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According to the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights’ Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, during the week of 19-24 Nov. 2009, 9 Palestinian civilians,…

Dhoruba bin Wahad was a political prisoner in the US for 19 years – 7 of those years in solitary confinement. In 1990, he was cleared of all charges when…

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The villagers of Nil’in, central West Bank, along with their international supporters staged their weekly protest on Friday. Villagers along with their international supporters conducted the midday prayers at the…

The international day for solidarity with the Palestinian People in the Palestinian Eid holiday, dozens suffered teargas inhalation in Bili’n’s weekly protest. Under the slogan, “Towards a Palestine free from…

Israeli soldiers closed on Thursday evening Huwwara roadblock, leading to the northern West Bank city of Nablus, as fundamental settlers held a protest for more than two hours demanding to…

Palestinian sources reported Friday that Israel decided to pardon dozens of Palestinian fighters of Fateh’s armed wing, in the occupied West Bank, including senior fighters who were targeted for assassinations.…

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Palestinian resistance fighters fired on Thursday five home made shells from Gaza at the Negev region, southern Israel. Israeli sources reported that the shells landed in open area causing no…

Israeli settlers took over on Thursday 10 Acers of lands owned by Palestinian farmers from Yannon village, northern West Bank. Villagers said that settlers invaded the village then took over…

A Palestinian man was shot and killed on Thursday evening by an Israeli soldier after he stabbed two Israeli settlers in southern West Bank. Israeli media said that attack took…

Avigdor Lieberman, Israel’s Foreign Minister, head of the Yisrael Beiteinu fundamentalist party, stated that the United States asked Israel to release 1000 detainees of the Fateh movement, headed by Mahmoud…

Several fundamental Israeli ministers slammed Netanyahu’s temporary settlement freeze proposal, which was approved by his cabinet, and said that “that this issue a submission to the Palestinian demands”. OSCAILTIMAGE(attachments/nov2009/netanyahu_isrflag_3.jpeg 300…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that his government has decided on a 10-month freeze of construction in West Bank settlements, The temporary 10 months freeze will not include settlements…

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The Israeli military kidnapped on Wednesday six Palestinian civilians during pre dawn invasions targeting a number of west Bank communities. Local sources announced that the invasions targeted the southern West…

Israeli military and police forces attacked on Wednesday afternoon the village of Towani southern West Bank. Around 50 soldiers and police officers surrounded the village decelerated it a close military…

American diplomats are touring Israeli settlements in the occupied territories to gather information and meet settlement mayors and settlers. OSCAILTIMAGE(attachments/nov2009/us_isr_settlement2.jpg 300 0) Image Caption Goes Here American diplomats are touring…

Palestinian sources reported Wednesday that the Israeli Authorities decided to release detainee Akram Oneiter, 25, who will be receiving urgent medical treatment abroad under the condition that he does not…

The United Nations slammed an Israeli plan to expand the Gilo illegal Israeli settlement in East Jerusalem and considered it as another obstacle to the already stalled peace process. OSCAILTIMAGE(attachments/nov2009/un_1.jpg…

Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, stated that U.S. President, Barack Obama is, so far, doing nothing to facilitate the peace process, and added that he hopes Obama will be playing an…

Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, stated that U.S. President, Barack Obama is, so far, doing nothing to facilitate the peace process, and added that he hopes Obama will be playing an…

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The Israeli military kidnapped on Tuesday at dawn eight Palestinian civilians during pre dawn invasions targeting a number of west Bank communities. According to local sources Israeli troops searched and…

The Israeli Authorities decided to ban Fateh official, Hatem Abdul-Qader, from the Al Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem for six months. The official said he will not respect the decision as…

Palestinian medical sources reported on Tuesday morning that three Palestinians suffered mild-to-moderate wounds after the Israeli Air Force shelled the ‘Tunnels Area’ in Rafah, in the southern part of the…

The Al Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, reported that two of its fighters were killed on Tuesday at dawn in an explosion that took place in a home…

The Israeli TV, Channel One, reported on Monday at night that Israel agreed to freeze all settlement activities, except in Jerusalem, for 10 months. The TV added that Israeli Prime…

Visiting London, Israeli deputy Prime Minister, Silvan Shalom, stated that Israel will not release Fateh leader, Marwan Barghouthi, and Secretary-general of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, Ahmad…

Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, stated Monday that efforts are being conducted to the release of the captured soldier, Gilad Shalit, but so far no deal was reached, and that…

Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, stated Monday that efforts are being conducted to the release of the captured soldier, Gilad Shalit, but so far no deal was reached, and that…

Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, stated Monday that the Palestinians will not start a new Intifada despite the fact that they are disappointed by the stalled the peace process, sponsored by…

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Two Palestinian civilians were kidnapped on Monday at dawn by Israeli troops during military invasions targeting a number of West Bank communities. Local sources reported invasions targeting the northern west…

A Group of 20 Israeli settlers hurled stones, on Monday afternoon, at Palestinian vehicles driving at road near the northern west Bank city of Nablus. Local Palestinian sources said that…

25 Palestinians families living near Jerusalem city received on Monday at dawn evection orders from the Israeli military. Local sources said that the eviction orders targeted homes located at Siramis,…

Riyadh Al Ashqar, head of the media department at the Palestinian Ministry of Detainees in Gaza, stated that Israel is currently holding captive more than 370 child detainees under the…

The Media Committee of Hamas political prisoners stated that detainee Ebada Bilal, 30, from the northern West Bank city was moved last week to Petah Tikva Israeli interrogation facility and…

The Tadamun (Solidarity) human rights institution reported that the Israeli Prison Authorities renewed the administrative detention against member of Nablus City Council, Dr. Majida Fidda, for additional three months without…

Head of the Palestinian Legislative Council, Dr. Aziz Dweik, stated that efforts are ongoing to achieve national reconciliation, and added that he is still in contact with President Mahmoud Abbas…

Moneer Mansour, head of the Friends of the Palestinian Detainee Society, stated that a prisoner-swap deal between Israel and Hamas could be executed on the eve of the Al Adha…

The National Resistance Brigades, the armed wing of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine, and the Al Aqsa brigades, the armed wing of Fateh, said in separate press…

With the Palestinian authorities in Ramallah seeking recognition of a Palestinian state through the United Nations, we must consider what this means both to Palestinians and to the rest of…

Israeli Knesset (Parliament) Member Michael Ben-Ari is organizing, with other legislators and supporters, a commemoration this month of the death of Rabbi Meir Kahane, whose organization, Kach, was declared a…

Early Sunday morning, the Israeli airforce launched a series of missiles into the central, northern and southern Gaza Strip, wounding seven Palestinians. The air strikes follow a Saturday night declaration…

Fathi Hammad, Hamas’ interior minister, announced Saturday that Hamas had convinced all the armed factions in Gaza to cease any firing of homemade shells across the border from Gaza into…

The Palestinian Authority in the West Bank decided to move to the UN four main files, regarding borders, the Wall, the Palestinians state and the illegal weapons used by Israel…

Israeli soldiers kidnapped on Friday morning five Palestinian security officers near the West Bank city of Salfit. Israel confirmed the arrests but did not provide details on the circumstances. The…

Hamas spokesperson, Fawzi Barhoum, stated on Friday evening that his movement will not negotiate with the Israeli occupation, as such negotiations give the occupier legitimacy to continue the violations.Barhoum added…

A Palestinian villager from Ni’lin village, near Ramallah, was injured, and several protesters suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation after the Israeli soldiers attacked the weekly nonviolent protest against…

The Palestinian Police in Nablus reported on Friday evening that a 9-year old child was wounded after being rammed by a setter’s vehicle close to Za’tara junction, near the northern…

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Residents of Bil’in village, central West Bank, gathered in a demonstration today, commemorating the 21st anniversary of the Declaration of Independence and condemning the ongoing expansion of illegal Israeli settlements.…

Villagers from Al Ma’sara, southern West Bank, along with their international and Israeli supporters staged a protest against the Israeli wall on Friday. Israeli troops spread barb wire across the…

An official report, received by Arab League from the minister of prisoners’ affairs in the Palestinian Authority (Ramallah), revealed that the Israeli occupation forces have kidnapped about 6,200 Palestinian children…

An official report, received by Arab League from the minister of prisoners’ affairs in the Palestinian Authority (Ramallah), revealed that the Israeli occupation forces have kidnapped about 6,200 Palestinian children…

The Al Quds Media Center reported that the Israeli government, headed by Benjamin Netanyahu, is planning to build seven large settlements neighborhoods in East Jerusalem.The center added that the Israeli…

The Jerusalem Post Israeli newspaper reported that Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, stated during internal government discussions that ‘if there is a courageous Palestinian leadership’ he would be interested in…

In its weekly report on Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, during the week of 12-18 Nov. 2009, a Palestinian child was killed by Israeli forces in…

Member of Hamas’ Political Bureau, Mohammad Nassr, said that the movement will not sign the Egyptian Unity deal for Palestinian reconciliation, and added that Hamas wants to achieve unity based…

Arab member of Knesset, Dr. Ahmad Tibi, stated Thursday that the Jerusalem municipality is planning to construct additional 15.000 housing units for Jewish settlers in East Jerusalem. In an interview…

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The Israeli military kidnapped on Thursday two Palestinian civilians during home searches in Hebron city. Local sources reported that Israeli troops searched and ransacked two homes in Hebron city then…

A Palestinian man sustained moderate wounds on Thursday afternoon as an Israeli man stabbed him in Jerusalem. According to the Israeli police report the Israeli man escaped the scene and…

Three Palestinians were injured on Thursday at dawn when Israeli jetfighters attacked a number of targets at several locations in the Gaza Strip. The first raid targeted the southern Gaza…

The Israeli Prison Administration at the infamous Negev detention camp decided to banish and punish wild cats for befriending Palestinian political prisoners and providing them with light services. It seems…

Regardless of the statements of U.S President, Barack Obama, slamming Israel decision to construct 900 units in Gilo illegal settlement, the Israeli government decided to implement a plan to construct…

French Foreign Minister, Bernard Kouchner, claimed Wednesday that the Israeli plan to construct hundreds of homes in Gilo settlement, near Bethlehem, would not hinder the peace process. He also expressed…

Former head of the Meretz Israeli leftist party, Yossi Beilin, stated Wednesday that a temporary freeze of settlement construction could lead to the collapse of the Palestinian Authority (P.A). He…

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The Israeli military invaded two different areas in the southern and central parts of the Gaza strip on Wednesday. On Wednesday afternoon, a number of tanks invaded Khuza’a town, in…

A Palestinian suffering from H1N1, also known as swine flu, died in the central West Bank city of Ramallah on Wednesday bringing the death toll to six since the virus…

The Israeli municipality demolished on Wednesday four Palestinian owned homes and offices of a local NGO in East Jerusalem. Seven Palestinians were wounded in Al Bustan neighborhood, when residents tried…

A Democratic State Assemblyman from New York is leading a mission of 50 US citizens through Israeli settlements in the West Bank, encouraging the US citizens to move to the…

A Democratic State Assemblyman from New York is leading a mission of 50 US citizens through Israeli settlements in the West Bank, encouraging the US citizens to move to the…

Israeli government officials gave the final approval on Tuesday to a plan that will expand the ‘Gilo’ settlement, near Bethlehem, by 900 units. Gilo, like all Israeli settlements constructed on…

On Sunday November 15th, a group of Jewish activists held a protest using street theatre and a brass band to challenge a meeting of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee,…

The Israeli Authorities demolished on Tuesday two Palestinians homes in Beit Hanin and in Wadi kadum, in East Jerusalem. The Beit Hanina house was home to five Palestinians for the…

Israeli sources reported Tuesday that the United States demanded Israel to halt the construction in Gilo settlement, built on Palestinian lands in between Jerusalem and Bethlehem. Israel considers Gilo as…

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A group of five Israeli settlers attacked on Tuesday two international volunteers at the village of Towani in the southern west Bank. The two are members of the Christian Peace…

A number of Israeli tanks and bulldozers invaded on Tuesday midday boarder area near Gaza City. Local Palestinian sources said that four bulldozers and six tanks rolled into Khaza town…

Five Palestinian civilians were kidnapped on Tuesday by Israeli troops during military invasions targeting a number of West Bank communities. Local Palestinian sources reported invasions to the cities of Ramallah,…

The European Union’s Swedish presidency said Tuesday that it was ‘premature’ to recognize a Palestinian state, Reuters news agency reported.The comments came a few days after news about Palestinian leadership’s…

Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, stated Monday that declaring a Palestinian State should not be conducted before ending the Israeli occupation, and that the statements of Dr. Saeb Erekat in this…

A new report has found that thirty two children have died in the last two years in smuggling tunnels between the Gaza Strip and Egypt.The report, conducted by the Palestinian…

Thousands protested in front of the Argentinean Congress building in Buenos Aires against the visit of Israel’s President, Shimon Peres. The protested called Peres a murderer and a child killer,…

Israeli Foreign Minister of the Yisrael Beiteinu fundamental party, Avigdor Lieberman, stated Monday that the Palestinian Authority seeks Israel’s support in fighting and countering Hamas, and at the same time…

Israeli sources reported that thousands of residents of the Gaza Strip receive daily calls from an Israeli organization offering 10 Million NIS for information on the whereabouts and the conditions…

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A Palestinian H1N1 patient died on Monday in the West Bank bringing the death toll because of the flu to 5 since the outbreak. The Palestinian Health Ministry also announced…

Seven Palestinian civilians were kidnapped on Monday by Israeli troops during morning invasions targeting a number of West Bank communities. Local Palestinian sources reported invasions in the city of Ramallah…

Palestinian medical sources in the Gaza Strip reported on Monday morning that a Palestinian young man was electrocuted in a tunnel near Khan Younis, in the southern part of the…

Dr. Osama Al Mazeeny, a Hamas political leader in charge of prisoner-swap talks mediated by Germany and Egypt, stated that swap-talks are currently obstructed as Israel is refusing to release…

Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, accused the Palestinian Security Forces loyal to Fateh movement in the West Bank of arresting seven Hamas members and supporters. Hamas added that detained members were…

Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, warned on Sunday that Palestinian unilateral moves, especially a unilateral declaration of a Palestinian State, would push Israel to make similar unilateral moves, and added…

As part of the 3,000 units scheduled to be constructed in the coming months in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, construction has begun in Ras al-Amud, Pisgat Ze’ev and…

Palestinian medical sources reported Sunday that a farmer was wounded by Israeli fire east of Beit Hanoun, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip. The sources added that the…

Israeli Foreign Minister, Avigdor Lieberman, stated Saturday evening that establishing a Palestinian state does not mean an end to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, but “would get the conflict closer to Israel’s…

Nimir Hammad, advisor to the Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, stated Saturday that President Abbas and his Egyptian counterpart, Hosni Mubarak, will be holding a meeting in Cairo next Wednesday November…