Rockets hit Israel and Jordan
Five rockets hit the southern Israeli port of Eilat and its neighboring Jordanian city of Aqaba in the early morningEarly Monday morning around 08:00 five rockets were launched from the…
Deir al-Balah Camp Hit By Rocket Fire; 42 Injured
Rocket fire has hit the home of a member of the Hamas movement in Deir al-Balah refugee camp, central Gaza, injuring 42 civilians; there were no deaths.Medical sources in Gaza…
American Journalist Speaks About How American News Media ‘Works In Favor Of Israel’
Alison Weir, an American journalist, explains in a series of three videos about how the news media in the United States works in favor of Israel.Weir discusses in the videos…
‘Boycott Israel’ protest held Friday in Bil’in village; two injured
Around 200 Palestinians, Israelis, and internationals – including a group of hip-hop musicians from the US and Britain – joined a protest on Friday afternoon in the Palestinian village of…
Erekat: “P.A Presented A Detailed Plan For Ending The Conflict”
Dr. Saeb Erekat, head of the negotiations department at the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), stated that the Palestinian Authority (P.A) presented a detailed plan to the United States regarding a…
Gaza Struck By Air Raid; One Dead, Thirteen Injured
Central Gaza has been struck by a pre-dawn Israeli air raid, Saturday morning, resulting in one death and thirteen injuries.Issa Batran, a commander of Hamas’ al-Qassam Brigades, was killed in…
This Week in Palestine week 30 2010
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Ashkelon Struck By Missile Fire
Qatar’s al-Jazeera network are reporting that a missile fired from the Gaza Strip has struck the south of the Israeli city of Ashkelon.No injuries have been reported, and at the…
Islamic Jihad Rejects Direct Talks
The Israeli Jihad Movement expressed its rejection to direct talks with the Israeli occupation and said that it will not accept the outcome of Palestinian Israeli talks. Khaled al-Batsh, a…
PCHR Weekly Report: 1 Worker killed, 5 peaceful protesters injured by Israeli forces this week
In its Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory for the week of 22-28 July 2010, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights found that Israeli…
African Immigrant Killed By Egyptian Fire
Egyptian security sources reported Saturday that an Eritrean man was shot and killed by Egyptian border police fire while trying to infiltrate into Israel.The sources added that the man was…
Youth Wounded At A Military Roadblock Near Ramallah
Local sources reported on Thursday evening that a Palestinian youth was shot and wounded by Israeli military fire at the Atara Roadblock, north of central West Bank city of Ramallah.…
Palestine Today 07 29 2010
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Arab League Backs Direct Talks In Principle
The Arab League has agreed to direct talks, in principle, but would not endorse them over Abbas’s judgment and without clear guidelines for their progression.Thursday, the Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh…
Israel Banning Protests With Out-Dated Military Order
Israeli rights group B’Tselem has released a report detailing the use of a military order from 1967 against present-day protests.The Israeli military has been using a military order from 1967…
Israel Controls 6.25% Of Gaza
Farmers demonstrated against the seizures of usable land for the buffer zone within Gazan territory.Wednesday, farmers in Gaza gathered in Beit Hanoun to protest the ever-expanding internal buffer zone Israel…
Settlers Take Home In The Old City, East Jerusalem
Settlers, with the protection of police, invaded a building in the Old City.Early Thursday morning settlers and police stormed a building in the Old City of East Jerusalem and evicted…
Construction Speed Increased At Al-walajah
The construction of the wall at al-Walajah has picked up pace, when it is finished it will surround the village on three sides.Residents and NGOs observing the situation in al-Walajah…
Gaza Children Shelled With Flechette Bombs
‘She came in through the front door and it wasn’t clear she was injured. Suddenly a lot of blood came from her nose and she vomited, all of the family…
Palestine Today 07 28 2010
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Palestinians Likely To Reject Direct Talks
Abbas is likely to tell the Arab League that he is rejecting direct negotiations at least until the period allotted indirect negotiations formally ends.For a while now Palestinian Authority leadership…
Israel Won’t Pay Medical Bills Of Wounded Protester
The Israeli government has refused to pay the medical costs of Emily Henochowicz, who lost her eye to an Israeli tear gas canister.Emily Henochowicz lost her eye at a protest…
Jerusalem: Accused Torturer Set To Head Police- Arab Relations
The former military interrogator known as ‘Captain George’ has been appointed the director of Arab affairs for the Jerusalem District Police.The post includes responsibilities such as being a liaison between…
Egypt Locates 10 Tunnels In Rafah
Egyptian security sources stated that the Egyptian Security Forces managed to locate 10 tunnels between Egypt and the Gaza Strip in the Rafah border area; the Egyptian Authorities also located…
Netanyahu Visits Amman
Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, conducted a short, unannounced, trip to Jordan on Tuesday afternoon, and held a meeting with Jordan’s King Abdullah II. The two leaders held talks on…
Palestine Today 07 27 2010
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Israel destroys Bedouin village
1300 police officers and security personnel guarded the area as bulldozers demolished a Bedouin village near Rahat.Israeli security personnel and from the Israel Land Administration arrived at the Bedouin village…
U.S. To Abbas: Go to direct talks to stop home demolitions and freeze settlements
An Internal Palestinian memo issued by the Negotiation department of the Palestinian Liberation Organization warned the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas of rescinding his preconditions to direct talks with the Israeli…
British PM Cameron criticizes Gaza Flotilla attack
While visiting Turkey, Cameron blasts the Gaza raid while maintaining Israel’s right to its internal inquiry.The UK’s Prime Minister was in Turkey expressing the importance of the country as an…
France ups ties with Palestinians
France has upgraded its diplomatic ties with the Palestinian AuthorityThe move to upgrade diplomatic relations with the Palestinian Authority is stated as a move to speed up the process of…
Settlers continue their violent outburst over demolition of illegal homes
Disturbances continued into Monday night with settlers blocking intersections and invading a Palestinian villageSettlers continued a streak of ‘price tag’ reprisals for the demolition of a settler house built in…
Army Invades Beit Forik
Israeli soldiers invaded on Monday at night Beit Forik village, near the northern West Bank city of Nablus after closing all of its entrances. Local sources reported that soldiers, stationed…
JCSER: “Hundreds of Palestinians Losing Residency Rights In Jerusalem”
The Jerusalem Center for Social and Economical Rights (JCSER) issued a report detailing the latest numbers of Palestinians who lost their residency rights in occupied East Jerusalem due to Israeli…
Palestine Today 07 26 2010
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Netanyahu paints Palestinians as avoiding direct talks
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has said he will move to direct talks only after Israel makes clear certain defining issues for a future Palestine.The Palestinian Authority is determined to sabotage…
Israeli military stops potential ambush
Five Palestinians arrested after a failed attempt to ambush an Israeli military patrolThe Israeli soldiers arrested the five men after noticing suspicious activity. Upon seeing burning tires on a road…
Radical rabbi arrested for incitement to violence
Rabbi Yitzhak Shapira was arrested Monday on suspicion of incitement to violence against non-Jews. The rabbi was arrested Monday on charges of incitement after the publication of his book ‘The…
Six injured after Israeli military demolishes illegal settler home
Four settlers and two Palestinians were injured following the destruction of a home built during the settlement construction freeze.The Israeli military demolished two structures and a goat pen belonging to…
A Un Fact-finding Mission To Probe Flotilla Attack
The United Nations Human Rights Council appointed a team to probe the deadly Israeli attack against the Freedom Flotilla on May 31, which claimed the lives of 9 passengers and…
This Week in Palestine week 29 2010
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One Injured; Four Arrested During Bil’in Weekly Protest
Villagers of the central West Bank village of Bil’in, along with their international and Israeli supporters, protested the Israeli wall on Friday.Around 100 protesters marched from the village after the…
Anti-wall Protest In Ni’lin, Protesters Suffer Tear Gas Inhilation
The Popular Committee against the Wall and Settlements in the village of Ni’lin, near Ramallah, organized their weekly nonviolent protest against the construction of the annexation wall on the village’s…
Israel To Release Freedom Flotilla Ships
After a number of Turkish requests for a return of the ships used in the Gaza Freedom Flotilla, Israel has agreed to comply.Israel will release the three Turkish ships carrying…
US Upgrades Diplomatic Ties With Palestinian Authority
Palestinian upgraded to ‘general delegation’ in Washington giving it quite a few new privileges.The US announced this week that it would upgrade the status of the Palestinian delegation, actually a…
Two Nonviolent Anti-wall Protests In Bethlehem
Two anti wall protests were organized on Friday in the villages of al-Ma’asara and Wad Rachal near the southern West Bank city of Bethlehem.The villagers were joined by Israeli and…
PCHR: 2 Palestinians dead, 18 wounded in W. Bank and Gaza
Two Palestinians were killed and eighteen others wounded during a week of Israeli military operations in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights reports.The…
Palestine Today 07 22 2010
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Leader In The Non-Violent Resistance Sentenced By Occupation
A leader in the protest movement was sentenced by an Israeli court to two months in jail while facing another trial in the coming months.Abdallah Abu Rahmah was first detained…
Netanyahu Reveals Attitude Towards US, Oslo Accords in Video
A video recorded in 2001 of Israeli Prime Minister, Benyamin Netanyahu, shows him talking with settlers who lost family members in attacks made by Palestinians about Israeli military strategy, foreign…
Two Palestinians Killed, Seven Wounded After Army Bombarded Beit Hanoun
Palestinian medical sources reported Wednesday afternoon that two Palestinians were killed and seven others, including children, were wounded on Wednesday evening after the army bombarded Beit Hanoun, in the northern…
Palestine Today 07 21 2010
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Lebanon Allows Work Permits For Palestinians
The Lebanese government has amended one of its labor laws to allow Palestinians to work in areas previously forbidden to them.The Administration and Justice Parliamentary Committee amended Article 59 of…
Israeli Military Destroys Palestinian Village
The Israeli military demolished an entire village in the Jordan Valley after declaring it within a closed military zone.The Israeli military destroyed an entire village, Monday morning, in the Jordan…
Israel Says It Will Limit White Phosphorus, Not Outlaw It
A report given to the UN by Israel details how it will attempt to limit civilian casualties in the future.The report was presented in relation to the Israeli military’s actions…
Two Gaza Crossings Partially Opened
The opening of two crossings shows possible hope of the siege ending.Early Wednesday, Israeli authorities announced the partial opening of two crossings into Gaza to allow aid deliveries. According to…
Netanyahu Open To Political Risks For Talks To Begin
Though quiet on important issues, Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has said that he is willing to take political risks to return to direct talks with the Palestinian AuthorityIn a…
Army Invades Khan Younis
Israeli soldiers, accompanied by a number of armed vehicles, tanks, and military bulldozers, invaded, Tuesday evening, Abasan al-Jadeeda town, east of Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza…
Palestine Today 07 20 2010
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Palestinians In Jerusalem Feeling Abandoned
With the specter of more housing demolitions and the ‘Judaification’ of East Jerusalem, leaders are looking for help where they can.The official in charge of Jerusalem affairs for Fatah has…
Israeli Soldier Who Killed British Activist Released Early from Prison
An Israeli Army committee cut the prison sentence for Taysir Heib, a former soldier, who was convicted of manslaughter and other charges in relation to the shooting of a British…
Mubarak Turns Netanyahu Down
The two leaders met, Sunday, and afterwards sources have said that he rejected Netanyahu’s plan for the peace process.Egyptian President Hussni Mubarak supposedly rejected Israel’s proposed plans for the borders…
EU Foreign Policy Chief Visits Gaza
EU Foreign Policy Chief, Catherine Ashton, is currently visiting Gaza. She has met with local leaders and witnessed the effects of the siege on Gaza. The foreign policy chief for…
Assad, Davutoglu Discuss Future of Palestine
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu met in Damascus to discuss the current situation in Palestine as well as their nations’ relations with Israel. On Monday,…
Loyalty Oath Approved by Israeli Cabinet
The Israeli cabinet has approved a provision that would require all Israeli citizenship seekers to swear allegiance to a ‘Jewish democratic state’.On his part, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised…
Head of UNRWA Discusses Efforts, Frustrations in Gaza
Last Thursday John Ging, head of UNRWA in Gaza, spoke to an audience at the Zikim kibbutz near Ashkelon about his organization’s goals in Gaza, as well as the difficulties…
Palestine Today 07 19 2010
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Israeli Occupation Government To Increase Structure Demolitions
The Israeli government has ordered the Civil Administration to increase enforcement against, what it believes to be, illegal construction in area C of the West Bank.There are six areas in…
Israel Looks For ‘Legal’ Way To Unused Land In East Jerusalem
Depending on a future court ruling, city leadership would have a way to take properties belonging to individuals who moved to ‘enemy states’ or the Palestinian territories.The Attorney General told…
Lieberman Fields Interest In Gaza Plan
The Israeli Foreign Minister has been fielding good press from his plan for a second disengagement of Gaza and plans to expand its infrastructure.Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman continued to push…
Egypt Decides To Deny Entry To Jordanian Aid Convoy
The Egyptian Authorities prevented the “Ansar 1” Jordanian aid convoy from entering Egypt while on their way to deliver humanitarian supplies to the Gaza Strip.The Egyptian Foreign Ministry issued an…
Mubarak Holds Separate Meetings With Abbas, Mitchell, and Netanyahu
Egyptian President, Hosni Mubarak, held separate meetings in Cairo with Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, U.S Middle East Envoy, George Mitchell, and Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu. The talks were focused…
Haniyya Invites Qaddafi To Visit Gaza
Palestinian Prime Minister, Ismail Haniyya, invited the Libyan President, Moammar Qaddafi, to visit the Gaza Strip in order to participate in breaking the siege on Gaza, and to observe the…
Report: “Soldiers Killed 5 Palestinians In Gaza in June”
The al-Mezan Center for Human Rights, based in Gaza, issued a report on the Israeli violations in the Gaza Strip in June and stated that Israeli soldiers continued their attacks…
Detained PFLP Secretary-General Remains In Solitary Confinement
The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) warned that its secretary-general, Ahmad Saadat, is facing what is called “slow death” in Israeli prisons and that he remains in…
Child Wounded In Hebron
Palestinian medical sources in Hebron, in the southern part of the West Bank, reported on Sunday evening that a Palestinian child was wounded after a settler rammed him with his…
Soldiers Attack Reporters In Hebron
Two Palestinian reporters were mildly wounded after being attacked by Israeli soldiers during the nonviolent weekly protest held near Beit Ummar, in the southern West Bank district of Hebron. One…
UN Report: Severe water crisis in West Bank
According to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Israeli control of water supplies in the West Bank has led to a severe water crisis for Palestinian residents.…
Israeli forces invade Nablus and nearby villages
In the pre-dawn hours on Saturday, Israeli forces invaded the northern West Bank city of Nablus, as well as the nearby villages of Zawata and Asira, raiding several homes and…
U.S. To Grant Israel 2.775 Billion In Security Aid
U.S.. Assistant Secretary of State, Andrew Shapiro, stated Friday that the US government intends to grant Israel the amount of 2.775 Billion U.S. Dollars in what was described as the…
Several wounded in anti-wall protest in Bil’in
Two Palestinian citizens were injured and dozens of suffocations occurred due to the attacks of the Israeli military forces to the participants in the weekly anti-wall protest in the town…
This Week in Palestine week 28 2010
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Lieberman wants second disengagement of Gaza
The notorious Israeli Foreign Minister wants to cede all responsibility for Gaza to the Europeans.Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman is supposedly crafting a plan that would give any and all responsibility…
Palestinians may have to swear loyalty to ‘Jewish’ state with new law.
Israel’s cabinet is set to accept a host of new measures that will greatly increase the burden on Palestinians seeking to be with their families in Israel.This coming Sunday, Israel’s…
Israeli troops invade village near Jenin, break into homes and vandalise property
An Israeli military force consists of at least 20 armored vehicles invaded the village of Barta’a near Jenin in the northern West Bank and break into residents homes in the…
Palestine Today 07 15 2010
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Soldier Who Shot Bound Palestinian Convicted Of “Unbecoming Behavior”
An Israeli Court in Tel Aviv issued a ruling, on Thursday, convicting the Israeli soldier who shot a bound and blindfolded Palestinian in Ni’lin village near Ramallah, with unbecoming behavior…
Under Suspicion of “Contacting Foreign Agent,’ Israeli Security Unit Kidnaps A Man in the Golan
Israeli officers of the “Regional Unit for International Investigation”, operating under the Israeli Security Agency, kidnapped an Arab resident from Majdal Shams in the occupied Golan Heights, under suspicion of…
Amal “Hope” Ship Says It Received Guarantees Aid Supplies Would Be Moved To Gaza
The Gaddafi International Foundation, the sponsor of the Libyan Aid Ship heading to Gaza, stated that the ship changed its route to Egypt instead of Gaza after receiving guarantees that…
Soldiers Kidnap Nine Palestinians, Including Two Women In Nablus
Israeli soldiers conducted an arrest campaign targeting leaders and members of the leftists Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), and kidnapped nine residents, including two women, in Beit…
U.S. Government Considers Listing Turkish Charity As ‘Terrorists’
The US State Department is considering whether to designate a Turkish charity as a ‘terrorist group’ after the organization sent a ship of medical and school supplies to the Gaza…
PCHR: “Unknown Gunmen Hurl Grenade At YMCA Building In Gaza”
Tuesday morning, unknown persons riding a motorcycle threw a hand grenade into the building of the YMCA in the center of Gaza City. No casualties or damages were reported. This…
Palestine Today 07 14 2010
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Israel demolishes more homes in East Jerusalem
Six structures were destroyed by Israeli authorities Tuesday, the first since the settlement construction ‘freeze’ put in place last year.The rubble where homes, and other structures, used to be, represents…
Palestinian Legislator Faces Jail Time For Not Abandoning His Home
Hamas official, Abu Tir was ordered to leave Jerusalem and move to the West Bank. He refused and was arrested last week, bringing policies towards Hamas and ethnic cleansing in…
Protesters Block El Al Flight in Athens
The airport in Athens witnessed protestors blocking the ticket counters of the Israeli airline in solidarity with the Palestinian people.A flight on its way to Israel was prevented from taking…
Egypt Grants Libyan Aid Ship Green Light To Dock At al- Arish Port
The Egyptian Authorities announced Tuesday evening that Egypt granted the Libyan aid ship heading to Gaza a green light to dock at the al- Arish Port as requested by the…
Knesset Revokes Privileges of Arab MK Over Participation In Gaza Flotilla
The Israeli Knesset held a vote that led to revoking the parliamentary privileges of Arab Member of Knesset, Hanin Zoabi, as a punishment for her participation in the Freedom Flotilla…
Palestinian Woman Killed, Five Residents Wounded, As Army Bombards Gaza
Palestinian medical sources reported on Tuesday night that a Palestinian woman was killed and five other residents were injured when the Israeli army fired artillery shells at a number of…
Palestine Today 07 13 2010
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Germany Bans Group Behind Gaza Freedom Flotilla
Germany’s interior minister says that any group not recognizing Israel will lose their right to exist politically in the country.The group, the International Humanitarian Relief Organization, or IHH, has been…