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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…

Egyptian border guards opened fire on Saturday at four African men trying to infiltrate into Israel from an area 5 kilometers away from the Salem terminal. An Egyptian border police…

The Palestinian Ministry of Education in Gaza stated Friday evening that Independence Day, Sunday November 15, will be an ordinary school day, but Gaza schools would designate the first two…

Palestinian medical sources in the Gaza Strip reported on Friday that a Palestinian youth was killed by Israeli army fire, and three others were wounded, when the army invaded an…

Miles of Smiles Convoy left the Gaza Strip on Friday evening after spending 48 hours in the coastal region and delivering humanitarian supplies. Convoy members handed medical equipment and supplies…

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Scores of villagers from Nil’in village, central West Bank, protested the Israeli wall on Friday. The military attacked the protest and injured three civilians. Witnesses say that one of the…

The villagers of the Al-Ma’sara near Bethlehem, southern West Bank, along with their international and Israeli supporters protested the Israeli wall on Friday. The protesters raised Palestinian flags and banners…

Scores of people suffered effects of tear gas inhalation on Friday among them Mohamed Baraka, an Arab member of the Israeli Parliament, during the weekly protest against the wall at…

A hearing will be held in the Israeli High Court of Justice in the case of Berlanty Azzam, a student at Bethlehem University who was detained and forcibly removed to…

According to the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights’ Weekly Report on Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, during the week of 05-11 Nov. 2009, 6 Palestinian civilians…

Marking Arafat’s death; Palestinian Prime Minister, Dr. Salaam Fayyad, stated Tuesday that the Israeli occupation has no partner on the Palestinian side, and that Israel and the world must know…

Welcome to This Week in Palestine, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for October 31st to November 6th, 2009 Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas announced this week…

Dozens of activists protested on Thursday against the Israeli President, Shimon Peres, during a visit to Sao Paolo – Brazil. Peres was participating in an event when the activists gathered…

The Miles of Smiles European humanitarian aid convoy finally made it into the Gaza Strip on Wednesday at night after being stranded at the Egyptian side of the Rafah Border…

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Dr. Hanna Nasser, Director of the Central Election Committee, told reporters at a press conference in the central West Bank city of Ramallah Thursday that the elections committee does not…

The administration of the Ramattan news agency in Gaza decided on Wednesday to shut its offices down until further notice due to repeated attacks and violations by the Hamas-controlled security…

Israeli President, Shimon Peres, slammed Judge Richard Goldstone, who headed the Gaza war investigation team, and described him as “a small person who is out to hurt Israel”. Israeli paper,…

Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, met on Wednesday with the French President, Nicolas Sarkozi, during a visit to France. The two discussed the bilateral relations between Israel and France, the…

Dozens of thousands gathered in the central West Bank city of Ramallah to participate in a ceremony commemorating the fifth anniversary of the death of President Yasser Arafat. OSCAILTIMAGE(attachments/nov2009/yasser_arafat_1.jpg 300…

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Speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council, Dr. Aziz Dweik, of Hamas told Media that his movement will sign the Egyptian document for internal Palestinian conciliation.Dr. Dweik said that his movement…

The Israeli military kidnapped on Wednesday 12 Palestinian civilians during invasions targeting a number of West Bank communities. Local sources reported invasions in the city Hebron, southern West Bank, Ramallah,…

Two Palestinian teenagers were inquired late Tuesday night when Israeli settlers attacked them at the southern West Bank city of Hebron. Witnesses said that the two, Hatem Al Sharabati, 17,…

Member of the Hamas Political Bureau, Mahmoud Zahhar, stated that nobody will be sorry to see President Mahmoud Abbas leaving his political life and position as president, and added that…

The Palestine News and Information Center, affiliated with the Hamas movement, reported on Tuesday evening that the Egyptian Authorities prevented six Palestinian officials, including two Hamas ministers, from leaving the…

Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Tuesday at night and on Wednesday at dawn, six Palestinians in Hebron, in the southern part of the West Bank. Local sources reported that soldiers kidnapped…

As the Palestinians mark the fifth anniversary of the death of the late Palestinian President, Yasser Arafat, Fateh movement called on Hamas to sign the Egyptian Initiative for internal Palestinian…

As Fateh Prepares to mark Arafat’s Death, Hamas arrests members Senior officials of the Fateh movement, headed by Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, accused the Hamas-run security forces in Gaza of…

Hamdi Shaath of the Governmental Committee Against the Siege in Gaza stated Tuesday that the Miles of Smiles European Convoy, struck in Egypt since more than 25 days, will hopefully…

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Israeli Army Chief of Staff, Gabi Ashkenazi, said Tuesday that the military is conducting investigations into possible war crimes during the January 2009 war on Gaza. Ashkenazi was qouted by…

8 Palestinian civilians were kidnapped on Tuesday by Israeli troops during invasions targeting a number of West Bank communities. Six of the kidnapped were taken from the southern West Bank…

When Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke Monday at the Annual Conference of the United Jewish Federations in Washington, DC, he was interrupted by Code Pink peace activist Midge Potts…

When Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke today at the Annual Conference of the United Jewish Federations in Washington, DC, he was interrupted by Code Pink peace activist Midge Potts…

Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, vowed during his Monday night meeting with U.S. President, Barack Obama, to place a limited decrease on Israeli settlement activities in the occupied Palestinian territories.…

The Al Mezan Center for Human Rights issues a press release calling on the Hamas-run Ministry of Information to void its decision which banned the conference of the International Federation…

The Al Mezan Center for Human Rights issues a press release calling on the Hamas-run Ministry of Information to void its decision which banned the conference of the International Federation…

Israeli Prime Minister stated at the conference of the General Assembly of the Jewish Federation in North America that he is willing to make concessions for peace but will never…

Dozens of protesters reenacted the 20the anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall by downing part of the Israeli Annexation Wall built on local Palestinian lands near the Qalandia…

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Palestinian armed group in Gaza fired on Monday a home-made Qassam shell at Israeli borders area with the Gaza Strip. Israeli media sources reported that the shell landed in open…

14 Palestinian civilians were kidnapped by Israeli troops on Monday during military invasions targeting a number of West Bank communities. Local sources reported invasions and homes searches in Bethlehem, and…

In its yearly publication of “The Top 25 Most Censored Stories”, the California-based organization Project Censored featured an article by IMEMC’s Saed Bannoura entitled “US military re-supplying Israel with ammunition…

The Israel military informed Palestinian officials on Monday that most of the Gaza crossing points will be opened to allow some aid supplies into Gaza.The chair of the Incoming Goods…

As part of the international Boycott-Divestment-Sanctions (BDS) movement, the Palestine Solidarity Campaign in the UK has implemented a week-long boycott against several large supermarket chains in the UK that carry…

The White House officially confirmed that a meeting between Israel’s Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and U.S. President, Barack Obama, will take place in Washington on Monday evening. The statement came…

Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, is scheduled to start on Sunday a four-day visit to the United States along with Israel’s Defense Minister, Ehud Barak.Barak will be holding a meeting…

Israeli sources reported on Saturday at night that four Israeli settlers mistakenly drove into the West Bank city of Bethlehem, and were transported by the Palestinian police to the Israeli…

Israeli sources reported on Sunday morning that one soldier was mildly wounded during clashes with Palestinian youths near the Qalandia roadblock, north of Jerusalem. The sources added that the soldier…

Israeli daily, Haaretz, reported that according to a new report by the U.S State Department, Israel fails all requirements of a tolerant pluralistic society. OSCAILTIMAGE(attachments/nov2009/us_state_department.jpg 300 0) US Department of…

French Foreign Minister, Bernard Kouchner, stated Friday that he intends to pressure Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, into altering his decision regarding not running for president in the upcoming Palestinian elections.…

Palestinian medical sources reported on Friday at night that four Palestinians were wounded when the Israeli army fired artillery shells at a group of residents near the Nahal Oz crossing,…

Palestinian Prime Minister, Dr. Salaam Fayyad, stated Friday that restoring the credibility of the peace process with Israel requires ending the Israeli occupation and halting all Israeli settlement activities. His…

The United Nations General Assembly thursday, by a recorded vote of 114 in favour to 18 against, with 44 abstentions, adopted a resolution giving Israel and the Palestinians three months…

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The villagers of Nil’in, central West Bank, were joined by international supporters on Friday for the weekly anti-wall protest.The protesters marched towards their lands where Israel is building the wall.…

Israeli troops attacked on Friday the villagers of Bil’in, central West Bank, along with their international and Israeli supporters. Two dozen civilians suffered effects of tear gas inhalation As is…