Israeli Jerusalem Municipality Rejects Plans to Extend Settlement of Har Homa
The Israeli run Jerusalem Municipality has not approved, on Monday, plans to extend the illegal settlement of Har Homa.Plans had been submitted for approval to extend the settlement, considered part…
Israeli Army Uproots Over 230 Olive Trees Near Bethlehem
The Palestine News Network reports that the Israeli army uprooted over 230 olive trees near Bethlehem.The trees were uprooted and confiscated by the army, who used bulldozers amongst other equipment.…
Gaza Worker Injured By Army Fire
The Palestine News Network reports that a worker in Gaza has been wounded by fire from the Israeli army.A group of workers were allegedly gathering materials near the border when…
Canada’s Role in Whitewashing Ethnic Cleansing Met with Protests
On Monday, Palestinian, Israeli and international activists protested and held vigils in front of Canadian Embassies organized by the Committee for the Defence of the Rights of the Latrun Villages.…
Israeli Newspaper Slanders Wadi Hilweh Center Director Jawad Siyam
The Wadi Hilweh Information Center, based in the Silwan neighbourhood of East Jerusalem, is reporting that the article published by Israeli daily newspaper, Maariv, on Monday, targeting Wadi Hilweh Information…
Israel Demolishes Amniyr Bedouin Homes
The homes of a Bedouin community in the south Hebron hills have been bulldozed by Israeli authorities, according to the Ma’an News Network.A total of five tents, which housed approximately…
British Author Condemns Israeli Policies While Accepting ‘Jerusalem Prize’
Speaking to an audience that included a number of Israeli officials, including President Shimon Peres and Culture Minister Limor Livnat, British author Ian McEwan strongly criticized Israel’s policies of land…
81 Palestinian NGOs Call for Reconciliation Between Rival Factions
Eighty-one Palestinian non-profit organizations issued a statement, on Monday, urging rival Palestinian factions to work toward reconciliation, just after the Hamas party denied claims that the Fatah party had made…
Israeli soldiers Abduct Two Palestinians From Hebron
On Monday morning, the Israeli military abducted two Palestinians from the town of Yatta, south of Hebron, and erected multiple checkpoints.Local sources reported to the Palestine News Agency ‘WAFA’ that…
Palestine Today 02 21 2011
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Israel Philharmonic Orchestra to be Met with Protest in the U.S
According to Adalah-NY, performances by the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (IPO) will be met with protests in six of the seven cities where it is scheduled to appear during its U.S…
Jerusalem Municipality to Further Annexation of Entire City with Green Parks Initiative
The Wadi Hilweh Information Center, based in the Silwan neighborhood of East Jerusalem, has published an article raising their concerns over an scheduled project to encircle East Jerusalem with parks…
Tent Erected in Silwan to Commemorate Victim of Settler Violence
On Sunday, residents of Silwan in East Jerusalem erected a tent of mourning dedicated to local deceased victim of settler violence, Husam Hussein Rwidy.The ceremony was attended by a number…
Settlers Destroy Olive Trees
The Ma’an News Agency reported, on Monday, that a group of settlers uprooted olive trees and damaged Palestinian farmland near Nablus. The settlers destroyed 270 olive trees using chainsaws and…
Israel Demolishes Khirbet Tana
Israeli forces demolished a number of tents near Nablus yesterday, reports the Ma’an News Agency.The tents belonged to villagers of Tana, a village located east of Nablus, and had been…
Thousands of Palestinians Protest U.S. Veto of Settlement Resolution
An estimated 3,000 Palestinians marched through downtown Ramallah, in the central West Bank, on Sunday afternoon to protest the U.S. government’s veto of a United Nations Security Council Resolution condemning…
Erekat Criticises PA, Calls For Re-examination of Peace Process
Following his resignation as Chief Negotiator for the Palestinian Liberation Organization, Saeb Erekat has, on Sunday, called for a re-examination of the Palestinian Authority.Erekat, speaking to the military run Israel…
Ten Residents Wounded In Tulkarem
Palestinian Medical sources reported, Saturday, that ten residents were treated for the effects of teargas inhalation after Israeli soldiers attacked a nonviolent protest in Dir al-Ghsoun village, north of Tulkarem…
Child, Beit Ummar Mayor, Wounded In Weekly Nonviolent Protest
Palestinian medical sources reported, Saturday, that a child and the mayor of Beit Ummar town, near the southern West Bank city of Hebron, were wounded after the Israeli army opened…
Settlers Attack Palestinias In Hebron & Yatta
On Saturday, Israeli settlers threw stones at several Palestinian residents in the city of Hebron and the nearby town of Yatta, wounding at least one.An eyewitness reported that Nassar Mohammad…
US Vetoes UN Resolution Condemning Israeli Settlement Expansion
Despite claims by US President Barack Obama that his administration is opposed to Israel’s further takeover of land in the West Bank and East Jerusalem for colonial settlements, the US…
Eight injured in 4 separate anti-Wall protests on Friday
Anti-Wall protests were organized this Friday in the villages of Bil’in, Nil’in, Nabi Saleh, and al-Ma’ssara, located in the central and southern parts of the West Bank. Today, the theme…
This Week in Palestine week 7 2011
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University Students Shut Down Pro-Israel Event
The Hampshire University chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine successfully demonstrated and shut down an event headlining Israeli soldiers. What follows is the description of the action from the…
Palestinians Demonstrate For Unity
Hundreds of people demonstrated Thursday in Manara Square in Ramallah, calling for Palestinian national unity.The demonstration was organized by the Palestinian NGO network and inspired by the success of recent…
Bulldozers Raze Palestinian Land in Sheikh Jarrah
The Wadi Hilweh Information Center reports that Israeli bulldozers cleared a tract of Palestinian land in Sheikh Jarrah yesterday.Landowner Khalil Abu Taa’ has been fighting a lengthy legal battle for…
PCHR Weekly Report: One civilian killed by right-wing Israelis; 6 wounded by Israeli troops
In its Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories for the week of 10 – 16 February 2011, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR)…
Army Demolishes A Mosque Near Tubas
Israeli soldiers demolished on Thursday a mosque located in Khirbit Yirza, near the West Bank city of Tubas, and also removed 10 tents used by farmers and shepherds in the…
Palestine Today 02 17 2011
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Report Highlights Gender Specific Effects of Forced Evictions in E. Jerusalem
The Women’s Center for Legal Aid and Counseling (WCLAC) has issued a report highlighting the gender-specific impact that Israeli policies in East Jerusalem have on the lives of Palestinian women.…
Two Injured By Israeli Army In Gaza
The Ma’an News Agency reports that two men have been injured by the Israeli Army this morning.The two were injured in separate incidents at approximately 10am and midday this morning.…
Al-Arakib Demolished For The 18th Time
JNF (Jewish National Fund) bulldozers re-entered the village of al-Arakib this morning and destroyed buildings that were put up after yesterday’s destruction.This is now the 18th time that al-Arakib has…
HRW Video Exposes Repression by PA Police
Human Rights Watch (HRW) released a video, Wednesday, showing plainclothes Palestinian police officers trapping a protester and beating him while he was taking part in a demonstration in support of…
Israeli military invades houses in Hebron
The Israeli military erected, on Thursday morning, many checkpoints in the town of Hebron, southern West Bank, and searched several houses.Security sources reported to Palestine News Agency ‘WAFA’, that the…
3 Killed in Northern Gaza During Exchange of FIre with Israeli Military
Agence France-Presse are reporting, on Thursday, that three Palestinians have been killed during clashes with the Israeli military in the north of the Gaza Strip.Quoting medical sources, AFP reported that…
Army Breaks Into Home Of Jerusalem Palestinian MP
Undercover forces of the Israeli army broke on Wednesday into the home of Jerusalem Legislator, Ahmad Attoun, and detained his brother, Jihad, and his cousin. Attoun, as well other elected…
Two Workers Wounded In Gaza
Palestinian medical sources in the Gaza Strip reported, Wednesday evening, that two day-laborers were wounded after an explosive dropped by the Israeli army in a previous invasion detonated near them.…
Palestine Today 02 16 2011
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Israeli Court Slams Police for Sheikh Jarrah Activist Arrests
On Wednesday, the Jerusalem District Court rejected an appeal by police disputing the court’s decision to release Sheikh Jarrah Solidarity Protesters without conditions.The four protesters were arrested, Monday, for demonstrating…
Village Of Al-Arakib Demolished Yet Again
Israel has once again, on Wednesday, demolished the Bedouin village of al-Araqeeb in the Negev desert. The village, which has been repeatedly demolished and rebuilt in recent months, is not…
Palestinian Youth Injured By Settler Gun Fire Near Nablus
Palestinian medical sources reported, on Tuesday evening, that a Palestinian youth was shot and wounded by settler gun fire near Jaloud village, south of Nablus, in the northern part of…
Palestine Today 02 15 2011
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Video Exposes Israeli Army Repression of Nabi Saleh Children
“They come for our woman and our children,” Bassem Tamimi, the leader of the Popular Committee of Nabi Saleh recently told me, “they [the Israeli army] know that woman are…
Israeli BDS Activists Call on Artists to Boycott Music Festival
Israeli Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) activists have urged international artists who are slated to perform in the International Red Sea Chamber Music Festival in Eilat, Israel next month to…
120 New Settlement Homes Approved In East Jerusalem
Plans to build 120 new settlement homes in East Jerusalem were approved on Monday.Jerusalem’s municipal council has approved plans to add two new tranches of homes to the Jewish settlement…
Israeli Soldiers Abducted Two Palestinians In Hebron
The Israeli military abducted, on Tuesday morning, two young Palestinians after invading their houses in the town of Beit Ummar, north of Hebron.Mohamed Awad, Media spokesman for the Palestinian Solidarity…
Israel Closes Northern West Bank Road; Deny Report That Checkpoints Will Be Dismantled
Over the weekend, Israeli troops erected new earth mounds blocking the Nablus-Beit Iba road, a road which had been closed by Israeli authorities until international intervention by the Quartet for…
Egyptian Paper: “Mubarak In A Coma”
Dr. Ahmad Shafiq, the acting head of the temporary Egyptian Government, stated that former Egyptian President, Hosni Mubarak, is currently in a coma in his residence in the Egyptian resort…
Worker Injured By Army Fire In Gaza
Palestinian medical sources reported, Monday, that a worker was mildly wounded by Israeli army fire near the northern border of the Gaza Strip. The sources stated that the army opened…
Palestine Today 02 14 2011
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Palestinian Quarry Ordered to Close Due to Settler Action
A Palestinian quarry in Beit Fajjar, south of Bethlehem, is to close due to ‘enforcement activities’ by the Israeli authorities.Although Beit Fajjar is located deep in the West Bank, the…
Hungry Gazans Feed Egyptian Troops
Mustapha Suleiman, 27, from J Block east of the Rafah crossing with Egypt, crosses through gaps in the iron fence on the border carrying bread, water, meat cans and a…
Gaza Rally Attendees Urge Egypt to Open Rafah Border
Two days after Egypt’s President Hosni Mubarak was toppled by a torrent of peaceful protests, a rally headed by Gazan youth gathered in Gaza City calling on Egypt to open…
Armed Israeli Settlers Storm Palestinian Village Near Hebron
A group of heavily-armed Israeli settlers stormed the village of Beit Ummar, in the southern part of the West Bank, on Sunday night. They harassed villagers but caused no injuries,…
Cabinet In West Bank To Resign, New Ministers To Be Selected
Reuters reported, Sunday, that the Palestinian cabinet in the West Bank will be submitting its resignation on Monday, to enable Prime Minister, Dr. Salaam Fayyad, to select new ministers under…
PIC Is Back Online After Alleged Fatah Cyber Attack
The Palestinian information Center’s website came back online after a cyber attack blocked access from online users temporarily after midnight Saturday, the PIC reported on Sunday. The news outlet denounced…
Teenager Detained in Beit Ummar
Israeli forces arrested a Palestinian teen in Beit Ummar near Hebron, witnesses told Ma’an News Agency on Saturday. Mohammad Awad, local popular committee spokesman, said the youth, identified as Mohammad…
Israeli Military Abducts Three Citizens from Hebron and Ramallah
The Israeli military abducted, on Sunday morning, three Palestinians from the West Bank districts of Hebron and Ramallah.Local sources reported that Israeli soldiers invaded the village of Qatana, near Ramallah,…
Two workers wounded by Israeli gunfire in Gaza
On Saturday, Israeli soldiers stationed at the Gaza-Israeli border fired live rounds at two workers who were collecting rubble to use as building material, in the northern part of the…
Egypt’s Army To Allow Smooth Power Transition, To Respect Regional Agreements
The Higher Council of the Armed Forces in Egypt, currently in power after the resignation of Hosni Mubarak, vowed to ensure a smooth transition of power towards what it called…
The Revolution Continues After Mubarak’s Fall
Yesterday evening, after it was announced that Hosni Mubarak had met the first demand of the revolution and left office, I headed toward the Egyptian embassy in Amman. The joy…
Army Invades Several Areas In The West Bank, Kidnaps Two In Nablus
Israeli soldiers invaded on Saturday at dawn several areas in the West Bank, broke into and searched several homes and kidnapped two residents in Madama village, near the northern West…
Presidential, Legislative Elections to Be Held By September, Hamas Rejects Call
The Executive Committee of the Palestinian Liberation Organization, PLO, announced Saturday that it is starting preparations for presidential and legislative elections in the Palestinian territories, and stated that the elections…
Palestinian Chief Negotiator Dr. Saeb Ereikat Resigned His Post
Dr. Saeb Ereikat, chief negotiator of the Palestinian Authority has resigned from his post Saturday afternoon, Palestinian official sources reported.Yasser Abed Rabbo, secretary of the executive committee of the Palestinian…
Israeli Youths Kill a Palestinian Man in Jerusalem; Soldiers Arrests Three in Separate Incident
A Palestinian man was stabbed to death by a group of Israeli youths on Friday afternoon near Jerusalem’s Old City.According to an Israeli police report, the 24-year-old man Kafr Akab…
Arab League Secretary-General To Resign
A few hours after the Egyptian President, Hosni Mubarak, resigned from his post after nearly three weeks of massive protests against his regime, Arab League Secretary-General, Amro Mousa, stated that…
Turkish Inquiry Finds Israel Violated International Law In Attack On Aid Ships
On Friday, the Turkish government released a summary of its investigation into the Israeli assault on an international humanitarian aid flotilla in international waters on May 31st, 2010 — an…
Army Attacks Palestinian Protesters In East Jerusalem
Israeli soldiers and policemen attacked dozens of Palestinian protesters in Silwan, south of the Al Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem, after the residents conducted Friday prayers at the mosque.Soldiers…
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak resigns, Military council runs the country
In an official statement presented by Egyptian Vice President Omar Suleiman, the Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak declared on Friday his resignation as President and handed over the leadership of the…
This Week in Palestine week 6 2011
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Army Kidnaps Three Fatah Leaders In Occupied East Jerusalem
Israeli soldiers and policemen, on Friday at dawn, broke into homes of three Fateh leaders in occupied East Jerusalem and kidnapped them before moving them to al-Maskobiyya interrogation facility in…
PCHR Weekly Report: 16 wounded in 46 incursions by Israeli troops this week
In its Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory for the week of 03 – 09 February 2011, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights found…
France Grants P.A €10 Million To Finance Water Services In Bethlehem
The Palestine News and Information Agency, WAFA, reported Thursday that Palestinian Prime Minister, Dr. Salaam Fayyad, signed an agreement with the French State Minister and Minister of Foreign and European…
Palestinians Not Allowed Into Egypt
An official at the Egyptian Passport Control department stated, Wednesday, that instructions were handed down to the department to prevent the Palestinians from entering Egypt amidst the current protests against…
Hamas Rejects July Local Elections
Member of the Hamas political bureau, Izzat al-Rishiq, stated that the decision of the government of Dr. Salaam Fayyad to hold local councils elections in the West Bank before unity…
Palestine Today 02 10 2011
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Huwwara Checkpoint To Be Removed
The Huwwara and Beit Furik checkpoints are to be removed, beginning immediately, according to the Ma’an News Agency.The Huwwara checkpoint prevented movement in and out of Nablus until restrictions were…
Gaza Unemployment Hits 45%
The United Nations Relief Works Agency has announced that unemployment in the Gaza strip has reached 45%.It has called upon world leaders, particularly in Europe, to help bring an end…
Israel Demolishes Homes Near Nablus
Two homes have been demolished by the Israeli Army in a village near Nablus, reports the Alternative Information Centre.The homes of two famileis, together with a number of animal shelters…
Israeli Military Demolishes Homes Near Nablus
Two homes have been demolished by the Israeli Army in a village near Nablus, reports the Alternative Information Centre.The homes of two families, together with a number of animal shelters,…
Clashes Erupt in Bedouin Village
Residents of southern village of Al-Arakib in Israel clash with JNF workers who came to plant trees in the area. Three people arrested for allegedly hurling stones. Residents of al-Arakib,…
New Fund to Aid Palestinian Victims of Army Abuse
The Popular Struggle Coordination Committee has created a new fund, the “Dismantling Impunity Fund”. This fund will aid Palestinians engaging in non-violent resistance pay for legal fees when suing Israel…
Israel Cautious About Making Statements On Egypt
A senior Israeli military source reported that Israel continues to be cautious about making official statements on the situation in Egypt and the attempts to end the rule of its…
Egyptian Army Prepares To Protect Presidential Palace
At the eighteenth day of massive protests demanding the removal of Egyptian President, Hosni Mubarak, and his regime, the Egyptian army was extensively redeployed in several streets in Cairo, especially…
Amnesty Lobbies for Justice for Gazans
Amnesty International has announced that it will lobby the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) regarding justice for the victims of Operation Cast Lead, according to reports from the Alternative…
Palestine Today 02 09 2011
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Man Injured by Israeli Army Near Nablus
A Palestinian youth was wounded after being shot in the leg by the Israeli Army in Urif.An 18 year old Palestinian man was taken to Rafedia hospital in Nablus for…
Man Injured by Israeli Army Near Nablus
A Palestinian youth was wounded after being shot in the leg by the Israeli Army in Urif.An 18 year old Palestinian man was taken to Rafedia hospital in Nablus for…
Fundamentalist Settler Rabbi Says Killing “Non-Jews” Is Justifiable
Dov Lior, Chief Rabbi of the Keryat Arba’ illegal settlement in Hebron, in the southern part of the West bank, stated that killing non-Jews is justifiable, in some cases, without…
Settlers Planning 200 Units in Sheikh Jarrah
Arieh King, founder and director of the Israel Land Fund, stated that within five to ten years 200 units for Jewish settlers will be built in the Palestinian neighborhood in…
Extremist Settler-leader Describes Spanish Foreign Minister As Anti-Semite
During her visit to the Ibrahimi Mosque, in the southern West Bank city of Hebron, also referred to as the Cave of the Patriarchs, extremist settler leader, Itamar Ben Gavir,…
Child Wounded By Army Fire In Hebron
Palestinian medical sources reported that a Palestinian child was wounded on Tuesday evening after Israeli soldiers fired rubber-coated bullets in Beit Ummar town, north of Hebron in the southern part…
Ten Palestinians Wounded In A Number Of Israeli Air Strike Targeting Gaza
Palestinian medical sources reported that ten residents were wounded in a number of air strikes targeting several areas in the Gaza Strip.Adham Abu Salmiyya, spokesperson of the Higher Committee of…
Palestine Today 02 08 2011
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Four Projectiles Fired Into The Negev
Israeli daily, The Jerusalem Post are reporting, on Tuesday, that four projectiles have been fired from the Gaza Strip into Southern Israel.The news outlet states that two projectiles were fired…
International Israeli Apartheid Short Film Contest Announces Winners
A year ago, Stop the Wall and itisapartheid.org launched the first International Israeli Apartheid Short Film Contest. Palestinians and international participants were encouraged to submit short films on the theme…
East Jerusalem: 5 Years to Build Classrooms
Israel’s High Court of Justice has given the Education Ministry and Jerusalem Municipality 5 years to improve the provision of state education in East Jerusalem.Approximately half of East Jerusalem’s children…
Beit Ummar Resident Hospitalized By Rubber Bullet Fire
The Ma’an News Agency is reporting, on Tuesday, that a young man has been hospitalized by rubber coated steel bullet fire in the West Bank village of Beit Ummar, near…