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La Agencia de Noticias Israelí Ynet, informó el lunes, que dieciocho taxistas decidieron dimitir de la estación de taxis Gilo, al enterarse de que su nuevo jefe, el nuevo propietario…

Israel stated that it would shut all border crossing in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday in response to Qassam shells fired by Palestinian fighters from the Gaza Strip into adjacent…

Fuentes Israelíes informaron el lunes, que Israel indicó, que se debería cerrar, toda frontera de paso en la Franja de Gaza, el Martes, en respuesta a los obuses Qassam, disparados…

Palestinian security sources reported that Palestinian and Israeli security officials held a meeting on Monday at the Palestinian Security Headquarters in Jenin city to discuss security issues such as easing…

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Both Palestinian and Irish sources decried reports that a Palestinian exile in Ireland, Jihad Jaara, escaped an assassination attempt and describe the story as a total fabrication.The Irish Times reported…

An Israeli committee recommended on Monday that Israel release 120 to 150 Palestinian prisoners who do not ‘have blood on their hands’. The recommendation was made following a promise by…

Senior Palestinian negotiator Ahmed Qureia has declared that Palestinians may demand to become part of a bi-national state with Israel, if the Israeli government continues to reject their proposed borders…

El negociador ejecutivo palestino, Ahmed Qureia declaró que puede que los palestinos deban exigir formar parte de un estado binacional con Israel, si su gobierno continúa rechazando las fronteras propuestas…

Nablus citizens live in an atmosphere of fear due to nightly raids by Israeli soldiers as peaceful efforts by the Center for Global Consciousness works to inform the outside world.…

Israel is seeking overturn an order by the National Court of Spain to arrest six Israeli military leaders who have been accused of war crimes. Sources in the Israeli attorney…

Local sources report that the Israeli army has seized three Palestinians from Gaza near an Israeli checkpoint on Sunday night. The Israeli army apprehended the three Palestinians whilst they were…

The Israeli army raided the West Bank cities of Hebron, Jenin and Nablus on Monday morning, seizing four civilians, as reported by local sources. A number of Israeli military vehicles…

The Palestinian Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip warned on Sunday of the increasing number of mortalities among the patients in the Gaza Strip due to the ongoing Israeli…

El Ministerio Palestino de Salud, en la Franja de Gaza, advirtió el domingo del incremento del número de muertes, entre los pacientes de la Franja de Gaza, debido al asedio…

Palestinian Minister of Culture, Tahani Abu Doqqa, stated on Sunday that the burial ceremony of Palestinian poet and intellect Mahmoud Darwish will be held on Wednesday in the West Bank…

El Ministro de Cultura palestino, Tahani Abu Doqqa, declaró ayer que el entierro del poeta e intelectual palestino, Mahmoud Darwish se realizará mañana miércoles en la ciudad de la la…

The Palestinian Information Center, run by Hamas, reported on Sunday that three residents were hospitalized after suffocating under the rubble of a collapsed tunnel in Rafah, on the borders between…

Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, stated on Sunday afternoon that it rejects the statements of Dr. Salaam Fayyad, the Palestinian Prime Minister of the Fateh led government in the West Bank,…

The Palestinian Center for Human Rights, PCHR, welcomed on Sunday the decision of the Spanish High Court to issue arrest warrants against six current and former Israeli poetical and military…

El Centro Pro Derechos Humanos Palestino, PCHR, se alegró de la decisión del domingo, del Tribunal Supremo Español, de dictaminar la orden judicial de arresto contra seis antiguos y vigentes…

The ruling Hamas party in Gaza organized on Sunday morning a rally in claim of reopening the Rafah crossing terminal in southern Gaza, closed since June2007, when Hamas-led forces took…

Palestinian Prime Minister of Hamas, Ismail Haniya, stated on Sunday that his ruling party won’t give any concessions regarding a potential prisoner swap deal with Israel, in which captured Israeli…

The Al Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, stated on Saturday that its demands for a prisoner swap deal are nonnegotiable, and added that no matter what Israel tries,…

Las brigadas Al Qassam, el ala armado de Hamas, dijo el sábado que sus demandas por un intercambio de presos no son negociables. Añadieron que por más que Israel trate,…

Israeli military sources reported on Saturday that resistance fighters fired a homemade shell into the Western Negev. The shell landed in an open area causing no damage or injuries. Israeli…

Fuentes militares israelíes informaron el sábado que combatientes de resistencia lanzaron un proyectil casero hacia el oeste de Negev. El proyectil aterrizó en un área abierto, sin herir ni dañar.Oficiales…

Mahmoud Darwish, a renowned Palestinian poet, one of the intellectual figures known as the voice of the Palestinians in Diaspora and under occupation, died on Saturday evening at age 67…

Mahmoud Darwish, poeta palestino renombrado, uno de las figuras intelectuales conocido como la voz de los palestinos en diáspora y bajo ocupación, se murió el sábado por la noche a…

As death toll in Gaza have reached 223 due to the ongoing Israeli siege on the Coastal Region, local residents are calling for an immediate international intervention to open the…

150 Palestinian prisoners are to be released from Israeli prisons at the expected date of 25 August, though names have not yet been released. Local sources reported. Minister of Prisoner…

Local sources reported on Saturday that the Israeli army erected a military roadblock in Jinata village, east of the West Bank city of Bethlehem and kidnapped a civilian from the…

Palestinian security sources in the Gaza Strip reported that the Hamas police and security forces released on Friday 60 Fateh supporters who were arrested in recent days after interrogation revealed…

Fuentes de seguridad palestinas en la Franja de Gaza informaron que la policía de Hamas y las fuerzas de seguridad liberaron a 60 simpatizantes de Al Fatal, quienes habían sido…

The London-based Al Hayat Newspaper reported that it was informed by Egyptian sources that the Israeli security services interrogated dozens of Fateh men who fled out of the Gaza Strip…

Lieutenant General Keith Dayton, the United States Security Coordinator for Israel and the Palestinian Authority (P.A), stated in his first interview with the Israel media that Israel and the United…

El Teniente General, Keith Dayton, Coordinador de Seguridad de los Estados Unidos, para Israel y la Autoridad Palestina, (P.A.), indicó en su primera entrevista a los medios de comunicación de…

The Jerusalem Legal Aid and Human Rights Center issued its monthly report stating that the Israeli Ethnic cleansing policy is escalating; especially, towards the Bedouins and farmers, e.g. the illegal…

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A group of 150 non violent protesters marched in protest against the illegal wall on Friday midday at al Khader village nearby the West Bank city of Bethlehem. IMEMC’s correspondents…

Un grupo de 150 manifestantes no-violentos, marcharon en protesta contra el muro ilegal, el viernes al mediodía, en el pueblo de al Khader, cercano a la ciudad de Belén, en…

The Israeli army dispersed the weekly nonviolent protest located in Bil’in village north of the West Bank city of Ramallah on Friday midday with gas, guns and grenades.local sources reported.…

El ejército israelí dispersó la protesta en el pueblo de Bil’in al norte de Ramallah en Cisjordania el viernes a mediodía con gases, armas y granadas, reportaron fuentes locales.Después de…

Local sources reported that the Israeli army attacked the weekly non-violent protest at al Ma'sara village south of the West Bank city of Bethlehem on Friday midday. A group of…

Fuentes locales reportaron que el ejército israelí atacó la no-violenta protesta semanal en el pueblo de Al Ma’sara al sur de Belén en Cisjordania el viernes a mediodía.Un grupo de…

Medical sources reported on Friday morning that the number of patients who have died in the Gaza Strip due to the Israeli siege has reached 233 as six more patients…

Fuentes medicas, informaron el viernes por la mañana, que el número de pacientes que han muerto en la franja de Gaza, debido al asedio Israelí, ha alcanzado la cifra de…

The Israeli army invaded the West Bank cities of Jenin, Nablus and Tulkarem on Friday at dawn, local sources reported. In the West Bank city of Jenin, a number of…

El ejército israelí invadió las ciudades de Jenin, Nablus y Tulkarem el viernes al amanecer, fuentes locales reportaron.En la ciudad de Jenin en Cisjordania, varios vehículos militares israelíes invadieron la…

The Popular Resistance Committees (PRC) stated on Thursday that the fragile truce between Israel and the Hamas ruling part y in Gaza could collapse in three weeks. The truce started…

La Comité de Resistencia Popular (CRP) dijo el jueves que la tregua débil entre Israel y Hamas, el partido gobernante en Gaza, podría fracasarse en tres semanas. La tregua empezó…

The Israeli Housing Ministry issued on Thursday bids for the construction of hundreds of settler homes in Jabal Abu Ghneim (Har Homa) in Bethlehem district and Beitar Elit settlement near…

El Ministerio Israelí de la Vivienda, presto el jueves, ayudas para la construcción de centenares de casas de colonos, en Jabal Abu Ghneim (Har Homa) en el distrito de Belén,…

In its weekly summary of Israeli attacks for the week of 30 July – 06 August 2008, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) reports that Israeli forces killed a…

Mohammed Bakri, the Israeli-born director of the film 'Jenin, Jenin', has been acquitted of all charges by an Israeli judge.  Bakri had been sued by Israeli soldiers who said his…

Israeli sources reported that a private small plane crashed while attempting to land in Haifa airport, on Thursday afternoon, killing three Israelis and wounded three others. Israeli online daily, Haaretz,…

Israeli Defense Minister, Ehud Barak, stated on Thursday that he does not believe that a peace agreement between Israel and the Palestinian Authority is possible before the end of this…

The British Consulate in Israel reported on Thursday that a group of Israeli settlers attacked a delegation of British diplomats who were visiting the southern West Bank city of Hebron.…

US Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice, threatened on Thursday that the United States will push for more sanctions on Iran after the Iranian leadership failed in responding to a bid…

In Jenin, Palestinian Women addresses the concerns of women as they face problems of raising a family and preparing for jobs when the home no longer has a man to…

The Israeli army attacked on Thursday midday a non violent protest in Nil’in village southern the central West Bank city of Ramallah, kidnapping 2, injuring 3 and causing dozens to…

Local sources reported that Israeli soldiers invaded the southern West Bank city of Hebron and nearby villages on Thursday midday. Troops invaded Sureef village, north west of Hebron, and kidnapped…

A group of international peace activist invited the Israeli Minister of Foreign Affairs Tzipi Livni to welcome them in the Gaza Strip as they arrive from their planned sail from…

The Israeli army kidnapped a Palestinian girl from Al Khader village near the West Bank city of Bethlehem on Thursday morning.The Palestinian Prisoners Society reported that the Israeli troops kidnapped…

The Israeli army attacked the West Bank cities of Jenin, Ramallah, Tubas and Tulkarem on Thursday at dawn, local sources reported.In the West Bank city of Jenin, a number of…

A deported Palestinian escaped an assassination attempt on Thursday morning in a drive-by shooting in Ireland sources in Dublin reported.According to sources, Jihad Ja’ara from Bethlehem, escaped an assassination attempt…

Local sources reported that a group of Israeli settlers tried to seize a Palestinian home in the city of Jerusalem on Thursday dawn. Hatem Abd Al Kader, the assistant to…

Fuentes locales, informaron, que un grupo de colonos Israelíes, han intentado apoderarse de una casa palestina, de la ciudad de Jerusalén el jueves de madrugada. Hatem Abd Al Kader, el…

Israeli settlers assaulted Palestinian and International worshippers who were holding a prayer service at Ush Ghrab park in Beit Sahour Wednesday evening. As the mass started, the settlers, who organized…

After the Israeli military announced Wednesday that an officer who shot a bound, gagged Palestinian at point blank range with a rubber-coated steel bullet would be dismissed from his post,…

Después de que la milicia Israelí, anunciara el miércoles, que el oficial que disparo a un Palestino atado y amordazado, a quemarropa con una bala de acero cubierta de goma,…

One of the Lawyers of the Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) reported on Wednesday that the detainees imprisoned at the Huwwara Israeli prison announced a hunger strike in protest to medical…

The Ahrar Center for Detainees Studies and Human Rights reported on Wednesday that Israeli troops broke into the home of Dr. Majeda Fidda, 42, member of Nablus Municipality and kidnapped…

Israeli Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert, pledged to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday that Israel will consider the release of 150 Palestinian prisoners, said Palestinian negotiator, Saeb Eriqat. The Palestinian…

El primer ministro israelí Ehud Olmert prometió al presidente palestino Mahmoud Abbas el miércoles que Israel considerará ponerles en libertad a 150 presos palestinos, dijo Saeb Erigat, negociador palestino.El negociador…

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In the past two weeks, the Hamas-dominated interior ministry in Gaza has closed scores of Gaza-based non-governmental organizations (NGOs). According to Al Mezan Center for Human Rights in Gaza City,…

The Israeli daily Haaretz news reported on Wednesday morning that Israel released five Palestinian prisoners as part of a swap deal with the Lebanese Hezbollah group that brought back the…

El diario Haaretz News reportó el miércoles por la mañana que Israel puso en libertad a cinco presos palestinos como parte de un acuerdo de intercambio con el grupo líbano…

The Israeli army troops invaded the West Bank cities of Hebron, Jenin , Tubas , Qalqilia and Ramallah on Wednesday morning and kidnapped five Palestinian civilians, local sources reported. In…

Tropas israelíes invadieron las ciudades de Hebrón, Jenin, Tubas, Qalqilia y Ramallah en Cisjordania el miércoles por la mañana y secuestraron a cinco civiles palestinos, según informaron fuentes locales. En…

The Israeli army invaded the west bank city of Nablus on Wednesday morning and kidnapped 7 civilians among them a member of Nablus' city council, reported local sources. Israeli troops…

El ejército Israelí, invadió la ciudad de Nablus, en Cisjordania, el miércoles por la mañana, y secuestro a 7 civiles, entre ellos un miembro del ayuntamiento de Nablus, informaron Fuentes…

Israeli police attacked dozens of peace activists, members of the Anarchist movement in Israel, who were staging a protest in front of the home of Israeli Army Colonel, Aviv Reshef,…

La policía Israelí, ataco a docenas de activistas pacíficos, miembros del movimiento Anarquista de Israel, que organizaron una manifestación, frente a la casa del Coronel del Ejercito Israelí, Aviv Reshef,…

The United Nations Refugee Agency stated on Tuesday that some of the Palestinian Refugees who are stranded in Iraq will be relocated under a settlement program in Iceland and Sweden.…

La Agencia de Refugiados de la Organización de Naciones Unidas dijo el martes que algunos refugiados palestinos que están con problemas de volver a casa en Irak se trasladarán bajo…

Israeli sources reported on Tuesday that Israeli Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert, and the Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, are slated to meet on Wednesday in Jerusalem to discuss the current political…

Fuentes israelíes informaron el martes que el Primero Ministro Israelí, Ehud Olmert, y el Presidente Palestino, Mahmoud Abbas, programan reunirse el miércoles en Jerusalén para discutir la situación política actual.Fuentes…

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Fuentes locales, informaron que fuerzas armadas militares Israelíes, han invadido la ciudad de Belén, en Cisjordania, y han secuestrado a un abogado. Testigos oculares, han dicho, que tropas Israelíes, han…

Local sources reported that a number of Israeli settlers attacked the West Bank city of Hebron on Tuesday morning causing the injury of an old man. Eye witnesses reported that…

Fuentes locales reportaron que varios colonos israelíes atacaron Hebron en Cisjordania el martes por la mañana, hiriéndole a un anciano.Testigos informaron que colonos israelíes tiraron coches palestinos con piedras. Además…

Defense Minister and Labor Party leader Ehud Barak criticized his political rivals on Monday, equating them with hosts of reality television shows, and told his constituents that a military operation…

El Ministro de Defensa, y líder del Partido Laboral, Ehud Barak, criticó a sus rivales políticos, el lunes, comparándoles con presentadores de televisión de programas de ‘reality’, y dijo a…

The U.S. state department has cancelled the visas of the 3 remaining Palestinian scholars set to study in the States citing unspecified security concerns. The New York Times reported yesterday…

El Departamento de Estado norteamericano canceló las visas de los tres becarios palestinos restantes que se disponían a viajar a los Estados Unidos, citando cuestiones de seguridad no especificadas. .…

Local sources reported that the Israeli army invaded the West Bank cities of Jenin, Tubas, Tulkarem , Hebron and Nablus on Tuesday morning, kidnapping 10 civilians. The Israeli army invaded…

Once a popular tourist attraction, the ancient city of Sabastiya, located ten kilometers from Nablus, is being economically strangled. Treachorous bypass roads make the trip difficult and can take several…