Jamal Juma’ – local organizer released from detention
Jamal Juma’, co-coordinator of the Stop The Wall campaign was released yesterday evening. Jamal had been arrested on December 16th, 2009 having been called in for questioning previously. He had…
The Israeli military kidnap two civilians as they crossing borders into the West Bank
Two Palestinian civilians from the same family were kidnapped by the Israeli military on Wednesday at dawn as they were crossing the borders between Jordan and the West Bank.Suhyaib, 23…
Chief Editor of major Palestinian news Agency detained – IMEMC Exclusive interview
Following the detention of Jared Malsin, Ma’an News Agency’s chief editor at Ben Gurion yesterday, IMEMC spoke with George Hale, an editor at Ma’an.Mr. Hale told IMEMC that in addition…
Three injured as soldiers attack farmers in southern West Bank
Two farmers and a child were injured on Wednesday at dawn when Israeli troops attacked villagers from Safa, southern West Bank, as they protested the destruction of their land.Local sources…
American Journalist and Partner Denied Re-entry to Israel – Deportation Imminent
The following is a prepared statement from Ma’an News network regarding the detention and immanent deportation of the chief editor of their news desk, Jared Malsin.The English Desk at Ma’an…
‘Fund of National Dignity’ Launched
The Palestinian National Authority has launched a venture, with private sector companies and civil society institutions, that intends to remove all settlement products from the Palestinian market by the end…
Abu Al Gheit: “Two State Solution, Or One Bi-national State”
Egyptian Foreign Minister, Ahmad Abu Al Gheit, stated in an interview with Egypt’s Channel 2 TV that his country believes in the necessity of establishing a Palestinian State, with East…
Palestine Today 011210
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Israel’s military crack down on nonviolent, anti-wall protest organizers in the West Bank
Israeli troops kidnapped four men on Tuesday, during invasions targeting a number of areas in the West Bank. All four are members of the local Popular Committees Against the Wall…
Strip Search, Arrest and Car Detonation at Reikhan Barta’a Checkpoint, Jenin
A Palestinian man was subjected to a strip search today at the military checkpoint of Reikhan Barta’a, near Jenin in the North of the West Bank, before having his vehicle…
Rawabi – The First Planned Palestinian City
Ground has been broken at the site of Rawabi, the first planned city to be constructed in Occupied Palestinian Territories by Palestinians.The project, funded jointly by the Palestinian Authority and…
Qassam Fighter Killed in Northern Gaza
The Al Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas movement, reported on Monday at night that one of its fighters was killed “in a mission” in the northern part of…
Interview With Rani Bornat -Bil’in
McIntyre recently interviewed Palestinian activist Rani Bornat about his life after being shot by the Israeli army. Rani Bornat: My name is Rani Abdelfatah Ibrahim Bornat, and I’m 29 years…
Soldiers Invade Ramallah, Kidnap a Czech Peace Activist
The Israeli Army invaded on Monday at night the center of the West Bank city of Ramallah, and kidnapped a Czech citizen, identified as Eva Nováková, who started her activities…
Palestine Today 01 11 2010
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Non-violent protest at the northern Gaza borders with Israel
Palestinians organized a nonviolent protest this Monday at the northern Gaza borders Israel.The protesters were joined by international supporters. Waving Palestinian flags they marched towered the Israeli wall at the…
One injured three kidnapped during military invasions targeting West Bank areas
One man was injured and three other civilians were kidnapped, among them two children, on Monday during separate military attacks targeting a number of West Bank communities. Issa Al Showaheen…
Israel’s Siege Kills Another Child. Man Reported Dead At A Tunnel Site
A Palestinian child was reported dead on Monday after he was unable to leave the Gaza Strip for the medical care he urgently needed.Three year old Mayisarah Mousa had a…
Israel Approves Construction Of Wall Along Egypt Border
The Israeli government has officially approved on Sunday at night the construction of a Wall along its border with Egypt. The approval came after the Israeli Interior Security Minister, Yitzhak…
Israel Demolishes 30 Structures Near Nablus
Israeli soldiers demolished on Sunday morning 30 structures in Khirbit Tana, a small village near Beit Forik, east of the northern West Bank city of Nablus. The destruction caused by…
Netanyahu: “Settlement Construction To Resume In Eight Months”
Israeli Prime Minister, head of the Likud Party, Benjamin Netanyahu, told his government coalition partners on Sunday that the so-called “temporary freeze on settlement activities” ends in eight months, and…
Israeli Army Assassinates Three Fighters in Gaza
The Al Quds Brigades, the armed wing of the Islamic Jihad, reported on Sunday evening that the Israeli army assassinated three of its fighters in the central Gaza Strip. OSCAILTIMAGE(attachments/jan2010/saraya_fighters.jpg…
Calling Bono: Your Palestinian Gandhis Exist … In Graves And Prisons
Dear Bono, In your recent column in the New York Times, ‘Ten for the Next Ten,’ you wrote: ‘I’ll place my hopes on the possibility — however remote at the…
Mitchell: U.S. May Cut Aid To Israel In Two Years
The United Stats may legally cut its international aid to Israel in two years if peace talks fail with Palestine. George Mitchell, the U.S. special envoy to Middle East threatened…
Abu Marzouq Blames Netanyahu For Failed Prisoner-Swap Talks
Mousa Abu Marzouq, deputy head of the Hamas Political Bureau, told Al Hayat Newspaper, that there are no current prisoner-swap talks, and that Israeli Prime Minister, Netanyahu, is responsible for…
Two Palestinians Killed As Army Bombards Gaza
Palestinian medical sources reported on Sunday that two Palestinians were killed after the Israeli army bombarded an area in the northern part of the Gaza Strip. OSCAILTIMAGE(attachments/jan2010/killed_in_gaza.jpg 300 0) Palestinians…
Army Installs Roadblocks Near Jenin
Israeli soldiers installed on Sunday at dawn two military roadblocks south of Jenin, in the northern part of the West Bank, and searched dozens of vehicles and residents. Local sources…
Palestinian Wounded In Israeli Shelling In Gaza
Palestinian medical sources reported that a Palestinian resident was seriously wounded on Saturday evening when the Israeli army fired artillery shells at agricultural areas east of Al Maghazi refugee camp,…
Hamdan: “Shalit Talks Ongoing”
Osama Hamdan, a political leader of the Hamas movement, stated Saturday that indirect talks on a prisoner-swap deal are very tough, but are also still ongoing behind closed doors. Hamdan…
Israel Prepares Scenarios For A Possible “Gaza War 2”
The Israeli military and political leaderships are preparing scenarios for a possible “Gaza War 2” that could last for one week with the heavy participation of artillery brigades that would…
Hamas says Egyptian soldiers killed by Egyptian bullet
Egyptian soldier, killed during clashes that followed protests at the Gaza-Egypt border last week, was not killed by Palestinian fire, Hamas’ spokesperson Sami Abu Zuhri stated on Saturday. OSCAILTIMAGE(attachments/jan2010/vivapalestinalondon.jpg 300…
Amnesty International calls for immediate release of 3 Palestinian non-violent organizers
The international human rights organization Amnesty International issued a press release Friday saying that Israeli authorities must immediately release, or bring before a fair trial, three Palestinian human rights activists…
UN accepts Gaza payoff by Israeli government
The United Nations will accept a ten million dollar payoff by the Israeli government as compensation for the bombing of UN facilities in Gaza during Israel’s invasion one year ago.UN…
US, Jordan, Call On Israel And The P.A To Advance Peace Talks
The United States and Jordan presented a new track for the stalled Middle East Peace Process, and called on both Israel and the Palestinian Authority to resume the peace process…
Galloway Deported, Banned From Egypt
In a clear collaboration with the Israeli Authorities, Egypt’s Intelligence Services forced British Legislator, George Galloway, head of the Viva Palestina humanitarian convoy, into a plane after informing him that…
This Week in Palestine -Week 01 2010
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Three Injuries in Bil’in, Including one Journalist
Three residents were injured on Friday at the weekly protest in Bil’in village, central West Bank. Dozens suffered from the effects of tear gas inhalation in the weekly protest against…
Nil’in: Israeli troops fail to stop the people from joining the weekly protest
The villagers of Nil’in, central West Bank, organized their weekly protest on Friday against the wall Israel is building on their lands. They were joined this week by international supporters…
Nil’in: Israeli troops fail to stop the people from joining the weekly protest
The villagers of Nil’in, central West Bank, organized their weekly protest on Friday against the wall Israel is building on their lands. They were joined this week by international supporters…
PCHR Weekly Report: 1 Palestinian fighter killed, 6 civilians wounded by Israeli forces this week
According to the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights’ Weekly Report on Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, during the week of 30 Dec 2009- 05 Jan. 2010,…
Palestinian Killed, Six Wounded In An Israeli Air Strike In Gaza
Palestinian medical sources in the Gaza Strip reported on Friday at dawn that one Palestinian was killed and six were wounded in an Israeli air strike targeting the “Tunnels Area”…
Israeli Army carries out series Of Airstrikes In Gaza
The Israeli Air Force bombarded, on Friday at dawn, resistance strongholds and civlian areas in a number of areas across the besieged and impoverished Gaza Strip; damage was reported, no…
Nine Palestinians Wounded By the Israeli Military in Hebron
Nine Palestinian residents were wounded in separate Israeli military attacks targeting the villages of Sa’ir and Yatta, in the Hebron district, in the southern part of the West Bank. Medical…
Troops attack a Palestinian family in Hebron
Israeli soldiers attacked on Thursday a Palestinian family in Al Tawana, in the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and kidnapped one family member.Local sources reported that soldiers attacked six…
Army Invades Bil’in, Soldiers Say “we Are Just Doing Our Job”
In a rather familiar scene in the village of Bil’in near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, Israeli troops invaded the village, once again, and stormed the house of…
Gaza Children Fly Balloons Carrying Pictures Of Slain Family Members
Dozens of children in the Gaza Strip launched balloons carrying the pictures of their parent and family members who were killed by the Israeli army during Israel’s illegal war against…
Hundreds Protest In Front Of Egypt’s Embassy
Hundreds of Turkish citizens and activists held a protest on Tuesday evening in front of the Egyptian Embassy in the Turkish capital, Ankara. The human rights activists, including parliamentarians, protested…
Israel To Pay 10 M. In Compensation To The UN
In an unofficial admission of targeting United Nations facilities, the Israeli government decided to pay the United Nations 10 Million USD in compensation for targeting its facilities during the war…
Several Residents Injured In Gaza Explosion
Palestinian medical sources in the Gaza Strip reported on Wednesday evening that several Palestinians were wounded in an explosion that took place at a Coffee Shop in Gaza Strip.The Coffee…
Viva Palestina Starts Entry To Gaza
The Viva Palestina Convoy, and after facing ongoing Egyptian rejection and violent attacks by the Egyptian security forces, started on Wednesday evening to roll into the besieged Gaza Strip.Thousands of…
Zuhri: “Hamas Is Not Seeking Escalation With Egypt”
Dr. Sami Abu Zuhri, official spokesperson of the Hamas movement in Gaza, reported Wednesday that the movement is not seeking any escalation with the Egyptian government, and added that Hamas…
35 Palestinians Wounded In Clashes With Egyptian Border Police
Palestinian medical sources in the Gaza Strip reported Wednesday that 35 Palestinian residents of the Gaza Strip were wounded by Egyptian fire after the Egyptian border police attacked them near…
Bethlehem celebrates Orthodox Christmas, local Christians protest at the Manger Square
Scores flocked on Wednesday to the Manger Square in the southern West Bank city of Bethlehem celebrating Christmas according to the Gregorian calender. As the Greek Orthodox Church leader, Patriarch…
Israel leveled More than 23.000 Homes Since 1967
The Palestinian Ministry of Information issued a report stating that Israel leveled more than 23.000 homes in the occupied territories since its occupied the West Bank, the Gaza Strip and…
Egyptian police beat & injure ‘Viva Palestina’ convoy during Al Arish protest
Several dozen people with the Viva Palestina convoy have reportedly been injured Tuesday evening after 2000 Egyptian riot police attacked a sit-in at the Port of Al Arish, where the…
US Congressman Brian Baird on Gaza, Goldstone and US support for Israel
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When Does It Become Genocide?
During a visit to Ramallah a year ago while the Israeli bombardment of Gaza was underway, I shared my fears with a close Palestinian friend. ‘It may sound insane, but…
Death Threat Sent To Barak Over “Settlement Freeze”
Israeli TV, Channel 10, reported Tuesday that a death threat letter was sent to Israel’s Defense Minister, Ehud Barak, over the claimed 10-month freeze on settlement activities in the occupied…
Fighter Killed, Four Wounded, In An Israeli Airstrike Targeting Khan Younis
A Palestinian resistance fighter was killed, and four were wounded, when an Israeli war jet fired at least one missile at them east of Khan Younis, in the southern part…
Palestine Today 01 05 2010
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The Israeli military kidnaps eight Palestinian civilians from the West Bank
The Israeli military kidnapped on Tuesday eight Palestinian civilians during invasions targeting a number of West Bank communities. Local sources reported invasions in the cities of Hebron and Bethlehem, southern…
Israel To Build More Jewish-only Apartments In East J’lem
Four new residential buildings in East Jerusalem were approved by the Jerusalem planning and building committing on Monday, the Israeli daily Haaretz reports. The four buildings, which will house a…
The Iron Wall
SOMETHING ODD, almost bizarre, is going on in Egypt these days.About 1400 activists from all over the world gathered there on their way to the Gaza Strip. On the anniversary…
Palestinian Medics, Firefighters, Rescue Settlers From Fire
Palestinian medics and firefighters rushed to an area near Tiqua’ village, in the Bethlehem District, to rescue a group of Jewish settlers after a mechanical error set their bus ablaze,…
Arab Child Hurt By Explosive Near Shfa-Amr
Israeli sources reported Monday that a 13-year-old Arab child was hurt when an explosive, apparently dropped by the Israeli army during training, detonated as he carried it.Israeli online daily, Haaretz,…
Christian Peacemakers deported from Israel
Two members of the Christian Peacemaker Teams have been refused entry into Israel, and deported by Israeli authorities.One of them told the IMEMC that she was scheduled to be part…
Settlers Protest Settlement Freeze By “Smashing Ice”
The so-called Yesha Council of Settlements organized a protest for the settlers in front of the residence of Israel’s Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and installed an ice structure before breaking…
PFLP Fighters Survive An Assassination Attempt in Gaza
The Abu Ali Mustafa Brigades, the armed wing of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, reported Monday that a group of its fighters survived an assassination attempt when…
Palestine Today 01 04 2010
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Peace Talks Still Contingent Upon Settlement Freeze
Israel must commit to freezing settlement construction if talks are to resume, says Abbas.Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas has continued to state that the resumption of peace talks with Israeli Prime…
Viva Palestina aid convoy docks in Egypt’s Al-Arish sea port
Viva Palestina aid convoy ship has docked in Egypt’s Al-Arish sea port on Monday and all the vehicles on-board have passed through Egyptian customs. The international volunteers, headed by British…
The Israeli military kidnaps 11 civilians from the West Bank
11 Palestinian civilians, amongst them 3 children, were kidnapped by Israeli troops on Monday during invasions targeting a number of West Bank communities.Four men were kidnapped by Israeli troops that…
Leaders of the Greek Orthodox Church Faces Boycott at Christmas
13 members of the Greek Orthodox church in Palestine will boycott the Patriarch over accusations of leasing land to an Israeli development company.With the Greek Orthodox Christmas approaching on January…
Jordan’s Security Forces Disperse Protest Near Egypt’s Embassy
Jordanian security forces installed on Sunday several roadblocks on roads leading to the Egyptian Embassy in Amman to prevent protesters from reaching the Egyptian Embassy to protest Cairo’s construction of…
Israeli org. says world’s major human rights groups engaged in ‘political warfare’ against Israel
The Israeli Knesset (Parliament) recently hosted a conference in which a right-wing Israeli settler-led organization presented a ‘report’ claiming that virtually all of the world’s major non-governmental organizations (NGOs) ‘lack…
Israeli Troops Kidnap Eight Palestinians in Hebron, Bethlehem
Israeli occupation forces kidnapped on Sunday five Palestinians in the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and two in Bethlehem. Local sources in Hebron reported that two Palestinians were kidnapped…
Fayyad: “Palestinian State Must Be Settlement Free, No Walls”
Palestinian Prime Minister, Dr. Salaam Fayyad, stated during a press conference in Ramallah that the future Palestinian state must be settlements free and without the Annexation Wall. OSCAILTIMAGE(attachments/jan2010/fayyad_salaam.jpg 300 0)…
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish sect enter Gaza to show support for Palestinians
Members of the ultra-Orthodox Neturei Karta Jewish sect celebrated the Jewish Sabbath in Gaza City on Saturday, after having entered the besieged Gaza Strip as part of a solidarity caravan…
PA May Reconsider Security Relations With Israel
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas stated that the Palestinian Authority may reconsider its security cooperation with Israel, after Israeli military forces assassinated three Fatah activists in Nablus on December 26 of…
Zahhar: “We Have Reservations, But We Did Not Close The Door For A Shalit Deal”
Dr. Mahmoud Zahhar, a senior leader of the Hamas movement, stated Thursday that Hamas did not close the door for a deal on the captured prisoner of war, corporal Gilad…
Dexia Bank Refuses Grant For Jewish Settlements
The Belgian-French Group, Dexia, refused to finance grants meant for the construction of property in Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank. The decision came after a Palestinian and a…
PFLP member sentenced to Five Life-Terms
An Israeli Court in Jerusalem sentenced on Friday Ahed Abu Ghalama, head of the military wing of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), to five life-terms and…
Simultaneous Solidarity Marches Held On Northern And Southern Borders Of Gaza Strip
As a group of Israeli peace activists gathered near the Erez crossing on the northern border of the Gaza Strip, 1200 international activists with the ‘Gaza Freedom March’ held a…
Army Bombards Northern Gaza
Israeli soldiers fired, on Friday evening, a number of shells at the Izbit Abed-Rabbo area, east of Jabalia, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip. Local sources also reported…
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Candle Lit Vigil Held in Manger Square Bethlehem to Commemorate Gaza
Residents of the Bethlehem area, West Bank, gather to commemorate those lost in last years Gaza War and stand in solidarity with those still living under seige.At 4:30 this afternoon…
The Israeli military levels two animal huts near Hebron
The Israeli military leveled on Thursday two animal huts that belong to a Palestinian farmer from Al Baqabra village near Hebron, southern West Bank. The owner, Ghalib Al Za’tari, told…
Israeli settlers uproot trees and destroy natural water spring in northern West Bank
Israeli settlers uprooted trees and destroy natural water spring on Thursday that belongs to the villagers of Qarawit Bani Hassan in northern West Bank. The villagers told local Media that…
The Israeli military kidnaps 11 civilians from the West Bank
11 Palestinian civilians were kidnapped by Israeli troops on Thursday during pre dawn military invasions targeting a number of west Bank communities. Local sources reported invasions in the West Bank…
‘I have witnessed’
I have witnessed with my own eyes how is made the decline of human beings in savage beasts…I am a son of a refugee, living in Aida refugee camp…Aida, a…
100 of 1340 ‘Gaza Freedom Marchers’ enter Gaza with help of Egyptian President’s wife
A small delegation of 100 of the 1,340 peace activists from around the world gathered in Egypt for the ‘Gaza Freedom March’ were allowed to pass into Gaza Wednesday, while…
Palestine Today 123009
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Settlement Construction Continues in Kiryat Netafim
Israel has informed the High Court of Justice that it will continue construction in a West Bank settlement, despite promises of a settlement freeze for a period of 10 months.…
Health Ministry: Gaza has run out of 141 types of medical drugs
The Palestinian Health Ministry reported on Wednesday that its inventories have run out of 141 types of prescription drugs.The Ministry said the shortage of medicine was caused by the continued…
The Israeli military kidnaps four Palestinian civilians from the West Bank
Israeli troops kidnapped on Wednesday four Palestinian civilians during pre dawn military invasions targeting a number of West Bank communities. Local sources reported invasions in Ramallah city, central West Bank,…
Palestine to Security Council: Israel must stop its state terrorism
Palestinian official has urged the Security Council to compel Israel to stop its illegal settlement activities and to act in a responsible manner so that the peace process can resume,…
Troops Violently Attack Four Palestinian Workers
Israeli soldiers attacked on Tuesday at night four Palestinian workers, broke the legs of three of them and took the fourth to an unknown destination. The attack took place near…
Haifa University bans commemoration of Israeli invasion
Following a similar ban at Hebrew University, students at the University of Haifa were notified Tuesday that the administration would not allow their planned protest commemorating Israel’s invasion of Gaza…
Palestine Today 122909
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