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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…

According to the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights Weekly Report on Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, during the week of 29 Oct.- 04 Nov. 2009, three…

Palestinian Chief Negotiator, Dr. Saeb Erekat, thanked the United Nations for its stance rejecting Israeli demolition of Palestinian homes of Jerusalem, and the ongoing illegal settlement activities.He called on Israel…

Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, stated that the speech on Abbas and his decision not to run for president is considered political bankruptcy.Fawzi Barhoum, spokesperson of Hamas, said that Abbas is…

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas announced on Thursday that he is not going to run in the presidential elections slated for January 2010. OSCAILTIMAGE(attachments/nov2009/president_mahmoud_abbas__photo_by_imemcs_ghassan_bannoura_2008_2.jpg 300 0) Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. (Photo:…

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An Israeli court found on Wednesday Sheikh Ra’ed Salah guilty of assaulting a police officer. Police says Salah, who is a leader in the Islamic movement is Israel, attacked a…

Azzam Salim used to be one of the leading construction contractors in the central Gaza Strip. Today, however, he spends most of his days idly chatting with other unemployed friends…

The Israeli military kidnapped on Thursday 18 Palestinians during attacks targeting a number of West Bank communities. Local Palestinian sources reported that five those kidnapped were from the northern West…

The Lebanon-based Hezbollah party stated Thursday that it has no relation whatsoever with the weapons vessel Israel said it captured while reportedly sailing to southern Lebanon to rearm Hezbollah. The…

After a Palestinian family was forcibly removed from their home by armed Israeli settlers in Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood in East Jerusalem, international and Israeli peace activists have descended on the…

Qalandiya Monday afternoon, 2.11.2009 Phyllis W. and Natanya G. (reporting) 15:30: We drove past Atarot CP on our way to Qalandiya. Twenty-five vehicles were wending their way slowly past the…

Students at Nottingham University in England issued a citizen’s arrest for the Israeli ambassador who was on campus to give a lecture. OSCAILTIMAGE(attachments/nov2009/nottinghamwall.jpg 300 0) Image Caption Goes Here Students…

Students at Nottingham University in England issued a citizen’s arrest for the Israeli ambassador who was on campus to give a lecture.57010 OSCAILTIMAGE(attachments/nov2009/nottinghamwall.jpg 300 0) Image Caption Goes Here Students…

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A Palestinian fisherman was injured when Israeli navy opened fire at his boat of the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah shore. Medical sources said that Bilal Al Najjar was…

Six Palestinian civilians were kidnapped on Wednesday by Israeli troops during invasions targeting a number of West Bank communitiesLocal Palestinian sources reported military attack in the cities of Jenin and…

Three Palestinian families were ordered by the Israeli military on Wednesday to demolish three homes that is located in the northern West Bank city of Nablus. Local sources announced that…

US Secretary of State, Hilary Clinton, arrived in Cairo on Tuesday evening for a short visit aiming ath holding talks with the Egyptian President, Hosni Mubarak. Her talks would focus…

An Iranian ship was attacked in international waters in the Mediterranean Sea by the Israeli navy early on Wednesday morning, while apparently on its way to Lebanon.According to Israeli media…

The US House of Representatives voted today to condemn a United Nations Report on war crimes carried out during Israel’s invasion of the Gaza Strip in January.The bill had one…

Israeli Army Chief of Staff, Gabi Ashkenazi, stated Tuesday that he believes a new war in Gaza is nearing, and that the army is readying to target Qassam launching pads,…

The Israeli Police stated Tuesday that it questioned a Jewish man believed to be an accomplice to terrorist Yaakov Teitel, who planned and carried out domestic terrorist attacks. Yousef Spinoza,…

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A group of Israeli settlers took over on Tuesday a Palestinian owned house at the Shikh Jarah neighborhood near Jerusalem’s old city. Owner of the house, Rifqa Al Kurd, 85…

A Palestinian patient was reported dead on Tuesday after he was unable to leave the Gaza Strip for life saving medical care he needed. Doctors announced that Ass’ad Asfour, aged…

The United Nations General Assembly is set to discuss on Wednesday the report of Judge Richard Goldstone on Gaza war. The report slams Israel’s disproportional use of force against the…

Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, issued a press release on Monday calling for unity between all Palestinian factions in order to maintain strong resistance against the occupation and ‘Zionism”. OSCAILTIMAGE(attachments/nov2009/balfour_declaration_unmarked.jpg 300…

U.S. Special Middle East Envoy, George Mitchell, held a meeting on Monday evening with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at the residence of the Palestinian ambassador in Amman – Jordan. The…

As the Swedish Journalist, Donald Bostrom, arrived Sunday at the Ben Gurion Airport, several Israelis protested his visit to the country. Bostrom, who wrote an article accusing Israel of harvesting…

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The Israeli municipality of Jerusalem demolished on Monday two Palestinian owned homes and damaged a third. The center of Economic and Social Rights in Jerusalem announced that the houses were…

The Israeli military kidnapped on Monday three Palestinian civilians during invasions targeting a number of west Bank communities. Local sources reported the invasions and homes searches in the northern West…

The Israeli military released on Monday six Palestinian law makers after detaining them for over three years. Local sources announced that the freed lawmakers are twp from Jerusalem, three from…

After a gag order was lifted on the apprehension of Jewish terrorist, Yaakov Teitel, the Israeli domestic security service, Shin Bet, stated that there are several Jewish terrorists who are…

After a gag order was lifted on the apprehension of Jewish terrorist, Yaakov Teitel, the Israeli domestic security service, Shin Bet, stated that there are several Jewish terrorists who are…

After a gag order was lifted on the apprehension of Jewish terrorist, Yaakov Teitel, the Israeli domestic security service, Shin Bet, stated that there are several Jewish terrorists who are…

Palestinian medical sources in the Gaza Strip reported on Sunday evening that two Palestinians were killed in tunnels located between Rafah, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, and…

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced on Saturday during a press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu that the US government will no longer press the Israelis to…

According to a new report presented to the United Nations Security Council, Israeli diamond traders buy and sell diamonds from the war-torn Ivory Coast of western Africa, getting diamonds at…

The Abu Dhabi Saturday meeting between Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and the US Secretary of State, Hilary Clinton, ended without any progress. Abbas told Clinton that the Palestinians cannot resume…

The Abu Dhabi Saturday meeting between Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and the US Secretary of State, Hilary Clinton, ended without any progress. Abbas told Clinton that the Palestinians cannot resume…

Jordanian security sources reported that an Israeli tourist was killed on Friday afternoon and 34 Israeli pensioners were wounded when their bus flipped over south of Amman while they were…

Israeli Defense Minister, Ehud Barak, will be accompanying Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, in his next week visit to the United States to hold talk with President Barack Obama and other…

U.S. Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, is expected to hold a meeting with the Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, in Abu Dhabi next Saturday. 56970 OSCAILTIMAGE(attachments/oct2009/clinton_abbas.jpg 300 0) Image Caption Goes…

Palestinian medical sources reported that four Palestinians were wounded on Friday morning after a number of fundamental settlers opened fire at them. The settlers were trying to break into the…

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Ismail Haniyya, Prime Minister of the Hamas-dominated government in Gaza, stated Thursday that there is no harm, in holding dialogue with the American administration and President Barack Obama. OSCAILTIMAGE(attachments/oct2009/haniyya_1.jpg 300…

Dozens suffered effects of tear gas inhalation on Friday, by the Israeli military fire at the weekly protest against the wall in the central West Bank village of Nil’in. Villagers…

Two injured and dozens suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation on Friday as Israeli soldiers attacked the weekly nonviolent protest against the wall in the village of Bil’in in…

The World Health Organization (WHO) stated that Israel had prevented, for the fourth time, the transfer of medical supplies and equipment to the besieged Gaza Strip. The supplies were supposed…

According to the Weekly Report on Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, produced by the Palestinian Center for Human Rights, during the week of 22 – 28…

According to the Weekly Report on Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, produced by the Palestinian Center for Human Rights, during the week of 22 – 28…

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert may face war crimes charges if he enters the United Kingdom.Several British lawyer are working to expand the application of “universal jurisdiction” laws to allow…

A leading NASA scientist pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges that he tried to sell US defense secrets to Israel.The Judge rejected a bail request from Stewart David Nozette, saying…

Thousands of Palestinians marched on Thursday commemorating the 53rd anniversary of the Kafr Qasem Massacre, which was carried out by the Israeli forces in 1956. On October 29, 1956, The…