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A number of European lawyers and human rights activities stated that they obtained names of Israeli army officers suspected of committing war crimes during the war against the Gaza Strip…

A recent Israeli report based on a study conducted by the Macro Center for Political Economy in Israel states that the aim of Israel in East Jerusalem is to guarantee…

A number of European lawyers and human rights activities stated that they obtained names of Israeli army officers suspected of committing war crimes during the war against the Gaza Strip…

A number of European lawyers and human rights activities stated that they obtained names of Israeli army officers suspected of committing war crimes during the war against the Gaza Strip…

Click here to downloas MP3 file Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Centre, www.imemc.org, for Wednesday October 28th, 2009. A Palestinian civilian is killed…

Israeli police officers dismantled on Wednesday evening a protest tent step by a Palestinian family near Jerusalem’s old city. The Al Ghawali family were portioning in front of their home…

The Egyptian authorities allowed on Wednesday a number of Palestinian patients to get back into the Gaza Strip after receiving treatment in Egypt. The Palestinian health Ministry in Gaza said…

17 Palestinian civilians were kidnapped on Wednesday by the Israeli military during attacks targeting a number of West Bank communities. At least 14 of those kidnapped were taken during an…

The Sabeel ecumenical grassroots liberation theology movement is organizing a conference in Beit Sahour city, near Bethlehem, bringing together Muslim and Christian intellectuals to discuss Christian Zionism, an issue of…

Medical sources in Jerusalem reported Wednesday morning that a 21-year-old Palestinian from East Jerusalem was killed at dawn after the Israeli police chased his vehicle.His vehicle flipped over during the…

Ezra Nawi, an Israeli activist who stood in the way of Israeli soldiers demolishing a Palestinian home, was sentenced earlier this week to 30 days in jail for allegedly ‘attacking’…

Jewish Billionaire, Sergey Brin, one of the founders of Google, donated $1 million to the so-called Hebrew national Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS) which heavily encourages Jews around the world to…

A group of fundamental Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian villagers of the Qaryout village, near the northern West Bank city of Nablus, and wounded six of them. The residents were picking…

Local sources in Jerusalem reported Tuesday that bulldozers of the Jerusalem municipality demolished nine Palestinian homes in East Jerusalem after claiming they were built without construction permits. On Tuesday morning,…

Amnesty International published a report accusing Israel of denying the Palestinians the right to access water resources, and is carrying discriminatory policies against the Palestinians by denying them access to…

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A senior official with the Israeli Defense Department confirmed to Israeli reporters that extensive settlement construction is being carried out in at least 11 Israeli settlements.These settlements are constructed on…

Israeli soldiers kidnapped on Monday at dawn six Palestinians in different parts of the occupied West Bank. Six Palestinians were kidnapped Sunday.Israeli sources said that the army kidnapped ‘six wanted…

In a press briefing at the US Department of State Friday, spokesperson Ian Kelly told reporters that the US government had a problem with the UN Human Rights Commission Report…

Israeli soldiers detained on Sunday three Palestinians and five Israeli peace activists during a peaceful protest in support of local farmers who are subjected to constant attacks and violations by…

Israeli sources reported Sunday that a Palestinian woman for Ramallah stabbed a soldier at the Qalandia terminal.The wounded soldier was moved to an Israeli hospital in Jerusalem. The soldier was…

The Ministry of Education in Israel has decided to pull a history textbook because it include a passage that talks about the expulsion of Palestinians in 1948 for the creation…

The family of Mohammad Issa Abu Ghaniyya, believed to be dead since 1969, stated that they were recently informed that some detainees saw their son alive at the Karmonid Israeli…

Hundreds of Palestinians are kept behind bars in Israel without charges having been filed and with no access to a fair trial. Not even their lawyers are allowed to look…

Two Israeli settlers who wandered into the village of Halhul, near Hebron, were escorted home by Palestinian security guards on Thursday. Due to the fact that the only time that…

The Legislative Bloc of the Hamas movement stated that the decree of president Mahmoud Abbas declaring general and presidential elections on January 24 of next year is unconstitutional, and is…

The Fateh movement welcomed the statements of President Mahmoud Abbas, head of the movement, in which he called for holding general and presidential elections in Palestine on January, 24, 2010.The…

Dr. Ahmad Bahar, deputy head of the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC), stated Thursday that any elections without reconciliation and unity will not be accepted by the Palestinian people as such…

Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, issued on Friday a presidential decree stating that January 24 2010 is the official date for general elections; both presidential and legislative.In his decree, Abbas called…

Click here to downloas MP3 fileWelcome to This Week in Palestine, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for October 17th to the 23rd, 2009 The Israeli…

Dozens of fundamentalist Jewish settlers held prayers on Friday in front of a Palestinian home they occupied by court order in Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood, in East Jerusalem. After praying, the…

Dozens were treated for the effects of tear gas inhalation on Friday as Israeli troops attacked the weekly protest against the wall in Bil’in village, central West Bank. As is…

Four civilians were injured, one critical, on Friday, by the Israeli military fire at the weekly protest against the wall in the central West Bank village of Nil’in. Villagers along…

As Israeli soldiers, members of the Shimshon Battalion Brigade, were in an oath taking ceremony in Jerusalem, several soldiers and their relatives carried posters vowing not to evacuate Israeli settlements.…

A poll conducted by the Jerusalem Media and Communication Center (JMCC) reveals that 43.8 per cent of the Palestinians hold the Palestinian Authority responsible for the postponing of the Goldstone…

According to the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights, during the week of 15 – 21 Oct. 2009, 4 civilians were wounded when Israeli forces used force against peaceful demonstrations organized…

The Israeli Central Court in Be’er Sheva rejected an appeal filed by the lawyer of the detained Secretary-General of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), Ahamad Saadat,…

According to the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights, during the week of 15 – 21 Oct. 2009, 4 civilians were wounded when Israeli forces used force against peaceful demonstrations organized…

U.S. Secretary of State, Hilary Clinton, presented to President Barack Obama, her report on Middle East efforts aiming at the resumption of Middle East peace talks. Clinton said that the…

Syrian President, Bashar Asad, stated Thursday that Israel must choose between occupation and peace, and that Israel cannot choose to remain an occupier and at the same time acts to…

Isam Yousef, spokesperson of the Miles of Smiles convoy, stated Thursday that convoy participants are determined not to return to their countries in Europe before entering the Gaza Strip and…

A number of fundamental groups in Israel called on their supporters to attack the Al Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem on Sunday as part of a ceremony dedicated to the ‘temple…

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A Palestinian was injured on Thursday at dawn when an Israeli settler ran him over with his car near the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia. Zakaria Radwan, 24 years…

A Palestinian man was killed on Thursday after Israeli soldiers opened fire at his car near the southern West Bank city of Nablus. Eyewitnesses said that Mohamed Qawarik, 28 years…

Israeli jet fighters bombarded on Thursday morning a number of locations during separate raids targeting the Gaza strip. Local sources reported an attack which targeted the tunnels area at the…

Ayman Taha, the spokesperson of Hamas movement denied reports claiming the movement approved the Egyptian document for internal Palestinian unity without any comments or modifications.His statement came Wednesday after several…

Israeli President, Shimon Peres, voiced another harsh condemnation to the report of Judge Richard Goldstone on Gaza war in the period between Dec 27. and Jan. 18. OSCAILTIMAGE(attachments/oct2009/gaza_offesnive_un1_1.jpg 300 0)…

Israeli President, Shimon Peres, voiced another harsh condemnation to the report of Judge Richard Goldstone on Gaza war in the period between Dec 27. and Jan. 18. 56872 OSCAILTIMAGE(attachments/oct2009/gaza_offesnive_un1_1.jpg 300…

For the first time, a Palestinian radio only specialized for the detainees affairs, was officially launched in the Gaza Strip challenging Israel’s restrictions on visitations and communication between the families…

Media sources in Israel are reporting that the Israeli authorities have agreed to an out-of-court settlement with the families of the 13 Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in September 2000…

Media sources in Israel are reporting that the Israeli authorities have agreed to an out-of-court settlement with the families of the 13 Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in September 2000…

A 24-year old Palestinian man was seriously wounded after being rammed by a settler’s vehicle near Nabi Elias village, east of the northern West Bank city of Qaqilia. The Media…

Members of the Miles of Smiles convoy carrying humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip are still stuck in Egypt as the Egyptian Authorities are holding the donated humanitarian supplies meant…

A Sudanese man flying with EgyptAir flight from Istanbul to Sudan had reportedly threatened the crew with a knife demanding that the plane lands in Jerusalem. He obtained the knife…

The departing Israeli Military Central Command Chief, Maj. Gen. Gadi Shamni, stated Wednesday that Israel should show no toleration to fundamental extremist settlers in the West Bank, and should show…

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A number of Israeli tanks invaded on Wednesday midday areas in Rafah city in southern Gaza, Palestinian fighters clashed with the invading force. Residents said that tanks invaded the border…

A Palestinian man died on Wednesday after he was not allowed to leave the Gaza Strip to get the life saving medical care he needed. Doctors said that Fareed Abu…

The Israeli military kidnapped on Wednesday seven Palestinian civilians from deferent parts of the West Bank. Local Palestinian sources said that the military attacked Salfit and Tubass cities both in…

Israeli navy vessels opened fire and shelled a number of areas along the Al Sudaniyya coastal area, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip. Local sources reported that a…

Today the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) released information detailing the on-going campaign against the funding of illegal settlement development in the Occupied Palestinian Territory. WASHINGTON, Recently, ADC was represented by…

Medical sources in Jerusalem reported on Tuesday at night that four Palestinians were wounded during a scuffle of fundamental Israeli settlers in Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood in East Jerusalem. Israeli soldiers…

Israeli soldiers invaded on Wednesday at dawn several villages near the northern West Bank city of Tulkarem, and kidnapped four residents believed to be supporters of Hamas and the Islamic…

Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, stated Tuesday that the intentions of Mahmoud Abbas to declare elections on January 25 2010, is an attempt to blackmail Hamas movement and an unjustified step…

Spanish Foreign Minister, Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, stated Tuesday that Spain will cooperate with the United States in order to revive the Middle East peace process, when its hold the…

The Israeli cabinet refrained during its Tuesday session from discussing the formation of a committee to discuss the events of the Gaza war earlier this year and the Goldstone report.…

Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, rejected a request by the French Foreign Minister, Bernard Kouchner, to visit the Gaza Strip. Kouchner intends to visit Israel and the West Bank soon,…

Click here to downloas MP3 file Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Centre, www.imemc.org, for Tuesday October 20th 2009. Two reported dead in the…

A Palestinian child was announced dead on Tuesday as he was prevented from leaving the Gaza Strip to get life saving medical care he needed. Doctors reported that Tamer Al…

One Palestinian man was killed and six other injured on Tuesday midday while working at a tunnel near the southern Gaza Strip borders with Egypt. Witnesses said that a manual…

The Israeli security-diplomatic cabinet is planning to convene on Tuesday to decide whether Israel should look into the report of Judge Richard Goldstone on Gaza war. OSCAILTIMAGE(attachments/oct2009/gaza_un_army_frighters_1.jpg 300 0) Image…

The Israeli military kidnapped on Tuesday nine Palestinian civilians during invasions targeting a number of West Bank communities. Local Palestinian sources reported invasions and kidnapping in Qalqilia and Tulkarem cities…

In an interview with the Italian Daily, La Repubblica, Jordan’s King Abdullah II, said that the United States seems to be focusing on the Iranian issue more than it is…

Israeli sources reported Monday that an American Scientist is believed to have transferred classified date to an Israeli intelligence officer. The Scientist worked for the Pentagon and the United States…

Egyptian sources reported that Egyptian border guards located a deposit at the border with the Gaza Strip filled with supplies and goods worth more than 1,000,000 Egyptian pounds.The sources added…

Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, stated Monday that the Palestinian leadership will not surrender to Hamas’ rejection to the Egyptian mediated unity offer, and added that he would meet his Egyptian…

Egyptian sources reported that Egyptian border guards located a deposit at the border with the Gaza Strip filled with supplies and goods worth more than 1,000,000 Egyptian pounds.The sources added…

Click here to downloas MP3 file Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Centre, www.imemc.org, for Monday October 19th 2009. The Israeli military kidnaps nine…

Israeli navy boats opened fire on Monday midday at Palestinian fishing boats off the town of Beit Lahyia town northern Gaza Strip.The fishermen reported that the Israeli boats opened fire…

Palestinian lefts groups announced that its fighters targeted on Monday Israeli soldiers at deferent location in the Gaza Strip The Abu Ali Brigades the armed wing of the Popular Front…

Nine Palestinian civilians were kidnapped by Israeli troops on Monday during military invasions targeting a number of West Bank communities.Local sources reported invasions and house-to-house searches in northern West Bank…

Dr. Moawiya Hassanen, head of the Emergency Department at the Palestinian Ministry of Health, reported Sunday that 24 patients left the Gaza Strip for medical treatment in the United Arab…

Israeli sources reported that a homemade shell was fired from the Gaza Strip into Sderot Israeli Negev town, near the northern borders of the Gaza Strip.Israel reported no injuries or…

The Egyptian Foreign Ministry stated that the Palestinian reconciliation document is ready for signing by Palestinians factions, and that it is not meant for further negotiations and rounds of talks.…

Palestinian researcher, specialized in detainees’ affairs, former detainee, Abdul-Nasser Farawna, stated Saturday that 8200 Palestinians are still imprisoned by Israel, among them 32 female detainees, 320 children, and 400 imprisoned…

The Israeli Authorities barred the entry of trailer homes donated by the Turkish Red Crescent to provide shelter for some of the residents of the Gaza Strip who lost their…

A Humanitarian aid convoy sent by different groups in several parts of Europe is still stuck in Bour Sa’id Egyptian port as the Egyptian Authorities are not allowing the convoy…

The Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP) expressed reservations on the Egyptian document for internal Palestinian unity, and that the document includes sections that were not approved by…

The Israeli scientist who recently had the honor of being the first woman to win a Nobel Prize for Chemistry said that she believes Israel should release the eleven thousand…

Despite pressure from the US and Israel, the United Nations Human Rights Council has endorsed a report on war crimes committed during Israel’s invasion of the Gaza Strip in January.The…

The Hamas movement welcomed the Human Rights Council vote on the Goldstone report, and considered its approval as a victory to the Palestinian people and their sacrifices.The movement considered the…

Two Palestinians were injured and dozens suffered tear gas inhalation on Friday when Israeli soldiers attacked the weekly protest against the Wall in the village of Nil’in, central west Bank.…

Four civilians were injured and Scores suffered tear gas inhalation on Friday as the Israeli military attacked the weekly protest against the Israeli wall in the village of Bil’in in…

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According to the Palestinian Center for Human Rights, during the week of 08 – 14 Oct. 2009, a Palestinian child died from wounds inflicted by Israeli forces in Beit Ummar…

Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, officially told Egypt that it needs two to three more days to study the Egyptian document for Palestinian National Unity before it responds to it. Hamas…

Leader of Kadima party, former Israeli Foreign Minister of the, Tzipi Livni, demanded Spain on Thursday to denounce the Goldstone report. The statements of Livni came during her Thursday meeting…

The Israeli Authorities released on Thursday two detainees from the occupied Golan Heights after imprisoning them for 25 years for resisting the occupation.The two, Bishir Al Maqt and Asem Al…

Spanish Prime Minister, José Luis Zapatero, visited the Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, on Thursday, and stated that Israel must freeze all of its settlement activities in the occupied territories, so…