Israel Bars Entry Of Trailer Homes Into Gaza
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…
Gaza Humanitarian Convoy Still Stuck In Egypt
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…
DFLP: “Egyptian Document Needs Modifications”
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…
Nobel prize winner calls for release of Palestinian prisoners
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…
UN Council approves Goldstone report
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…
Hamas: “Goldstone Vote, A Victory To Our People, Their Sacrifices”
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…
At least two injured at the weekly protest of Nil’in
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 injured and dozens suffered from tear gas inhalation in Bil’in weekly protest
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…
This Week in Palestine -Week 42 2009
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PCHR Weekly Report: 1 Palestinian child dead, 4 civilians wounded by Israeli forces
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…
Hamas Needs Three More Days To Respond To The Egyptian Initiative
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…
Livni Demands Spain To Denounce Goldstone Report
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…
Israel Releases Two Detainees From The Golan After 25 Years Imprisonment
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…
Visiting Ramallah, Spanish PM Calls On Israeli To Freeze Settlement Activities
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…
P.A Tourism Minister Resigns
Palestinian sources reported Thursday that Tourism Minister, Basem Khoury, resigned from his post, and that Palestinian Prime Minister, Dr. Salaam Fayyad, accepted his resignation.Khoury submitted his resignation last week to…
Bethlehem Holds ‘International Protest For Peace And Nonviolence”
Hundreds of Palestinians held a nonviolent protest in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, with the participation of international supporters and international Christian groups, and peace activist who came to…
Palestine Today 101509
Click here to downloas MP3 file Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Centre, www.imemc.org, for Thursday October 15th 2009. Israeli military kidnaps 15 civilians…
The Military fines local farmers 1,700 USD if they bring international activists to their lands
News sources said on Thursday that the Israeli military have warned local farmers in northern West Bank that they will be charged with a 1,700 USD fine if they bring…
Israeli settlers destroy a car and set animal food stacks on fire
One Palestinian owned car and animal food stacks were set on fire on Thursday by Israeli settlers during two separate attacks in northern West Bank. Local sources said that settlers…
The Israeli military kidnaps 15 civilians from the West Bank
Israeli troops kidnapped on Thursday 15 Palestinian civilians during morning invasions targeting a number of West Bank communities. Local sources reported attacks in Ramallah city central West Bank and Salfit…
Western Allies Of Israel Pressing It To Look Into Goldstone Report
Israeli sources reported Thursday that western allies of Israel are pushing it into launching a credible investigation into the findings of the Goldstone report, especially war crimes allegations.Israeli online daily,…
Israel Keeps Islamic Leader Imprisoned For Further Interrogation
The Jerusalem Magistrates Court decided to keep Ali Abu Sheikha, one of the leaders of the Islamic Movement in Israel, under interrogation for four more days as the prosecution is…
US Gave Israeli Green Light To Continue Its Violations In Jerusalem; Group Says
The Islamic-Christian Committee in Support of Jerusalem and the Holy Sites accused the United States administration of granting the government of Benjamin Netanyahu a green light to continue its violations…
Israel Acting To Void A Vote On Goldstone Report
Israeli officials are actively involved in talks with several European officials in an attempt to convince their countries to vote against adopting the report on Judge Richard Goldstone on Gaza…
Interview with Gareth Porter on the Israeli role in US policy towards Iran
The US House of Representatives passed legislation Wednesday to ramp up economic pressure on Iran over its suspect nuclear program by punishing firms that do business in Iran’s energy sector.The…
Hamas Condemns ‘Murder’ Of Official’s Brother In Egyptian Prison
The Hamas movement strongly condemned the death of Yousef Abu Zuhri, the brother of its spokesperson Sami Abu Zuhri. Yousef died at an Egyptian prison on Tuesday and Hamas claims…
Fateh Accepts The Egyptian Document, Hamas To Respond
Fateh movement accepted the Egyptian document for internal Palestinians unity and signed it, while Hamas movement is yet to respond. Egypt, the mediator between the two rival parties, handed a…
Shot Fired At The Israeli Ambassador’s Car In Chile
The Israeli Foreign Ministry confirmed Wednesday Chilean media reports stating that a bullet was fired Sunday at the vehicle of Israel’s Ambassador, David Dadon, smashing the windshield.El Mercurio Chilean newspaper…
Israel Weighing Limiting Travel Of Senior Officials To Europe
The Washington Times reported Wednesday that Israel is seriously weighing the possibility of limiting its officials travel to Europe fearing that they could be arrested following the Goldstone report accusing…
Fayyad: Palestinians Will Not Accept A Mickey Mouse State”
Reuters reported that Palestinian Prime Minister, Dr. Salaam Fayyad, stated at a press conference on Wednesday that the Palestinians will not accept what he described as “a Mickey Mouse” state…
Palestine Today 101409
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One injured as settlers attack Palestinian farmers in northern West Bank
A Palestinian farmer was injured on Wednesday when Israeli settlers attacked people while going to their lands near the northern West Bank city of Nablus. Farmers from Qaruit village were…
One dead, five injured by Israeli air raids on southern Gaza Strip
A Palestinian man was killed and five others were injured by two separate air raids targeting the borders are between Egypt and Rafah, southern Gaza Strip. Medical sources said that…
Adalah Demands Israel Not To Authorize A New Under-cover Force
The Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel (Adalah) demanded the Israeli interior security minister, and the general commander of the Israeli police, to refrain from allowing the operation…
Israeli Police Kidnaps Two Senior Officials In Jerusalem
Israeli soldiers and policemen kidnapped on Tuesday evening Hatim Abdul-Qader, in charge of the Jerusalem file at the Palestinian Authority, and Ali Abu Sheikha, advisor of the Islamic Movement in…
Homemade Shell Fired At The Western Negev
Israeli sources reported Tuesday that a homemade shell was fired from the Gaza Strip into an area in the Western Negev, no damage or injuries were reported.The sources said that…
The things that make for peace
As he came near and saw the city, he wept over it, saying, ‘If you, even you, had only recognized on this day the things that make for peace! But…
Al-Walajah, a symbol of Israeli ethnic cleansing
While American officials continue to claim that the mission of US Middle East Envoy George Mitchell is by no means over, and that he will still pursue his efforts to…
At What Cost the Israel Lobby?
More than 46 years ago, President John F. Kennedy sought to preclude a nuclear arms race in the Middle East. In June 1963, he wrote the last in a series…
Palestinian peace activist imprisoned after advocating boycott against Israel
Israel has extended the detention of a West Bank peace activist, who Palestinians claim is being imprisoned solely for his advocacy of international boycotts against Israel.Mohammad Othman, a 33 year…
UN Human Rights Council will consider Goldstone Report despite US pressure
Despite pressure from the Obama administration to drop the Goldstone Commission Report on Israeli and Palestinian human rights violations during Israel’s invasion of Gaza this January, the UN Human Rights…
Palestine Today 101309
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 13th 2009. Israeli troops kidnap civilians from…
Troops Kidnap 16 Residents, Issue Orders Targeting International Activists
Israeli soldiers kidnapped on Tuesday at dawn 16 Palestinians in different parts of the West Bank, and issued orders against housing international peace activists. The sixteen Palestinians were kidnapped in…
JCSER: “Jerusalem Municipality Planning To Level 150 Homes In Old City”
The Jerusalem Center for Social and Economic Rights (JCSER) issued a press release stating that the Jerusalem municipality is planning to level 150 homes in different Arab neighborhoods in East…
Washington Opposes Fateh-Hamas Unity Deal
Israeli paper, Haaretz, reported that that United States sent a message to Egypt informing its officials that the United States will not approve of a unit deal between Fateh and…
British aid convoy to arrive in Gaza mid October
The Government Committee to Break the Siege reported Sunday that British members of the Labor Party will be onboard the ‘Miles of Smiles’ British aid convoy which is expected in…
Erekat: “Israel Wants To Dictate Its Policies, Preconditions”
Head of the Negotiations Department at the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO), Dr. Saeb Erekat, stated that Israel wants to dictate its policies and preconditions on the Palestinians. Dr. Erekat added…
Explosion Rocks Saida In Southern Lebanon
The Al Manar TV, run by Hezbollah in Lebanon, reported Monday that an explosion took place in a home in Saida area, in southern Lebanon leaving extensive damage; no casualties…
Hebron: “Youth Dies Of Earlier Wounds, Nine Residents Wounded, Two Detained”
Palestinian medical sources in Hebron, in the southern part of the West Bank, reported that nine residents were wounded and two were detained during clashes that took place after a…
Netanyahu Demands P.A To Recognize Israel As Jewish State
During his Monday morning speech at the Knesset, Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, demanded the Palestinian Authority to recognize Israel as a Jewish State, and to declare that the Palestinian-Israeli…
Saadat: “Unity Is The Response To The Israeli Violations”
The detained secretary-general of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), legislator Ahmad Saadat, stated that a national unity deal is the immediate response to the ongoing Israeli…
Israeli Undercover Forces Posing As Medics
Israeli sources reported that the Undercover Forces of the Israeli army are now using a new method to capture Palestinian residents and resistance fighters by posing as medics in the…
Abu Zuhri: “Abbas’ Speech Contradictory, Filled With Misinformation”
Sami Abu Zuhri, media spokesperson of the Hamas movement, stated that the Sunday speech of president Mahmoud Abbas is filled with contradictions, misinformation and lies. Abu Zuhri said that Abbas’s…
Abbas: “We Delayed Goldstone Report To Recruit More Support”
Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, stated Sunday that the decision to delay the UN vote on the report of Judge Richard Goldstone was made to recruit more support, and that this…
New brochure markets East Jerusalem homes to Jewish families
An Israeli peace group has obtained copies of a brochure that right-wing Israeli settlers are spreading to try to populate an area of the Muslim Quarter of the Old City…
Thousands Of Jordanians Protest The Israeli Violations
Thousands of Jordanians protested on Friday in the capital, Amman, and in Al Zarqa, against the ongoing Israeli violations against the Al Aqsa Mosque and the Palestinians in East Jerusalem.The…
Israel Ex Pow Calls On Netanayhu To Discredit Shalit Video
Israeli pilot, Ex Prisoner of War, Uri Shahak, called on Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu and his government to discredit the video in which the captured Israeli soldier, Gilad Shalit,…
Two Settlers Wounded In Central West Bank
Israeli sources reported that two settlers were wounded, one seriously, when Palestinian youths hurled stones at their vehicles while driving near the Tapuach Junction, near the central West Bank city…
Judge Falk: “P.A Betrayed Its People”
Professor Richard Falk, UN Special Envoy to Human Rights in the occupied territories, stated that the Palestinian Authority’s stance regarding the report of Judge Richard Goldstone is disappointing and a…
Israeli policemen surround the Al Aqsa Mosque
Hundreds of Israeli policemen surrounded the Al Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem in preparation to evacuate nearly 200 Palestinian staying there, allegedly to protect the mosque from likely settler attacks. The…
Troops shoot, kidnap a child in Beit Lahia
Palestinian medical sources reported Monday that Israeli soldiers shot and kidnapped a Palestinian child west of Beit Lahia, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip.The sources added that a…
15 Palestinians, including two children, killed by the army in September
The International Solidarity Institution stated in its monthly report that the Israeli army killed in September 15 Palestinians in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, including two children. The…
Two Palestinian political figures released, with preconditions
The Israeli police released on Sunday evening Hatim Abdul-Qader, head of the Jerusalem branch the Fateh movement, and Sheikh Kamal Al Khatib, deputy head of the Islamic Movement in Israel,…
Soldiers detain 70 workers packed in a refrigerator truck
Israeli soldiers detained on Sunday 70 Palestinian workers packed in a refrigerator truck and heading to Israel seeking work. Israeli sources reported that the workers and the truck driver reportedly…
Israel releases female detainee from Gaza, the last of 20 included in swap deal
The Israeli Authorities released on Sunday Rawda Habib, the last of 20 female detainees freed in exchange for a videotape clearly showing the captured Israeli soldier, Gilad Shalit, is still…
Abu Mujahid: “Israel would have killed Shalit if it knew his whereabouts”
Abu Mujahid, spokesperson of the Popular Resistance Committees, stated that Israel is bitter for failing to receive any information about the location of the captured soldier, Gilad Shalit, and that…
Egyptian soldier dies of self-inflicted wounds, report says
Israeli sources reported Sunday that an Egyptian border guard officer was killed by self-inflicted wounds while he was at an Egyptian military post near the Rafah Border Crossing, between southern…
AMNESTY calls for referring Goldstone report to the Security Council
AMNESTY International called on Saturday on UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon to refer the Gaza war report of Judge Richard Goldstone to the United Nations Security Council without any further…
PA Ministry of Detainees: “40 Palestinian women still imprisoned by Israel”
The Palestinian Ministry of Detainees reported Saturday that after releasing the 20 female detainees in exchange for a videotape of Shalit, Israel will still be holding captive 40 Palestinian women…
Salafist group demands Hamas to release its members
The Salafist Group, a group thought to be affiliated with the Al Qaida terrorist network, demanded Hamas movement and its internal security to release all of its detained members, including…
Abu Rodeina: “We did not ask UN to void Goldstone report”
Nabil Abu Rodeina, spokesperson of the Palestinian President, said that the Palestinian Authority did not ask the United Nations to void the Goldstone report on the Gaza war.Abu Rodeina stated…
Gaza’s wounded protest against Abbas
Hundreds of wounded Palestinians and their families protested on Thursday against the Palestinian Authority headed by President, Mahmoud Abbas, for the decision to delay the UN discussions of the Goldstone…
PCHR Weekly Report: 9 Palestinians killed, 14 wounded by Israeli soldiers
According to the Palestinian Center for Human Rights’ Weekly Report, during the week of 17 – 30 Sep. 2009, 9 Palestinians, including 4 civilians, were killed by Israeli forces.Two of…
Fundamental Jewish Group Demands Court Not To Release Palestinian Female Detainees
The Almagor fundamental Jewish group filed an appeal to the Israeli High Court of Justice demanding it to stop the release of 20 Palestinian female detainees in return to a…
HRW Calls On The U.S To Endorse UN Report On Gaza
Human Rights Watch (HRW) called on the United States administration to endorse the report of the United Nations Fact-finding Mission on Gaza. The investigation committee was led by Judge Richard…
Shalit Video For The Release Of 20 Female Detainees
Israeli sources reported Wednesday that the Israeli cabinet approved the release of 20 Palestinian female political prisoners in exchange for a video that proves without any doubt that the captured…
Two Palestinians Killed Rafah Shelling, Five Missing
Palestinian medial sources reported on Wednesday morning that two Palestinians were killed and five others were wounded after the Israeli air force shelled the ‘Tunnel areas’, south of Rafah, in…
Palestinian Detained In Tel Aviv
Israeli sources reported that the Israeli police arrested a 23-year old Palestinian man dressed like an Israeli border-guard policeman. He was trying to enter the Central station in Tel Aviv.…
Israel To Approve Construction Of The Largest Settlement Bloc
The Israeli government is planning to approve in the coming few weeks one of the largest settlement blocs in the West Bank as it would include 14.000 units that would…
Haniyya: “Hamas Views The Egyptian Document Positively”
Ismail Haniyya, Prime Minister of the dissolved Hamas government in Gaza, stated Tuesday that Hamas believes the Egyptian document for Palestinian national unity is positive, especially since it is considered…
Israeli Police Interrogates The Mufti Of Jerusalem For Several Hours
The Israeli police interrogated Sheikh Ikrima Sabri, the Mufti of Jerusalem and the head of the Higher Islamic Committee, after claiming that he incited the Palestinians to conduct acts that…
Settlers Wounded By Gunmen Fire In Northern West Bank
Israeli sources reported Tuesday evening that a settler suffered mild to moderate wounds when gunmen opened fire at his vehicle driving near Shvut Rachel settlement, north of Jerusalem. Dozens of…
Mashal Calls For A National Conference Next Month To Sign Unity Deal
Head of the political bureau of the Hamas movement, Khalid Mashal, delivered a speech on Monday evening in Cairo calling for a national unity conference under Egyptian supervision next month,…
Dahlan: “violations In Jerusalem Could Lead To A Third Intifada”
Palestinian legislator of Fateh movement, former head of the Preventive Security Forces in Gaza, Mohammad Dahlan, warned Monday that a Third Palestinian Intifada could inflame due to the Israeli violations…
Army Shells Gaza, Twins Wounded
Palestinian medical sources reported Monday morning that a brother and his twin sister were wounded as the army fired artillery shell at their land while they were working in it…
40 Palestinians Wounded In Clashes With Israeli Soldiers In East Jerusalem
The Israeli police decided on Sunday to raise the so-called ‘alert’ level in Jerusalem after clashes with Palestinian worshipers at the Al Aqsa Mosque in East Jerusalem. 40 Palestinian were…
Settlement Group Publishes ‘confidential Plan’ For Its Supporters, Donors
The Ateret Cohanim that aims at increasing the number of Jewish settlers in East Jerusalem published a confidential plan meant for the eyes of its supporters and donors. The plan…
Livni calls for a large-scaled military offensive in Gaza
Israeli Foreign Minister, Tzipi Livni, stated on Wednesday that the Israeli army should carry a large-scaled military offensive in the Gaza Strip in retaliation for what she described as “the…
Palestine Today 082708
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Gaza crossings to remain closed
Israel will keep border crossings into the Gaza Strip closed to commercial and humanitarian goods ‘until further notice,’ Israeli media outlets reported Wednesday.The Israeli Minister of Defense Ehud Barak ordered…
Israeli military forces invade West Bank cities, kidnap three civilians
An Israeli military force kidnapped three Palestinian civilians from the West Bank cities of Hebron, Nablus and Jenin on Wednesday morning, local sources reported.A number of military vehicles invaded the…
46 Patients, including 10 children, died since the truce was declared
The Palestinian Ministry of Health at the Hamas-led government in Gaza reported on Tuesday that 78 days after the truce deal came into effect in the Gaza Strip, 46 patients…
46 Pacientes, incluidos 10 niños, han muerto desde que se declaró la tregua
El Ministerio Palestino de Salud, en el gobierno liderado por Hamas, en Gaza, informó el martes, que 78 dÃas después de que el acuerdo de tregua entrara en vigor, en…
Hamas: “Fateh security forces arrested nine Hamas members in the West Bankâ€
Sources within the Hamas movement reported on Tuesday that Palestinian security forces, loyal to President Mahmoud Abbas, arrested in the West Bank nine members and supporters of Hamas in the…
Hamas: “Fuerzas de seguridad de Fateh detuvieron a nueve miembros de Hamas en Cisjordaniaâ€
Fuentes dentro del movimiento Hamas reportaron el martes que fuerzas de seguridad palestinas, fieles al Presidente Mahmoud Abbas, detuvieron a nueve miembros y partidarios de Hamas en Jenin, Qalqilia, Tulkarem…
P.A Ministry of Health slams Hamas for firing 40 health workers in one day
The Palestinian Ministry of Health in the West Bank reported that the Hamas government in Gaza and its security forces fired 40 health workers, including physicians, pharmacists, lab specialists and…
Palestine Today 082608
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Rice: ‘Deal with PA still possible in 2008’
US Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice, does not believe that the Israeli government is intentionally expanding settlements in the West Bank and believes that a peace deal with the PA…
Barak to meet Mubarak in Egypt on talks to free Shalit
Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak will meet with the Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in Alexandria to discuss Egypt's efforts to broker a prisoner swap deal between Israel and Hamas; as…
Israeli settlers assault Palestinians and foregin owrkers in Hebron
A group of Israeli settlers, some of them armed, harrased Palestinian civilians in the West Bank city of Hebron on Tuesday morning, local sources reported. Eye witnesses said that a…