Israeli Army Raids Bil’in and Burns Olive Tree
Early Tuesday morning Israeli soldiers raided the town of Bil’in in the central West Bank. Soldiers fired tear gas, sound bombs, and live ammunition at villagers, detained three journalists attempting…
Gaza Government Rejects West Bank Elections
The dissolved Palestinian government in the Gaza Strip stated that the municipal elections slated to take place in the West Bank July are illegitimate. The Gazan government says that there…
At Least 16 Wounded in Israeli Airstrikes In Gaza
Palestinian medical sources in the Gaza Strip reported Wednesday morning that at least Gaza sixteen residents, mostly women and children, were wounded in a series of Israeli airstrikes over northern…
Turkey Demands that Israel Not Intercept Freedom Flotilla
The Turkish government officially demanded that Israel not intercept or obstruct the Freedom Flotilla, a convoy of ships attempting to bring humanitarian supplies to the Gaza Strip. Turkey is requesting…
P.A Forces Arrest Al Biereh Deputy Mayor
Palestinian security forces arrested the deputy mayor of Al Biereh Tuesday. Al Biereh is a city in the central West Bank near Ramallah. Deputy Mayor Jamal Tawil, who is affiliated…
11 Swedish citizens aboard the Freedom Flotilla
The Ship to Gaza and Freedom Flotilla, currently on its way to Gaza across Mediterranean, are carrying 11 Swedish citizens. Among these are members of parliament, activists, medical doctors and…
We Will Resist Israel’s Attempts To Stop US
(Hearklin, Crete, Tuesday, May 25, 2010) As Israel continues to insist it will stop the seven-ship international Freedom Flotilla, two more ships departed from Greece to Gaza today.FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE…
Palestine Today 05 25 2010
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Israeli Military to Demolish Homes in Northern West Bank
Israeli troops handed out demolition orders to nine Palestinian homeowners in the village of Yatma in the northern West Bank.Local sources announced that the Israeli Army came to Yalma telling…
Israeli tanks fire on Gaza Homes; Troops detain Civilians From The West Bank
Israeli tanks stationed at the Israeli-Gazan border bombarded homes and farms in the northern Gazan town of Beit Lahyia Tuesday. Tank shells damaged homes, some impacting near farmers who were…
Solidarity Ships Sail To Gaza Thursday
The Greek-Swedish solidarity ship, carrying humanitarian supplies to the Gaza Strip, sailed earlier on Tuesday morning after several hours delay due to technical difficulties, while the rest of the ships…
Fighters Detonate An Explosive Charge Near The Electronic Fence In Gaza
Palestinian fighters detonated an explosive device near an Israeli military vehicle, Tuesday morning, near the Erez terminal in northern Gaza. The Jihad Jibril Brigade, the armed wing of the Popular…
Abu Zurhi: “Threats Against Freedom Flotilla, State Terrorism”
Hamas spokesman Dr. Sami Abu Zuhri stated that he is sure the Freedom Flotilla, a convoy of ships carrying humanitarian support and international and Arab activists to the Gaza Strip,…
Suspected Mossad Agent Expelled From Australia
An Israeli diplomat in Australia who is believed to have been involved in forgery of passports used in the Israeli assassination of Hamas leader Mahmoud al-Madbouh in Dubai earlier this…
Israeli Police Recommend Indicting Lieberman
The Israeli police recommended indicting Israel’s Foreign Minister, Avigdor Lieberman, who is under investigation for corruption and money laundering charges. The police recommended pressing new charges that involve corruption, the…
Four Palestinians Wounded In Hebron
Four Palestinian youths were wounded by Israeli gunfire near the southern West Bank city of Hebron, according to Palestinian medical sources.Local sources from the town of Beit Ummar reported that…
EU Could Cut P.A Funds Should Talks Fail
The European Union announced, Monday, that it may consider cutting funds allocated for the Palestinian Authority if talks with Israel continue to stall.The statement was made during an EU meeting…
Palestine Today 05 24 2010
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Settlers Destroy Farm Lands; Troops Detain 10 Civilians
Israeli settlers destroyed on Monday farm lands owned by villagers of Nahalin near the southern West Bank city of Bethlehem. Farmers said settlers arrived under the protection of Israeli soldiers…
Hamas Arrested Egyptian Spy In Gaza
The Hamas run Interior Ministry of Gaza announced, on Monday, that police arrested an Egyptian intelligence officer inside the Gaza Strip on Sunday.Fathi Hammad, of the Interior Minister in Gaza,…
Dozens Protest Peres’ Visit to Shefa-‘Amr
Dozens of Arab residents of the northern Israeli city of Shefa-‘Amr met Sunday to protest Israeli President Shimon Peres’ participation in the city’s 100th anniversary celebration.The protesters carried posters decrying…
Gaza Prepares For Freedom Flotilla
Residents of the Gaza Strip and several humanitarian institutions are preparing to receive the “The Freedom Flotilla,” the largest convoy of solidarity ships yet, expected to arrive by Friday. Israel…
Israeli Nuclear Whistleblower Returned To Prison For 3-month Sentence
Mordechai Vanunu, the Israeli who served 18 years in prison for exposing a secret nuclear weapons production facility in Dimona, was sent back to prison Sunday for requesting that he…
UN Report: “Siege Still Obstructing, Hindering, Gaza Reconstruction”
The United Nations reported Sunday that the Israeli siege on Gaza and the aftermath of its December 2008 war are still hindering the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip and that…
Israel Likely To Enforce Further Sanctions On The Detainees
The Israeli Ministerial Legislative Committee is expected to sign a new legislation that imposes further sanctions on Hamas detainees and other political prisoners imprisoned by Israel. The sanctions include the…
Palestinian Youth Wounded By Army fire In Beit Lahia
Palestinian medical sources reported Sunday, that Israeli soldiers shot and wounded a Palestinian youth north of Beit Lahia, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip.Eyewitnesses reported that soldiers opened…
Settlers Torch Farmlands In The Jordan valley
A group of fundamentalist settlers torched, on Saturday, several farmlands in Wad al-Maleh in the northern plains of the Jordan Valley in the occupied West Bank.The torched lands were planted…
Israeli Soldier Wounded By Palestinian Sniper Fire
Israeli military sources reported Friday evening, that one soldier was shot and wounded by Palestinian sniper fire near Khan Younis city, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip. The…
Hezbollah Calls For Readiness Ahead Of Israeli Drill
Sheikh Nabil Qaouk, representative of the Hezbollah party in southern Lebanon, stated that the fighters of the party will remain alert ahead of Israel’s large-scale military drill which is slated…
Chomsky Meets A Hezbollah Leader In Lebanon
American Professor Noam Chomsky held a meeting on Friday with a senior official of the Lebanon-based Hezbollah party, and discussed several issues regarding the Middle East conflict, Israel and the…
Israeli Soldiers Kill A Camel Near Jericho
Palestinian sources reported, Friday, that Israeli soldiers shot and killed a camel that belongs to a Bedouin resident of northern Jericho in the occupied West Bank.The owner of the camel…
Abbas Offers Concessions Over Borders
The Wall Street Journal reported, Friday, that Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, offered Israel concessions regarding the borders of the anticipated Palestinian State. The report stated that Abbas and his negotiations…
Two Fighters Killed In Khan Younis
Palestinian sources reported, Friday, that two fighters were shot and killed during clashes with Israel soldiers east of Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip. The Israeli…
This Week in Palestine week 20 2010
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Two Civilians Injured As Troops Attack Wall Protest Near Bethlehem
Two Palestinian civilians were injured another two arrested by Israeli soldiers during the weekly anti wall protest in al-Ma’ssara village near Bethlehem, southern West Bank. Villagers, along with international and…
Two Children Injured, Three Arrested By Soldiers In Bil’in’s Weekly Wall Protest
On Friday two children were injured, along with three other civilians, as Israeli troops attacked the weekly nonviolent protest in Bil’in village, central West Bank. This week’s demonstration in Bil’in…
Troops Attack Villagers Of Nabi Saleh And Injure One
One civilian was injured, and dozens suffered from the effects oftear gas inhalation as Israeli troops attacked, on Friday, the villagers of Nabi Saleh’s anti wall protest in central West…
Lebanon Uncovers 22 Spy Networks Working For Israel
A senior Lebanese security source reported that the Lebanese security forces managed to uncover and dismantle 22 spy networks working for Israel. The sources added that the security forces managed…
Eyad is gone!
Today I woke up with this Tweet in my mail box: Iyad Sami Zindah, 5 yr old, died today of cancer after Israeli occupation forces prevented him from leaving #Gaza…
PCHR Weekly Report: Palestinian child, elderly man killed; 3 Palestinian civilians wounded by Israel
In its Weekly Report on Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory for the week of 13 – 19 May 2010, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights found…
Israeli Air Force Attacks Several Areas In Gaza
Palestinian sources reported that the Israeli Air Force carried out several airstrikes on Thursday night, after midnight, targeting a number of areas in the Gaza Strip. No injuries were reported.…
Mitchell Ends Tour, Netanyahu Affirms More Settlements
As the United States Special Middle East Peace Envoy, George Mitchell, concluded a new series of talks with Israeli and Palestinian officials as part of the proximity talks, Israeli Prime…
Fundamentalists In Israel To Counter Freedom Flotilla
Israeli sources reported that two Israeli boats will be sailing Saturday from northern Israel in order to counter the Freedom Flotilla bringing 600 peace activists and humanitarian aid to the…
Israel Expels A Palestinian Legislator From Jerusalem
The Israeli Police decided, Thursday, to expel Palestinian Legislator, Mohammad Abu Teir, from occupied East Jerusalem and claimed that he lost his residency right in the city after he decided…
U.S Senate Approves 200M USD For Israel’s “Iron Dome”
The United States Senate approved the American President’s plan to grant Israel more than $200 Million meant for the development of Israel’s Iron Dome that intercepts short-range missiles.The plan was…
Israeli Troops Kidnap Seven Palestinians In The West Bank
Israeli troops kidnapped seven Palestinians from Bethlehem and Ramallah areas in the West Bank on Thursday. Palestinian security sources said a number of Israeli military vehicles invaded the village of…
Palestine Today 05 20 2010
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Soldiers Kidnap Children In Jerusalem
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Thursday, at dawn several Palestinian children, aged 16-18, in al-Suwwana area, near the walls of occupied East Jerusalem.One of the kidnapped is Eyad al-Shalaby, the son…
Israeli Report; P.A Runs Political Campaign Against Israel
Israel paper, Haaretz, reported Thursday that the Israeli Foreign Ministry recently prepared a document stating that the Palestinian Authority will continue its international political campaigns against Israel’s policies despite the…
Islamic Jihad Leaders Invited To Cairo
A number of political leaders of the Islamic Jihad arrived in Cairo on Wednesday after being invited by the Egyptian Authorities in order to hold talks on Islamic Jihad members…
Bahrain Shuns Al Jazeera
The Qatar-based al-Jazeera news agency expressed shock and disbelief over a decision by authorities in Bahrain, temporarily shunning its work in the country after it broadcasted a report on poverty…
154,000 Palestinians Of Jerusalem Isolated From The City
The al-Quds International Institution reported that the Israeli Authorities are continuing the construction of the annexation wall and Jewish settlements leading to the isolation of more than 154,000 Palestinians of…
Israel Obstructs Entry Of Medicine, Medical Equipment To Gaza
Despite Israeli guarantees to the International Community, the Israeli Authorities are still obstructing the entry of medicine and medical equipment to the besieged Gaza Strip. The last time medicine was…
Hamas’ Security Forces Arrest Senior Fateh Leader
The Security Forces of the dissolved government of Hamas in the Gaza Strip arrested, on Wednesday, Dr. Osama al-Farra, member of the Revolutionary Council on Fateh movement, headed by Palestinian…
Israel: “Homemade Shell Hits Western Negev”
Israeli security sources reported, Wednesday, that a homemade shell was fired from the Gaza Strip and landed in an open area in the Western Negev.The shell caused no damage or…
Palestine Today 05 19 2010
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Palestinian Boy Injured By An Israeli Bomb In Gaza
A Palestinian boy was injured on Tuesday night after a bomb left by the Israeli military exploded near him in Khan Younis City, southern Gaza Strip. Hassan Abu Farahana, 16,…
Israeli Troops Detain Women And Children In Northern West Bank
Six women and their children from the village of Araba, northern West Bank, were detained by Israeli troops on Tuesday evening. The women and their children were collecting grab leaves…
Israeli Tanks Invade Northern Gaza Strip Farm Lands
Israeli tanks and bulldozers invaded farm lands, Wednesday morning, that belong to farmers from Beit Lahiya town in the northern part of the Gaza strip.While bulldozers uprooted trees and destroyed…
Israeli Settler Attack A Palestinian Old Woman And Her Grandson In Jerusalem
An Israeli settler attacked a Palestinian old woman and her grandson, on Wednesday, in Beit Safafa neighborhood of east Jerusalem. Isaac Herkovic, an Israeli settler, took over the house of…
PA Willing To Have NATO Forces In Future State
London based Al-Quds al-Arabi are reporting that Palestinian Authority president, Mahmoud Abbas, is willing to have NATO forces stationed in a future Palestinian state, and intends on informing Special US…
Silicon Valley Science Prize Awarded to Palestinian School Girls From Nablus
Three school girls from Nablus have been awarded first prize at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair in Silicon Valley, California. Their winning entry was a walking cane for…
British musician Elvis Costello cancels Israel tour as ‘matter of conscience’
After a campaign to boycott Israel targeted singer Elvis Costello with calls, letters and faxes, he decided that he could not, in good conscience, continue with a planned tour in…
A force more powerful
Later this month, ships from all over the world will converge in the Mediterranean and set sail for the occupied and besieged Gaza Strip. This international coalition is called the…
Palestine Today 05 18 2010
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The Israeli Military detains Six Civilians During Morning Invasions
Six Palestinian civilians were detained by Israeli troops on Tuesday during morning invasions targeting West Bank communities. Israeli soldiers raided homes at the village of Hussan near Bethlehem, southern West…
Palestinian Fighters Clashe With Israeli Forces In Northern Gaza
A group of Palestinian fighters clashed on Tuesday with an invading Israeli force in the northern part of the Gaza Strip. Salah Al Deen Brigades said in a press statement…
Settlements Boycott Campaign Starts In The West Bank, Settlers Outraged
Israeli settlers groups called on the Israeli government to stop proximity talks with the Palestinians due to the settlements products boycott campaign that started today in the West Bank. The…
Israeli Military Leaders Prepare Scenarios For Possible Redeployment In Gaza
Several senior Israeli military leaders and leaders of the military police held a meeting recently to prepare scenarios for a possible reoccupation of the Gaza Strip and appointing a “military…
Army Invades Northern Gaza
Palestinian sources reported that Israeli soldiers carried out, on Tuesday at dawn, a limited invasion into al-Saifa area, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip, and clashes with resistance…
Gaza Government Executes Three Prisoners
The Hamas run security forces in the Gaza Strip and its Ministry of Interior executed three prisoners, on Tuesday at dawn, who were previously convicted of murder and sentenced to…
Egypt Arrests 16 Palestinian Islamic Jihad Members
The Qatar-based al-Jazeera reported that the Egyptian Security Services arrested 16 members of Islamic Jihad at the Rafah Terminal, while heading back to the Gaza Strip after receiving medical treatment…
Hamas Demolished Homes In Rafah
Local sources have reported that the Hamas security forces in Rafah, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, demolished several homes, Sunday, and intends to demolish more homes under…
Thousands of Palestinians commemorate Nakba in Ramallah
In a massive protest march, Saturday, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, thousands of Palestinians marched through the city streets in remembrance of the 62nd anniversary of the Palestinian…
Islamic Jihad Leader Calls For Dissolving P.A.
Sheikh Abdullah al-Shamy, a political leader of the Islamic Jihad, called for dissolving the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip and stated that this authority is…
Israel Planning More Home Demolition, Evacuation In East Jerusalem
The Israeli government is planning to demolish and evacuate dozens of Palestinian homes and buildings in the Silwan and al-Bustan neighborhoods in occupied East Jerusalem. The plans were presented to…
Erekat: “Mitchell And Abbas To Meet Wednesday”
Chief Palestinian Negotiator, Dr. Saeb Erekat, stated Monday that President Mahmoud Abbas and U.S Middle East Envoy, George Mitchell, will meet this coming Wednesday instead of Tuesday, as had previously…
Israeli Official: “Solidarity Ships Will Not Be Allowed To Reach Gaza”
The head of the European Division at the Israeli Foreign Ministry, Noar Gilon, stated Monday, that Israel will prevent solidarity ships, planned to reach the Gaza Strip this month, from…
Palestien Today 05172010
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Israeli Court Allow Makhoul To See His Legal Team
After 12 days of detaining him, Amir Makhoul, a Palestinian community leader from Haifa, is allowed to see his lawyers before a court hearing. The Israeli court at Petah Tikva…
The Israeli Police Attack Jerusalem’s Street Market
Israeli police officers attacked on Monday Palestinians street market at Jerusalem’s old city. Police officers confiscated the kiosks and assaulted their owners. This market is one of the oldest markets…
Chief Palestinian negotiator questions Israeli commitment to peace talks
Saeb Erekat, who has been chief Palestinian negotiator with the Israeli government since the Oslo Accords of 1993, told an audience in Tel Aviv Sunday that the Palestinian people’s patience…
Professor Chomsky Denied Entry To The Country
The Israeli Authorities at the Allenby Bridge, between Jordan and Palestine, prevented professor Noam Chomsky from entering the Palestinian territories after detaining him for five hours, and deported him to…
Elderly Man Killed By Army Fire In Gaza
Israeli soldiers shot and killed on Saturday a 75-year oldو and wounded another Palestinian in a separate incident near the border with Gaza.Israeli Radio reported that the body of the…
Mother and her Two Children, Wounded When Settler Rammed Vehicle Into Them
Palestinian medical sources in Bethlehem reported Saturday at night that a Jewish settler rammed his vehicle into a mother and her two girls in Al Jab’a village near Bethlehem, and…
Rachel Corrie Ship Sails After 48-Hour Delay
The Rachel Corrie solidarity ship sailed from Ireland heading towards the Gaza Strip after 48-hour delay due to logistic issues. Palestinian Legislator, Jamal El-Khodary, head of the Popular Committee Against…
Slain Ramallah Youth; Shot By A Settler, Left To Die
Palestinian medical sources reported that Aysar al-Zaben, 16, who was killed on Friday, was shot by Israeli settlers in Wad Al Haramiyya area near the central West Bank city of…
Report; Palestinian Killed In Gaza
The Israeli army reported that soldiers observed at a Palestinian approaching the fence near the Karni Crossing, east of the Gaza Strip, and shot him dead, the Israeli Radio reported.The…
Israeli Police Detains 30 Left-wing Protestors In East Jerusalem
The Israeli police detained on Friday at least 30 left-wing protestors in Sheikh Jarrah Arab neighborhood in occupied East Jerusalem. One protestor was evacuated to a Jerusalem hospital suffering cuts…
Two Settlers Wounded near Ramallah
Israeli sources reported Friday evening that two settlers were wounded after their vehicle came under Palestinian fire in near Ein Yabroud village, east of the central West Bank city of…
Palestinian Forcibly removed out of his home in Hebron
Israeli soldiers forcibly removed a Palestinian resident from his rented home in Al Shuhada Street, in the center of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and claimed that the…
Marking The 62 anniversary Of The Nakba AL Maíssara Protest The Wall
At least around 150 villagers along with Israelis and Palestinians gathered on Friday in the village of Al Ma’ssara, southern West Bank and protest the Israel wall.Al Ma’ssara village conducts…
This Week in Palestine week 19 2010
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Troops Attack The Wall Protest In Bilíin And Arrest One Journalist
Israeli troops arrested on Friday a journalist and attacked protesters with tear gas during the weekly anti wall protest at the village of Bilíin central West Bank.After the midday prayers…
Palestinian Teenager Killed in Settler Shooting East of Ramallah
A number of major news providers, including Forbes, al-Jazeera, the BBC & the Associated Press, are reporting that a Palestinian youth has been killed in an act of aggression by…
Human Rights Watch: Israel unlawfully destroyed Palestinian property during the war in January 2009
Human Rights Watch revealed that Israeli army intentionally and unlawfully destroyed Palestinian property, falsifying claims that Palestinians used them for military purposes, during the January 2009 Israeli war on the…
PCHR Weekly Report: Infant killed, 3 civilians wounded by Israeli forces this week
In its weekly report on Israeli human rights violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights found that during the week of 06-12 May 2010, an…
New Refugee Camp To Absorb Palestinians Forced Out Of The West Bank
The Palestinian government in the Gaza Strip, headed by the Hamas movement, has decided to establish a new temporary refugee camp at the Erez Terminal, between the Gaza Strip and…
Palestine Today 05 13 2010
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