Hebron Child Hospitalized After Being Attacked By Israeli Soldiers
Palestinian medical sources in Hebron reported, Saturday evening, that a 10-year-old child was hospitalized after being violently attacked and beaten by Israeli soldiers. The child, Gandhi Nidal al-Oweywy, 10, suffered…
This Week in Palestine week 23 2010
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Ni’lin Residents protest the wall and settlers chant ‘Palestinians go to Jordan’
Residents of the village of Ni’lin organized an anti-wall demonstration after the Friday prayer today. Protesters marched from the mosque to the land slated for confiscation, despite the Israeli decision…
New kind of protest: Bil’in villagers play football at the wall
Israelis and international supporters joined on Friday the weekly nonviolent protest against the wall in the village of Bil’in, central West Bank.Demonstrators in Bil’in today formed their own Palestine national…
Nonviolent anti-wall activities in Bethlehem villages after the prayer
Palestinian villagers near Bethlehem, southern West Bank, organized on Friday protests against the wall Israel is building on their lands.In the village of Wad Rahal international supporters joined the farmers…
African Immigrant Killed By Egyptian Border Police
Egyptian sources reported that an African immigrant was shot and killed on Friday morning by Egyptian Border Police fire as he was trying to infiltrate into Israel, another immigrant was…
Preparations Underway For Mousa’s Visit To Gaza
Hisham Yousef, assistant Arab League Secretary-General, left the Gaza Strip through the Rafah terminal later on Thursday at night after conducting a short visit to observe the preparations for the…
PCHR Weekly Report: 6 killed, 3 wounded by Israeli forces
In its weekly Report on Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory for the week of 3– 9 June 2010, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights found that…
Four Extremist Young Settlers Could Face Mosque Vandalism Charges
The Magistrates Court in Haifa decided on Thursday to keep four settlers, Yeshiva students, in custody as they are the main suspects in spraying racist graffiti on the walls of…
Local Elections Delayed Until Further Notice
The Palestinian Ministerial Council in the West Bank decided to delay that local council elections scheduled for July 17, until further notice. The Council said that a new elections date…
Palestinian Detainee Dies In Israeli Prison
The Ahrar Center for Detainees Studies reported Thursday that detainee Mohammad Abdul-Salaam Abdeen, 37, from al-Toor Palestinian neighborhood in occupied East Jerusalem, died at the al-Ramla prison. The detainees was…
Soldiers Detain, Violently Attack A Youth In Hebron
Israeli soldiers detained and violently attacked a Palestinian Youth in Beit Ummar, near the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and released him later on. The youth, Hisham Khalil, 16,…
Israel announces it will allow some Coca Cola, junk food to enter Gaza; Hamas rejects ‘PR move’
While the people of Gaza continue to demand that Israel lift its 3-year long siege and allow building materials, electric appliances, medical equipment and car parts into Gaza, the Israeli…
Palestine Today 06 10 2010
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50 Ships To Join Second Freedom Flotilla
Yasser Qashlaq, the head of the Free Palestine Movement, announced Thursday that Freedom Flotilla 2 could include up to 50 ships.Qashlaq said that a ship organized by Journalists Without Borders…
Egyptian Minister: “Egypt Will Keep Rafah Terminal Open”
Dr. Mofeed Shihab, Egyptian Minister of State for Legal and Representative Councils Affairs, announced that the Rafah Border Terminal between Gaza and Egypt will remain open in order to enable…
New Knesset Bill To Demand Sending P.A Money To Settlements
25 fundamentalist members of Israeli Knesset submitted a bill proposing that the Knesset transfer money allocated to the Palestinian Authority to Jewish settlements, to punish the Palestinians for their boycott…
Veterans Commemorate 43rd Anniversary of Israeli Attack on American Ship
In the 1967 War, the Israeli military attacked and sank the USS Liberty in international waters. 34 US sailors were killed and 174 wounded after Israeli Navy officers mistook the…
Two Iranian Aid Ships to Sail to Gaza
Abdul-Raouf Adeeb Zada, head of the the Iranian Red Crescent’s International Relations department , announced Wednesday that two Iranian ships carrying humanitarian supplies will be sailing to Gaza by the…
Obama to Give 400 Million Dollars for Development in Gaza
Following his meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, US President Barack Obama announced that his administration had decided to give 400 million dollars to the Gaza Strip in order to…
Palestien Today 06 09 2010
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Israel Could Accept A British Proposal To Ease Gaza Siege
The UK submitted a secret proposal last week that suggested easing the siege on Gaza in return for what it called “a watered-down” investigation into Israel’s deadly attack on the…
Extensive Report on Palestinian Detainees In Israeli Prisons
The head of the Palestinian Ministry Of Detainees’ Census Department , Abdul-Nasser Farawna, who is himself a former detainee, stated that Israel has arrested around 700,000 Palestinians since June 1967.…
PPS: “Israel To Expel Nine Detainees’
A special committee in Israel will be holding a meeting on Wednesday to make a decision on expelling nine Palestinian detainees from the West Bank. The violation is considered an…
Three Activists Detained in Nonviolent Action Near Bethlehem
The Israeli military and police detained three peace activists in the village of al-Walaja Wednesday morning who were trying to stop Israeli bulldozers from uprooting treesIsraeli forces arrested two Israeli…
Israel Deports Sudanese Man to Gaza
On Tuesday, in the first incident of its kind, the Israeli Authorities deported a Sudanese citizen who had been working in Israel without a visa to the Gaza Strip. The…
Arab MK Receives Death Threat from New York Extremists
An extremist organization in New York, calling itself “The Pulsa Di Nura,” sent a letter to Arab member of Knesset Dr. Ahmad Tibi informing him that he has “180 days…
Soldiers Uproot Agricultural Lands Near Bethlehem
Israeli soldiers uprooted and bulldozed, on Tuesday morning, agricultural lands in the al-Walaja village, near the West Bank city of Bethlehem. Israeli soldiers invaded that village after closing all of…
Palestine Today 06 08 2010
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Lawsuit Filed Against Israel for Flotilla Attack
Lillian Glock, a French lawyer, has filed two lawsuits against the State of Israel on the grounds of kidnapping and detention without reason.Glock, who works on behalf of the Committee…
Israeli Army Chief of Staff Selects General for Flotilla Investigation
Israeli Army Chief of Staff Gabi Ashkenazi appointed Major General Giora Eiland to lead the investigation into the Freedom Flotilla raid and to “draw lessons” from the botched operation. The…
Egypt Prevents Nine Parliamentarians from Entering Gaza
The Egyptian Authorities stopped nine Egyptian Legislators at the Rafah Terminal who were trying to deliver construction supplies to Gaza.In Sinai, Egyptian Authorities confiscated four trucks filled with cement and…
Turkey Calls for International Investigation of Flotilla Raid
In a joint press conference with Syrian President Bashar al Assad, Turkish Prime Minister Receb Tayyip Erdogan stated that Turkey will not be silent regarding Israel’s deadly raid on Freedom…
Report: Israeli Government Asked The US For More Weapons
During his most recent visit to the US, Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu requested that the US provide him with Joint Direct Attack Munition bombs, rockets, aircraft ammunition and other…
Israeli Troops Issue 10-day Eviction Orders To Palestinians In Jordan Valley
Five Palestinian families in the Jordan Valley, in the eastern part of the West Bank, received eviction orders from the Israeli military on Sunday, just days after Israeli settlers set…
Palestine Today 06 07 2010
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Senior Israeli Army Commander: Turkish Attempt To Break The Siege Would Be “Act of War”
A senior commander in the the Israeli military has stated that he believes that action taken by the Turkish government in protecting an upcoming flotilla to Gaza would be considered…
Four Fighters Killed In Gaza
Palestinian medical sources reported, Monday at dawn, that four fighters were killed by Israeli fire near the Gaza coast.The attack was carried out approximately at 4:30am, at dawn, as the…
US Embassy in Israel Demands Investigation into American Injured in Protest
The American Embassy in Israel has called for an IDF investigation into how Emily Honochowicz, 21, lost her eye after being hit by a tear gas canister at a protest…
US Embassy in Israel Demands Investigation into American Injured in Protest
The American Embassy in Israel has called for an IDF investigation into how Emily Honochowicz, 21, lost her eye after being hit by a tear gas canister at a protest…
Divestment Movement Gains Momentum In US And Britain
The largest labor union in Britain, Unite, has passed a resolution to divest from Israel, while another U.S. College, slain activist Rachel Corrie’s school Evergreen College, has also voted for…
Knesset Revokes Privileges of MK Zo’by for Flotilla Participation
The Israeli Knesset house committee decided to revoke three key parliamentarian privileges of MK Zo’by for being part of the Freedom Flotilla that was carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza. The…
American Journalist Slammed for Comments on Israel
Veteran White House journalist Helen Thomas was harshly criticized by American Jewish groups for comments she made last week regarding the Israeli occupation in Palestine.Thomas was asked if she has…
Arab Parliamentarians Visit Gaza
A delegation of Arab Parliamentarians visited the Gaza Strip on Sunday in a step that was described as a move to challenge the Israeli siege on the coastal region, and…
Mousa To Visit Gaza In Coming Days
Arab League Secretary-General, Amro Mousa, will be heading to the besieged Gaza Strip in the coming few days. Mousa phoned Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, and informed him of his intention.…
Flotilla Organizers: Israel Fakes Radio Conversation To Depict Flotilla Passengers As Anti-semites
The Israeli army published a Youtube video on Saturday that includes a radio conversation Israel says it happened between the Marmara passengers and the Israeli navy prior to the attack…
Israel Agrees to Form an Investigation Committee into Flotilla Attack, Lebanese Ship to Sail Soon
Israeli Army Radio reported that Israel agreed to form an investigation committee for its violent attack against the Turkish ship heading to Gaza with the solidarity flotilla carrying humanitarian supplies…
Israeli Forces Commandeer MV Rachel Corrie; Seize Humanitarian Aid and Arrest 11 Aid Workers
The last ship in the Gaza Freedom Flotilla, the MV Rachel Corrie, was captured by the Israeli navy early Saturday morning in international waters about 35 miles off the coast…
While Israeli Navy Surrounds Flotilla Ship, Right-wing Israelis Harass Arab Journalists In Isdud
Around 35 miles off the coast of Gaza, at least three Israeli naval ships have blocked the passage of the MV Rachel Corrie, a humanitarian aid ship trying to deliver…
You Will Have No Protection
‘You will have no protection.’ — Medgar Evers to Civil Rights Activists in Mississippi, shortly before he was assassinated, 12 June, 1963 My heart is breaking; but I do not…
Communication Cut With MV Rachel Corrie Ship; Hundreds Rally Outside Israeli Consulate In Dublin
As the Irish-Malaysian aid ship MV Rachel Corrie approaches within 25 miles of Gaza, communication with the passengers and crew has been cut. This development occurred just after 6:30 am…
Israeli Court Orders Expulsion of Four Palestinian Officials From Jerusalem
On Friday, the Israeli Police informed Hamas political leaders, Mohammad Abu Teir, Mohammad Totah, Khalid Abu Arafa, and Ahmad Attoun, all from Jerusalem, that the High Court ordered their expulsion…
Name Of Slain American Activist Omitted From New York Times Article
The New York Times provided, on Thursday afternoon, internet ‘coverage’ of the deadly Israeli attack on the Freedom Flotilla and its nonviolent peace activists heading to Gaza to deliver humanitarian…
Infant Dies Due To Ongoing Siege
Palestinian medical sources reported Friday that an infant died at a hospital in Gaza after Israel refused to allow his family to transfer him to an Israeli hospital to receive…
Egyptian Convoy Heading To Gaza Monday
Egyptian Legislator, Dr. Hazim Farouq, stated Friday that an Egyptian humanitarian convoy will be heading to the Gaza Strip this coming Monday carrying construction materials. Dr. Farouq, who was among…
The ‘Rachel Corrie’ is on Her Way
[Cyprus, June 4, 2010] The Rachel Corrie is 150 miles away from Gaza in international waters and on her way. They will arrive on Saturday morning. The 1200 ton cargo…
This Week In Palestine Week 22 2010
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Four Civilians Injured In Bil’in’s Weekly Protest
Four civilians were injured in the weekly anti-wall protest in the village of Bil’in including Dr. Mustafa Barghouthi, member of the Palestinian Parliament, two journalists and another protester.Villagers and their…
Palestinians Raise Turkish Flags In Nonviolent Demosntration In N’ilin
In the village of N’ilin, near Ramallah hundreds of the villagers were joined by International supporters as they held the Friday prayer on the lands on which Israel is planning…
Hundreds demonstrate against the wall in Bethlehem
Around 150 Palestinians, Internationals and Israelis marched, on Friday, in the village of Wad Rahhal near Bethlehem to protest Israel’s construction of the wall on their land and to protest…
Obama Attempts to Justify Israel’s Attack On Freedom Flotilla
United States President, Barack Obama, attempted to justify Israel’s deadly attack on the Freedom Flotilla, described it as tragic, yet stated that Israel has “legitimate concerns regarding the Gaza Strip…
Hamas Invites Abbas To Gaza
The Hamas movement invited Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, of the rival Fateh party, to visit the Gaza Strip as the first step to break the Israeli siege, and end internal…
PCHR Weekly report: 5 fighters killed, 6 civilians wounded in the occupied Palestinian territories
In its Weekly Report on Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory for the week of 27 May – 02 June 2010, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights…
Israeli Interior Minister Recommends MK Zo’by Be Stripped Of Citizenship
Israeli Interior Minister, Elie Yishai, sent a letter to the Legal Councelor of the Israeli government, Yehuda Feinstein, recommending that he revokes citizenship rights of Arab MK, Hanin Zo’by, for…
South Africa Recalls Ambassador To Israel
The Qatar-based Al-Jazeera reported that South Africa has recalled its ambassador to Israel to protest the deadly Israeli attack on the Gaza-bound Freedom Flotilla Ships filled with humanitarian supplies, and…
Israel Rejects International Investigation Into Its Attack On Solidarity Ships
The Israeli government stated Thursday that its opposes any international investigation into its violent and deadly attack against the Freedom Flotilla that was heading to Gaza, leading to the death…
Thousands Participate In Funeral Of Turkish Activists
Thousands of Turkish nationals and international activists participated on Thursday in the funeral of Turkish peace activists who were murdered by the Israeli Navy during the attack against the Marara…
Palestine Today 06 03 2010
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Arab MK Receives Death Threats for Participation in Freedom Flotilla
Arab Member of Knesset Hanin Zo’by was given a security detail after she received several death threats for her participation in the Freedom Flotilla, the convoy of aid ships that…
Arab League Calls For Lifting The Siege On Gaza
Arab League secretary-general, Amro Mousa, stated that the Arab League will demand the United Nations to ensure Israel lifts the siege on Gaza immediately, and added that the Arab League…
Resident Sent To Gaza, Turkish Wife Deported
The Israeli government sent a Gaza Strip resident back to the coastal region while his Turkish wife was deported back to Istanbul. The resident and his wife were among the…
Fundamentalist Israeli Legislators Interrupt Arab MK’s Speech, Call For Deporting Her To Gaza
Several fundamentalist members of Knesset attacked Arab legislator Hanin Zo’by, Wednesday, during a discussion of Israel’s deadly raid against the Gaza-bound humanitarian Freedom Flotilla.Zo’by was onboard one of the solidarity…
Three Planes Carrying Turkish Activists Land In Istanbul
Three Turkish ships, carrying hundreds of human rights activists who were kidnapped and attacked by the Israeli army, during the illegal Israeli attack against the Freedom Flotilla heading to Gaza,…
Israeli Ambassador to US: Attack on Flotilla was “Humane … responsible”
In an interview with Fox News, the Israeli Ambassador to the US, Michael Oren, told viewers that he believed that his government’s raid on an unarmed aid ship in international…
Nonviolent Activist Arrested Near Bethlehem
Israeli Police arrested a 17-year-old Palestinian nonviolent activist in al-Ma’sara village Wednesday evening.Saddam Ala Ed-Deen, 17, is active in the nonviolent movement and resistance against the Annexation Wall in the…
Soldiers Break Into Arab Hospital In East Jerusalem
Israeli soldiers and Border Policemen broke into the al-Makassed hospital in East Jerusalem in an attempt to arrest a wounded Palestinian but were forced out in a clash with local…
“They Shot From The Air.” Details Emerge About Israeli Attack on Aid Ships
Some of the aid workers and activists arrested from Freedom Flotilla have been released from Israeli detention and are beginning to tell their stories of the botched Israeli raid that…
Israel Deploys Nuclear Submarines Off The Coast Of Iran
In the midst of the international Israel’s attack on a humanitarian aid convoy, Israel has quietly deployed three nuclear submarines off the coast of Iran. This is the latest escalation…
Palestinian Man Dies After Being Hit by Israeli Army Jeep Near Hebron
Mazin al-Jamal, 48, was hit while trying to cross Road 60, a route used mainly by settlers and military forces. The road links Jerusalem with south of the West Bank.…
Palestine Today, 06 02 2010
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Freedom Flotilla Activists To Receive Palestinian Citizenship
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas announced that, in appreciation of their efforts, all those who were aboard the Freedom Flotilla or helped organize it will be granted honorary Palestinian citizenship.The Palestinian…
ECESG: “We Have Donations To Prepare First Three Ships of Freedom Flotilla 2”
The European Campaign to End the Siege on Gaza (ECESG) reported that it has enough donations to prepare the first three solidarity ships of ‘Freedom Flotilla 2,’ a second humanitarian…
Of Cowardice, Dignity, And Solidarity
I personally know over 80 of those kidnapped on the freedom flotilla. It angers us not having any information from all survivors. The only footage received after the vicious attack…
Palestinian-Israelis from Gaza Flotilla Face Extended Detention
A court hearing held in Ashkelon, Tuesday, resulted in the decision to extend the detention of four Flotilla detainees who are prominent Arab Israeli citizens. The Arab Israeli detainees are…
Netanyahu: “Siege will Continue”
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Tuesday that Israel will not end its blockade of the Gaza Strip.He said that the his government’s stance has not changes, and that the…
45 Flotilla Activists Released from Israeli Detention
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced, Tuesday, that Israel will release and deport the 620 peace activists who were arrested after Israel’s violent raid on the Gaza-bound Freedom Flotilla. Several…
Palestine Today 06 01 2010
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B’Tselem Demands Investigation into Attack on Solidarity Ships
The Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories (B’Tselem) is demanding that Israel conduct an “immediate, independent and effective” investigation into the Israeli raid that killed 19…
UN Security Council Holds Emergency Meeting; Calls for Investigation Of Israeli Raid
In an emergency session that began Monday afternoon and continued into Tuesday morning, the representatives of the UN Security Council discussed a response to Israel’s violent raid against the Freedom…
American Activist Loses Eye After Being Shot In Face With Gas Canister
Emily Henochowicz, 21, was hit in the face by a tear gas canister Monday while attending a Ramallah protest against Israel’s raid on the Freedom Flotilla. Henochowicz was taken to…
Israeli Army Warns Violent Interception of Flotilla Straggler
The Israeli Army and Navy are willing to use violence against the Rachel Corrie, an Irish ship that was supposed to sail with the Freedom Flotilla but was delayed by…
Flotilla Activist’s Family on Hunger Strike to Demand his Release
The family of Osama Qashoo, a British citizen of Palestinian descent, has declared a hunger strike that will only end with Qashoo’s release. Qashoo was one of the activists aboard…
Governments Condemn Israeli Attack on Aid Ship
A number of countries have issued strong condemnations of the Israeli raid on the Freedom Flotilla, and Turkey withdrew its ambassador to Israel. The violent raid left 19 activists dead…
Protests around the world in response to Israeli attack on Freedom Flotilla
Hundreds of protests were organized Monday calling on the world’s governments to hold Israel accountable for its unprovoked attack on the humanitarian convoy attempting to saild to Gaza.10,000 people gathered…
Israel Tows Aid Ships to Ashdod, Detains 700 Activists Including Foreign Members of Parliament
16 hours after the attack on the humanitarian Freedom Flotilla that killed at least 19 passengers, Israeli naval vessels towed the convoy’s ships to the port of Ashdod. The Israeli…
Palestine Today 05 31, 2010
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Nineteen Activists Killed In Israeli Attack On Freedom Flotilla
19 activists were killed in the attack and dozens were wounded, Israeli news agencies reported.Among the wounded was Sheikh Raed Salah, leader of the northern branch of the Islamic Movement,…
15 Killed And 30 Wounded After Israeli Navy Attacks Freedom Flotilla
In what activists are calling a ‘massacre on the high seas,’ Israeli commandos assaulted a ship sailing with the humanitarian Freedom Flotilla bound for Gaza. The Israeli commandos roped from…
News Agencies Call On Israel To Lift Media Blackout On Gaza Flotilla Attack
The Israeli Navy has jammed all communications aboard the ships of the Freedom Flotilla, blocking cell phone signals and internet connections aboard humanitarian aid ships. Scrambling the signals preceding the…