Abbas Threatens To Dissolve P.A
Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, threatened to dissolve the Palestinian Authority and the self-rule government in the occupied territories should Israel fail to stop all of its settlement activities. Abbas added…
This Week in Palestine week 48 2010
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Hamas Denies Al-Qaeda Presence In Gaza
Hamas Prime Minister Haniyya firmly declared that there is no al-Qaeda in Gaza but also denounced a new group of extremists is rising, the Associated Press reported on Thursday. The…
Dozens of Injured Due To Tear Gas Inhalation in the Weekly Protest in Bil’in
On Friday, dozens of people suffered tear gas inhalation during the weekly nonviolent protests against the wall and settlements in Bil’in, west Ramallah; no arrest were reported.Like every week, Israeli…
Erekat Claims Israel Uses Christmas to Deepen the Separation of the Holy Land
With regard to a pre-Christians reception that the Israeli government has organized in East Jerusalem on December 6, Chief Palestinian Negotiator Saeb Erakat denounced on Thursday that ‘the Israel Ministry…
Israeli Forces Raid Refugee Camps Near Jenin
Israeli troops entered the refugee camps of Barqin and Aqaba, in the proximity of Jenin, on Friday morning, PNN claimed. Five military jeeps reportedly invaded Barqin camp, north of Jenin,…
Asia’s First Aid Convoy to Leave for Gaza
Asia’s first humanitarian convoy is due to begin its journey to the Gaza Strip, trying to break Israel’s siege, Press TV reported. A convoy of activists bound for Gaza is…
Four Palestinians Killed In A Traffic Accident In Yemen
On Thursday, four Palestinian students were killed and others were injured due to a car accident in the city of Aden, western Yemen, the Maan News Agency reported. The students,…
Controlling Carmel Fire Could Take At Least Several Days
As the fires continue to consume more areas in Al Karmel, and with 41 residents dead, 14.000 evacuated from their homes, and more than 20.000 Dunams burnt, Israeli sources stated…
Clashes Reported In East Jerusalem
Clashes broke out in Al-Isawiya neighborhood, East Jerusalem, on Thursday evening, between dozens of Palestinian residents and Israeli forces, the Ma’an NewsAgency reported. Confrontations erupted in the neighborhood of Al-Isawiya,…
Female Detainees Safely Moved Out Of Al Damoun Prison
Amin Shooman, head of the Higher Committee for West Bank Detainees imprisoned by Israel, stated that all female detainees imprisoned at the Al Damoun Israeli prison were evacuated to the…
Army Shells Khan Younis
Palestinian sources in the Gaza Strip reported that Israeli soldiers shelled on Thursday evening a number of homes east of Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip.…
PCHR Weekly Report:13 wounded, 8 abducted; mosque and 3 shops demolished
In its Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories for the week of 25 Nov. – 01 Dec. 2010, The Palestinian Center for Human Rights…
Settlers Torch Olive Orchard near Nablus
Israeli settlers torched on Thursday evening Palestinian Olive Orchards near the Homesh evacuated settlement, west of the northern West Bank city of Nablus. Ghassan Douglas, in charge of settlements file…
Fires In Haifa Continue, 40 Dead, 13.000 Evacuated
40 persons died on Thursday, dozens were injured and at least 13.000 were evacuated in Haifa and other areas north of the country as huge fires continued to spread across…
Palestine Today 12 02 2010
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Two Palestinians Killed on Gaza Border in Israeli Troops Attack
The Israeli Army claimed that two Palestinians were killed, Thursday morning, when a number of armed fighters attempted to infiltrate into an Israeli settlement, close to the border with Gaza.A…
Israel Arrests Man Believed To Be Collaborating With Hamas
Israeli sources reported that the Israeli Security Forces have recently detained an Arab man from al-Fredees Arab village, north of the country, who is suspected to be collaborating with the…
Haniyya: “We Will Accept Any Referendum That Includes All Palestinians”
During a meeting with international reporters working in the Gaza Strip, Prime Minister of the dissolved government in Gaza, Ismail Haniyya, stated that his government will accept the results of…
Israel Approves Construction Of 625 Units In East Jerusalem
The Israeli government approved, on Wednesday, evening the construction of additional 625 units in Pisgat Zeev settlement in occupied East Jerusalem. The so called Regional Construction Committee decided to approve…
Palestine Today 12 01 2010
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Gazan Worker Injured After Being Shot by Israeli Troops
On Wednesday, the Israeli military shot and injured a resident from Gaza, while he was working collecting stones and rubble in the northern area of the strip. The victim has…
Six Arrested During Israeli Military Raids in the West Bank
A series of Israeli army raids held during Tuesday night and Wednesday morning concluded with six people being detained, PNN reported.In Nablus, in the Northern West Bank, two brothers, ages…
Troops Kidnap Elected Legislator In Hebron
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Wednesday at dawn, legislator Sheikh Khalil Nayef Rajoub, after breaking into his home and searching it. His family stated that soldiers surrounded their home located west…
JCSER: “Israeli Police Used Dogs In Attacking Homeowners In Jerusalem”
The Jerusalem Center for Social and Economic Rights in Jerusalem (JCSER) reported that Israeli policemen used dogs during their Tuesday attack against Palestinian homeowners as the police attacked their homes…
Humanitarian Aid Chain from Spain to Gaza
Several Spanish and Latin American actors, writers and singers, with the support of the UNRWA Committee in Spain, have begun a humanitarian campaign called Aid Chain, to raise funds to…
Why NGO Monitor is attacking The Electronic Intifada
NGO Monitor has launched a campaign targeting a Dutch foundation’s financial support to The Electronic Intifada, accusing the publication among other things of ‘anti-Semitism.’ NGO Monitor is an extreme right-wing…
Abbas: “We Are Ready For Real Peace, We Demand A Fully Independent State”
Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, stated Tuesday that the Palestinians are ready for real and comprehensive peace with Israel, but will not accept a temporary solution as they demand the implementation…
Wikileaks: “Suleiman Recruited Agents in Syria and Iraq To Counter Iranian Influence”
According to released Wikileaks cables, Egypt’s Security Chief, Omar Suleiman, had his intelligence officers recruit agents in Syria and in Iraq in an attempt to counter the increasing Iranian influence…
Palestinian Woman Abducted While Visiting Detained Brother
Palestinian sources reported that resident Miriam al-Hour was abducted by the Israeli soldiers, on Monday, while visiting her detained brother, Jamal al-Hour, at the Nafha Israeli prison. Jamal al-Hour is…
Palestinian Home Demolished In Jerusalem, Clashes Reported
Clashes were reported between dozens of Palestinian residents and Israeli policemen after the Jerusalem municipality demolished a Palestinian home in al-Isawiyya, in occupied East Jerusalem. Local sources reported that dozens…
Palestine Today 11 30 2010
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Humanitarian Groups Appeal for End of Gaza Siege
A coalition of 21 international human rights organizations called for end to ‘cruel and illegal’ Gaza blockade, arguing that the partial lifting agreed by Israel has made a limited impact…
Poll: Only 51% of Israeli Jews Believe in Equal Rights for Arabs and Jews
According to a report released on Tuesday, conducted by the Israel Democratic Institute, almost half of Israeli Jews refuse the coexistence between Arab and Jews communities in Israel. Only 51…
Veolia France Out of Jerusalem Light Rail Project
The French division of multinational Veolia has dropped out of the controversial Jerusalem tramway project in favor of an Israeli bus operator, a spokesman for the group told AFP on…
International Day of Solidarity with Palestinians
Monday 29th November was marked as the world Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, with the Palestinian Authority appealing to the UN to act in order to end Israel’s…
U.S. Students Group Calls to Boycott an Israeli Hummus Brand
A group of Princeton University students proposed a boycott of the Sabra hummus brand for its donations to the Israeli army. On Monday, a referendum was organized by the Princeton…
Abbas To UN: Settlements a ‘Time Bomb”
Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, stated during a UN Speech marking the International Day for Solidarity with the Palestinians, that Israel’s settlements are a ticking time bomb that is capable of…
5 Palestinians Injured By Army Fire In Gaza
Five Palestinian workers were wounded, on Tuesday, in an area close to the border north of Gaza after the army opened fire at them. The incident followed a rapid succession…
Al-Maqdese Concludes Comprehensive Report On Israel’s Violations In Jerusalem
The al-Maqdese Society for Development concluded, recently, a comprehensive report on Israeli violations in occupied East Jerusalem, and revealed that since Israel occupied East Jerusalem in 1967, the Israeli authorities…
Gendelman: “Israel Will Continue To Construct in Jerusalem”
“Jerusalem is the eternal capital of Israel, we will continue to build and no freeze order ever applies to the city.” These are the words of Ofir Gendelman, Arabic Affairs…
Palestine Today 11 29 2010
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Israel Tries to Improve Its International Image
The Israeli foreign ministry has called on 10 of its embassies in Europe to begin an advocacy campaign for Israel, starting with recruiting 1,000 public members. The new policy comes…
A Palestinian Boy Arrested Near Hebron
On Sunday night, Israeli troops arrested a 17-year-old Palestinian boy in the village of Sair, near Hebron, after inspecting his house. Asad Zaydan Jaradat was taken from his house during…
Golan Leaders Disown Likud MK Ayyoub Qarra
During a meeting led by dozens of Druze figures in the occupied Golan Heights, social and religious leaders and residents declared that they disown Member of Knesset Ayyoub Qarra of…
Israeli-Palestine Holiday Tour, Without Showing the Conflict
The French tour company Voyageurs du Monde (World Travelers) has launched a new brochure to promote tourism in Israel and Palestine as a whole, under the slogan ‘peace and love’…
Fighters Fire Mortars At Invading Troops In Gaza
The al-Quds Brigades, the armed wing of Islamic Jihad, claimed responsibility on Monday morning for firing mortars at Israeli troops invaded an area, east of Beit Hanoun in the northern…
Hamas Prevents Two Fatah Leaders From Entering Gaza
The Palestinian Security Forces operating under the dissolved Hamas led government in the Gaza Strip, prevented, on Sunday, two Fatah leaders, sent by President Mahmoud Abbas to hold talks with…
Washington To PA; “Don’t Over React Over WikiLeaks Documents
After some documents regarding the U.S. Palestinian relations and alleged plans prepared by Washington to foil Palestinian reconciliation attempts, the White House told the Palestinian government of President Mahmoud Abbas…
Officer Who Shot American Activist In Her Eye Exonerated
The Israeli District Police in the Occupied West Bank exonerated an Israeli Army officer who shot an American peace activist in her eye during a protest at the Qalandia terminal,…
Two Detainees In Israeli Prisons Start Hunger Strike
The Ahrar Center for Detainees’ Studies and Human Rights reported that Sheikh Jamal Abu Al Haija, 52, from the Jenin refugee camp, and detainee Ahed Abu Ghalama, 42, from Beit…
Hamas Prisoners In Jericho Start Hunger Strike
Political prisoners of the Hamas movement, imprisoned by the Palestinian Authority of Mahmoud Abbas, at the Jericho Prison, started an open-ended hunger strike in protest to what they called “cruel…
17 Palestinians Wounded After Their Vehicle Was Chased By Army Near Bethlehem
Palestinian medical sources in Bethlehem reported, Saturday evening, that 17 Palestinian workers were wounded near the Israeli settlement of Beitar Illit after their vehicle flipped over as the army was…
European Parliamentarians Arrive In Gaza
The Borders Authority in Gaza reported late on Friday at night that European Parliamentarians made it into Gaza on Friday evening through the Rafah Border Terminal between Gaza and Egypt.…
Britain To Act Against Arrest Warrants Targeting Israeli Officials
The Jewish Chronicle reported that the United Kingdom will be taking measures meant to prevent British courts from issuing arrest warrants against Israeli military and political leaders accused of committing…
This Week in Palestine week 47 2010
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Non Violent Demos in Bil’in and Ni’lin Attacked by Israeli Troops
Dozens of people suffered tear gas inhalation during the weekly nonviolent protests against the Wall and Settlements in the West Bank Villages of Bil’in and Ni’lin, near Ramallah, on Friday;…
Rabin’s Son Proposes Alternative Israeli Peace Initiative
The son of Yitzhak Rabin and businessman Koby Huberman presented a plan in response to the 2002 Arab Peace Initiative, Haaretz said quoting a source on Friday.Yuval Rabin, the son…
Four People Detained At Peaceful Protest Near Bethlehem
The Israeli army detained three Israeli peace activists and one young Palestinian man during the weekly Friday non-violent demonstration in the West bank village of al-Ma’sara , south of Bethlehem.Every…
Israel Contributed to Hariri Tribunal
Israel’s Foreign Minister said Israel has contributed to U.S. backed tribunal probing the murder of ex-Lebanese Premier, Rafic Hariri, sources reported on Friday. Israeli Foreign Minister, Avigdor Lieberman, has acknowledged…
Israel Set to Vote on Holding Facility for ‘Infiltrators’
The Israeli cabinet is due to vote on Sunday on the planned holding facility for illegal migrants, media agencies reported on Thursday.Prime Minister Netanyahu’s cabinet will vote, on Sunday, on…
PCHR Report: Two killed, 18 wounded by Israeli forces during last two weeks
According to the Palestinian Center for Human Rights’ Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories for the period from 11 – 24 November 2010, a…
4 Palestinians Arrested from their Homes in Night Raid on Beit Ummar
Four Palestinians, including two prominent activists, were arrested in a late night raid, on Thursday, on the town of Beit Ummar, the Palestine Solidarity Project stated. Israeli forces from the…
PFLP Set Ambush on Israeli Troops in Gaza
Militants of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, the Abu Ali Mustafa Brigades, claimed, on Thursday night, to have detonated two explosive charges beneath an invading patrol of…
Hamas Fighter Killed By Own Gun In Gaza
A fighter of the al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Hamas movement, was killed, on Thursday evening, when he accidentally shot himself while cleaning his gun in Jabalia refugee…
“Road To Hope” Humanitarian Convoy Arrives In Gaza
The humanitarian “Road To Hope” convoy arrived in the Gaza Strip, on Thursday, carrying 30 vehicles filled with aid and 101 humanitarian aid workers, including eight who survived the Israeli…
Army Demolishes Ten Structures In the West Bank
The Arabs48 News Website reported that Israeli soldiers demolished, on Thursday, ten structures in two areas in the occupied West Bank, mainly in a village in the northern area of…
Palestine Today 11 25 2010
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International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
On Thursday November 25, women and men worldwide celebrate the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, The day has been officially adopted by the UN in 1999…
Army Demolishes A House In Yatta VIllage
The Palestine News and Information Center,WAFA, reported on Thursday that Israeli soldiers demolished a house of that belongs to two brothers identified as Iyad and Mohammad Al-Ummor, in the village…
Physically Challenged Child Wounded After Soldiers Pushed Her Mother While Carrying Her
The Research and Documentation Unit at the Jerusalem Center for Social and Economic Rights reported that a 4-year-old child was wounded two weeks ago after Israeli soldiers pushed her mother…
Gaza Photo Exhibition Attacked by the Jewish Defense League in Paris
Members of ‘The Jewish Defense League’ attacked earlier this week a photo exhibition of the German photojournalist Kai Wiedenhöfer ‘depicting the massacres in the Gaza strip during the Israeli Operation…
Soldiers Demolish Tubas Mosque
Palestinian News Agency, Ma’an, reported on Thursday that Israeli bulldozers leveled a mosque in the neighborhood of Yazra in the eastern part of the central West Bank city of Tubas.…
Palestinian Child Hospitalized After Being Violently Attacked By Israeli Policemen
A 7-year-old Palestinian child from Silwan neighborhood, south of the Al Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem, was hospitalized Wednesday, after a number of Israeli policemen violently attacked, kicked and…
Extremists Attack Jordan Embassy Employees In Tel Aviv
An official Jordanian source reported Wednesday that a number Israeli extremists attacked on Tuesday at night two employees working at the Jordanian embassy in Tel Aviv. The Al Ghad Jordanian…
Scandinavian funds divest from companies involved in occupation of Palestinian land
Activists with the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement (http://www.bdsmovement.net) claimed another victory on Wednesday as Swedish and Norwegian pension funds announced their divestment from companies doing business in Israeli settlements…
Army Fires Missile At Motorcycle Rider in Gaza
Palestinian sources reported Wednesday that the Israeli army fired a missile at a motor cycle rider in Al Zeitoun neighborhood, south of Gaza City; damage was reported, no injuries. Eyewitnesses…
“Politeness patrols” in Israel
I read an article a few days ago in the Israeli press about how a group of college students in Israel have decided to implement a ‘politeness patrol’ on buses…
Sahara at the Crossroad
The violent dismantling of Gdaim Izik protest camp in Western Sahara by the Moroccan police has become the last straw of the Saharawi people’s patience. What began as a protest…
Palestine Today 11 24 2010
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First Performance for al-Ashekeen in Palestine
Palestinian music band al-Ashekeen performed in Palestine and invigorated audiences with their songs of resistance and hope, the Jerusalem Media and Communication Centre said on Wednesday. Members of the Palestinian…
Settlers Occupy Home in at-Tur, East Jerusalem
A group of settlers, on Wednesday, with the help of the Israeli police force, took possession of the apartment in the at-Tur neighborhood, in the area of the Mount of…
Netanyahu Apologizes to U.S. Politician, After Praising Castro
During his last official visit to the U.S., the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had to apologize to a Republican congresswoman, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, for having praised Fidel Castro, after the…
Palestinian Home Demolished in East Jerusalem
Israeli police forces razed, on Wednesday, a Palestinian house in East Jerusalem, shortly before the owner arrived with a court order halting the demolition, AFP claimed. Israeli police and one…
Shin Bet May Build Shortcut for Netanyahu through Nature Reserve
Shin Bet security service is considering building a private road through a nature reserve that would connect Prime Minister Netanyahu’s house to the Route 2 coastal highway, Haaretz claimed on…
Syria Joins Palestinians in Condemning Israel’s Referendum Law
Syrian and Palestinian officials condemned, on Tuesday, a new Israeli law that mandates a referendum must be held ahead of any withdrawal from annexed East Jerusalem or the Golan Heights,…
Army Levels Bedouin Structures In the Northern Plains
Israeli army bulldozers, accompanied by dozens of armored vehicles, leveled dozens of structures, including homes and structures for livestock in the Jiftlik area, in the West Bank’s Jordan Valley, in…
Bomb Thrown At Hadarim Prison
After unknown persons hurled a bomb at the Hadarim Israeli prison, Palestinian Minister of Detainees, Issa Qaraqe’, held, on Wednesday, the Israeli government responsible for what he described as an…
Three Dead, Five Injured in Toxic Leak at Israel Oil Refinery
Two people died on Tuesday evening, a third person died on Wednesday morning, and five were hurt in an accident at an oil refinery in the city of Haifa, rescue…
Troops Invade Villages in Hebron, Install Several Roadblocks
The Palestinian News Agency, WAFA, reported, on Wednesday, that Israeli army invaded the villages of as-Sammou’, Ithna and Beit Ummar, near the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and installed…
Palestine Today 11 23 2010
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A Microcosm of the Palestinian Struggle
The first encounter with Abed occurs one evening in a spontaneous fashion with a small group of people keen on meeting this farmer, based in al-Walajah, whose story of long…
Internal Revenue Service Asked to Revoke AIPAC’s Tax Exemption
An 1,389 page filing, demanding that the American Israel Public Affairs Committee’s (AIPAC’s) tax exempt status be revoked, was received by the Internal Revenue Service, on Tuesday, the Middle Eastern…
Palestinian Family Forced From Their Home, Acquired by Jewish Settlers in East Jerusalem
Israeli settlers have been moved into, on Tuesday, houses in the al-Farouq neighborhood of Jabel Mukaber in occupied East Jerusalem, resulting in the expulsion of twenty eight Palestinians.It has been…
Arms Detonated at Checkpoint Near Tulkarem
Israeli forces, at the Jubarah checkpoint south of Tulkarem, detonated on Tuesday three bags carrying live grenades, an Israeli security source told Ma’an News. Three young men from Nablus, waiting…
The Story of a Surviving Love in Gaza
A Palestinian and an Israeli married couple has survived war, poverty and family ostracism, Donald Macintyre reported in The Independent, on Tuesday. Imad Hamdan, a Palestinian from a refugee family…
16 Year Old Child Detained During Night Raid in Bi’lin
The Israeli military raided the West Bank village of Bi’lin, on Tuesday, and detained a 16 year old boy, Mohammed Abu Rahme.The raid occured at 2:30am, when Israeli military jeeps…
Reporters Without Borders Calls for Press Freedom for Palestinian Journalists
On Monday, the international press freedom organization, Reporters Without Borders (RSF), denounced that, in the enmity between Hamas and Fatah, Palestinian journalists are victims of ‘collateral damage in the years-long…
UNICEF: Israel Violates the Convention on the Rights of the Child
A statement by the UNICEF, issued on the 21st anniversary of the Geneva Convention to protect children’s rights, accused Israel of failing to uphold international law and live up to…
Roman Baths Rather Than a Modern Mikbe
A group of archaeologist, who were excavating near the Jewish neighborhood in old Jerusalem to leave space for the construction of a modern Mikbe (Jewish ritual bath), have found a…