After a petition filed by human rights groups, High Court suspends proceedings in Nil’lin case
Ashraf Abu Rahma, the Palestinian resident who was shot by the soldiers after they bounded and blindfolded him, filed a petition along with Israeli Human Rights groups; B’Tselem, the Association…
Después de presentada demanda, el Tribunal Supremo suspende el proceso del ‘caso Nil’lin’
Ashraf Abu Rahma, el residente Palestino, que fue disparado por los soldados, después de que le hubieran atado y vendado, presento una demanda, de acuerdo con Grupos de Derechos Humanos…
Palestine Today 081908
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Israeli army attacks agricultural shops in Tulkarem
Israeli army troops attacked a number of shops selling fertilizer and agricultural materials in Tulkarem on Monday mid-afternoon.Eye witnesses reported that Israeli troops entered the city and focussed their force…
Palestinian President Abbas to visit Saudi Arabia
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will arrive in Jeddah on Tuesday afternoon to meet with King Abdullah Ibn Abdel Aziz, Crown Prince Sultan Ibn Abdel Aziz and Foreign Minister prince Saud…
Presidente Palestino Visitará Arabia Saudita
El Presidente Mahmoud Abbas llegará a Jeddah el martes por la tarde para reunirse con el Rey Abdullah Ibn Abdel Aziz; el heredero a la Corona, PrÃncipe Sultan Ibn Abdel…
Israeli army seizes two civilians in Hebron
The Israeli army troops invaded Hebron, kidnapping two civilians following a search of their houses, as reported by local sources. Troops entered the city and searched a number of houses,…
El ejército israelà secuestra a dos civiles en Hebron
Tropas del ejército israelà invadieron Hebron, secuestrándoles a dos civiles después de registrarles la casa, según reportajes de fuentes locales.Tropas entraron la ciudad y registraron varias casas, disparando granadas y…
Israeli army seizes eight civilians
Israeli army troops invaded Tulkarem, Nablus and Jenin on Tuesday at dawn and rendited eight civilians, as reported by local sources. Israeli troops invaded Tulkarem with a number of military…
El ejército israelà secuestra a ocho civiles
Tropas del ejército israelà invadieron Tulkarem, Nablus y Jenin el martes al amanecer y secuestraron a ocho civiles, según reportajes de fuentes locales.Tropas israelÃes invadieron Tulkarem con varios camiones militares…
Al Jazeera demands an Israeli apology
A lawyer for the Qatar-based Al Jazeera News Agency demanded that the Israeli newspaper, Haaretz, apologize for publishing a faulty report in its printed and online editions. The report in…
Al Jazeera Exige una Disculpa por parte de Israel
Un abogado de la agencia de noticias de Al Jazeera con sede en Qatar exige que el periódico israelà Haaretz, se disculpó por haber publicado un informe errado en sus…
Khalid: “Israel is offering a reservation, not a stateâ€
Taiseer Khalid, member of the Executive Committee of the Palestinian Liberation Organization and member of the political bureau of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP), stated on…
Al Qassam: “Abbas and Fayyad are obstructing an honorable prisoner-swap dealâ€
The Al Qassam Brigade, the armed wing of Hamas, stated on Monday that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, and his Prime Minister, Sr. Salaam Fayyad, are obstructing all efforts to achieve…
Five factions meet and call for national dialogue
Talal Abu Thareefa, member of the political bureau of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP) stated on Monday that representatives of five Palestinian factions had held a…
Palestine Today 081808
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Greta Berlin: We are determined to sail to Gaza
In the upcoming days, Gaza will welcome a group of international activists who are set to sail from Cyprus to Gaza. The internationals have come from various countries worldwide to…
Greta Berlin: Estamos decididos a zarpar hacÃa Gaza
En los próximos dÃas, Gaza dará la bienvenida a un grupo de activistas internacionales, que están listos para zarpar desde Chipre para Gaza. Los internacionales, vienen de varios paÃses del…
Israel approves release of 200 Palestinians
The Israeli ministerial committee on Palestinian prisoners is scheduled to meet on Monday with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to approve release of approximately 200 prisoners. The Israeli cabinet approved…
Israeli army invades West Bank cities & seizes 2 civilians.
The Israeli army invaded the West Bank cities of Ramallah, Hebron and Tubas and took two civilians, according to local sources. The Israeli army invaded Kuper village north of Ramallah.…
El ejército IsraelÃ, invade ciudades de Cisjordania, y detiene a 2 civiles
El ejército IsraelÃ, invadió las ciudades de Ramallah, Hebron, y Tubas, en Cisjordania, y tomaron a dos civiles, según informaron fuentes locales. El ejército IsraelÃ, invadió el pueblo de Kuper,…
Hamas runs out of passports
The Hamas-run interior ministry announced on Monday that they have run out of passports, including those needed for urgent cases. A statement released by the Palestinian ministry accused the Palestinian…
Ministerio del Interior de Hamas: no más pasaportes para casos urgentes
El Ministerio del Interior de tendencia Hamas, anunció el lunes, que el ministerio se ha quedado sin pasaportes, necesarios para los casos urgentes, en medio del atroz bloqueo IsraelÃ. Un…
Death toll in Gaza reaches 237
The number of patients who have died in the Gaza Strip due to the year-long Israeli siege has reached 237, as one more patient dies today. Medical sources reported that…
Israeli sources: Israel may attack ‘Free Gaza’ boats
As a group of non-violent activists and journalists from Israel, the U.S., Europe and around the world set sail from Cyprus to bring humanitarian aid to Gaza by boat, Israeli…
Fayyad, Barak, met in Tel Aviv on Saturday
Israeli sources reported that Palestinian Prime Minister, Dr. Salaam Fayyad, and the Israeli Defense Minister, Ehud Barak, met on Saturday evening in Tel Aviv and held talks over the release…
Fayyad y Barak, se reunieron en Tel Aviv el Sábado
Fuentes IsraelÃes, informaron, que el Primer Ministro Palestino, Dr. Salaam Fayyad, y el Ministro de Defensa IsraelÃ, Ehud Barak, se reunieron el sábado por la tarde, en Tel Aviv, y…
Egypt demands Israel speed up Shalit’s deal
Egyptian demanded Israel to speed up talks and increase efforts to end the file of the Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, captured in the Gaza Strip.Israeli newspaper Yedeoth Ahronot, reported that…
Islamic Jihad leader warns of Israeli plans to demolish Al-Aqsa Mosque
Islamic Jihad leader, Ibrahim an-Najjar slammed the ongoing excavations Israel is carrying out under the Mughrabi Gate ramp near the Western Wall (Al-Buraq Wall) and the Aqsa Mosque Noble Sanctuary,…
Israeli troops invade Jenin, paralyze movement of civilians
Israeli troops invaded West Bank city of Jenin Saturday at dawn, erected several military checkpoints, and searched anumber of houses, local sources reported. Eye witnesses stated that a at least…
Tropas IsraelÃes Invaden JenÃn y Paralizan Movimiento de Civiles
Tropas israelÃes invadieron la ciudad cisjordana de Jenin hoy; erigieron varios puntos de control (checkpoints), e ingresaron a revisar varias viviendas.Testigos oculares indicaron que al menos ocho jeeps israelÃes, seguidos…
The Israeli army kidnaps a civilian from Bethlehem
The Israeli army troops kidnapped one Palestinian civilian in the West Bank city of Bethlehem Saturday morning, Palestinian sources reported.Eyewitnesses said that a number of Israeli military vehicles drove into…
El ejército israelÃ, secuestra a un civil de Belén
Las tropas del ejército IsraelÃ, secuestraron a un civil palestino en la ciudad de Belén, en Cisjordania, el sábado por la mañana, informaron fuentes palestinas. Testigos oculares, dijeron que un…
Gaza reporters protest against Israel’s decision to clear soldiers who killed their colleague
Dozens of Palestinian reporters in the Gaza Strip held a protest on Friday in protest to an Israeli court decision to clear the soldiers who shelled a Reuters vehicle and…
Prensa de Gaza Protesta Contra Decisión Israelà de Absolver a Soldados
Docenas de reporteros palestinos de la Franja de Gaza efectuaron una protesta pacÃfica en contra de la decisión de una corte israelà de exculpar a los soldados que bombardearon un…
Hamas welcomes restoration of relations with Jordan
Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, issued a statement on Friday welcoming the restoration of relations with Jordan after a series of talks between Hamas officials and representatives of the Jordanian government. …
Hamas Acoge Favorablemente la Restauración de Relaciones con Jordania
El Movimiento de Resistencia Islámica, Hamas, emitió una decalaración en la que da la bienvenida a la restauración de relaciones con Jordania, tras una serie de conversaciones entre oficiales del…
Jordan to release four prisoner who were detained by Israel
An senior Jordanian official stated on Friday that the Jordanian government decided to release four prisoners who were transferred from Israel to Jordan more than a year ago during talks…
This Week in Palestine week 33 2008
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Non Violent Protest against the wall at Al-Ma’sara
International action groups joined local villagers at Al-Ma’sara on Friday in a non-violent protest against the building of the wall ont he village’s land. Close to a hundred of the…
Weekly peaceful protest at Al Khader village
A group of fifty internationals, peace activists and non-violent protesters marched in protest against the illegal wall on Friday midday at al Khader village located near Bethlehem. IMEMC’s correspondents reported…
Protesta pacifica semenal, en el pueblo de Al Khader
Un grupo de cincuenta internacionales, activistas de paz, y manifestantes no-violentos, marcharon en protesta contra el muro ilegal, el viernes al mediodÃa, en el pueblo de al Khader, cerca de…
Weekly non-violent protest at Bil’in
The Israeli army dispersed the weekly non-violent protest in Bil’in village north of Ramallah on Friday midday with gas, guns and grenades. After the weekly Friday prayer, a group 300…
Protesta Semanal no-violenta en Bil’in
El ejército IsraelÃ, disperso la protesta no-violenta semanal en el pueblo de Bil’in, norte de Ramallah, el viernes al mediodÃa, con gas, armas de fuego, y granadas. Después de la…
7 injured in weekly non-violent protest in Nil’in
IMEMC’s correspondents reported on Friday that a group of peace activists including internationals and local villagers marched in a non-violent protest against the wall at Nil’in village. After the Friday…
7 heridos en la protesta no violenta seminal de Nil’in
Periodistas de IMEMC reportaron el viernes que un grupo de activistas por la paz incluyendo internacionales y vecinos locales desfilaron en una protesta no-violenta contra el muro en el pueblo…
Challenging the siege from Rafah to Cyprus
On Sunday, hundreds of Hamas supporters, many stranded Gaza patients, students and travelers, took part in a rally at the Palestinian side of the Rafah crossing terminal in southern Gaza,…
Israeli army invades West Bank cities and kidnaps 16 civilians
The Israeli military invaded the West Bank cities of Hebron, Tulkarem and Ramallah on Friday at dawn, as reported by local sources. The Israeli army invaded Hebron at dawn, driving…
El ejército israelà invade ciudades en Cisjordania; secuestra a 16 civiles
El ejército israelà invadió Hebron, Tulkarem y Ramallah en Cisjordania el viernes al amanecer, según reportajes de fuentes locales.El ejército israelà invadió Hebron al amanecer, conduciendo vehÃculos militares por las…
Israeli assassination threats force two young men to turn selves in
Local sources reported that two young Palestinian men turned themselves in to Israeli soldiers on Thursday evening after their families received assassination threats from the Israeli intelligence services. The two…
Amenazas de muerte por israelÃes hacen que dos jóvenes se entreguen
Fuentes locales reportaron que dos jóvenes palestinos se entregaron a soldados israelÃes el jueves por la tarde después de que sus familias recibieron amenazas de muerte de la inteligencia israelÃ.Los…
PCHR Weekly Report: 18 injured in Israeli attacks, including 3 children
In its weekly summary of Israeli attacks for the week of 07 – 13 August 2008, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) reports that 18 Palestinian civilians, including 3…
Suleiman demands Israel conclude Shalit negotiations within three months
Egyptian Intelligence Chief, Omar Suleiman, demanded Israel to speed up talks on the file of the captured Israeli Soldier, Gilad Shalit, and reach a prisoner swap deal with the Palestinian…
Three leftist factions continue efforts to end internal Palestinian crisis
After holding a meeting with Hamas leaders on Thursday evening, the Leftist Bloc ;The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine…
PCHR slams Israeli court decision to clear soldiers who killer Reuters cameraman
The Palestinian Center For Human Rights (PCHR) issued On Thursday a press release slamming the Israeli Court and it Military Prosecutor for clearing the tank crew who fired a shell…
CPDH critica violentamente la decisión del tribunal israelÃ
El Centro Palestino por Derechos Humanos (CPDH) dio una nota de prensa criticando violentamente el tribunal israelà y su abogado militar por absolver los soldados en tanque que dispararon una…
Palestine Today 081408
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Israeli troops invade Khan Younis
A number of Israeli military vehicles invaded Khan Younis in the southern part of the Gaza Strip on Thursday morning. Eyewitnesses reported that two Israeli military bulldozers and two tanks…
Tropas israelÃes invaden Khan Younis
Varios vehÃculos israelÃes invadieron Khan Younis en el sur de la Franja de Gaza el jueves por la mañana. Testigos reportaron que dos buldózeres militares israelÃes y dos tanques de…
Israeli settlers injure a Palestinian civilian in Hebron
A group of Israeli settlers attacked Hebron on Thursday morning, wounding a civilian. Eye witnesses reported that a group of Israeli settlers attacked houses located near the Israeli settlement; settlers…
Colonos israelÃes hieren a un civil palestino en Hebron
Un grupo de colonos israelÃes atacaron la ciudad de Hebron el jueves al amanecer, hiriendo a un civil.Testigos reportaron que un grupo de colonos israelÃes atacaron casas ubicadas cerca del…
Israeli army kidnaps 4 civilians from West Bank
The Israeli army invaded the West Bank cities of Nablus, Tulkarem, and Jenin on Thursday at dawn and kidnapped 4 civilians.The Israeli army invaded Nablus for the third day in…
Ejército israelà secuestra a 4 civiles de Cisjordania
El ejército israelà invadió Nablus, Tulkarem y Jenin en Cisjordania el jueves al amanecer y secuestró a 4 civiles.El ejército israelà invadió Nablus por el tercer dÃa seguido. Acosaron varios…
Olmert offers to absorb 20,000 Palestinians
The Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has proposed to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas that the ‘shelf agreement’ the two sides are working on should include an agreement for Israel…
Olmert ofrece absorber a 20,000 palestinos
El Primer Ministro Israelà Ehud Olmert ha propuesto al Presidente de la Autoridad Palestina Mahmoud Abbas que en el acuerdo que está en el proceso de formarse, debe de incluir…
Israeli army shoots 2 civilians and kidnaps 7 from Bethlehem
The Israeli army invaded Deheisheh refugee camp in Bethlehem on Thursday dawn, shooting two civilians and kidnapping five others. Eye witnesses reported that a large Israeli army force entered the…
Israeli police demands Cell Phone companies to provide them with precise details on clients
Celcom mobile phone company in israel revealed on Wednesday during a Law and Constitution Knesset session that the Israeli police is demanding it to provide the force with illegal information…
La policÃa israelà demanda que empresas de móviles le brinden con detalles precisos sobre clientes
Celcom, una compañÃa de teléfonos móviles en Israel develó el miércoles durante una sesión de Ley y Constitución en el Knesset, que la policÃa israelà demanda que la brinda con…
Army clears soldiers who killed Reuters cameraman
The Israeli Military Prosecutor cleared the Israeli soldiers who killed Palestinian reporter Fadel Shana’a in Al Boreij refugee camp, in the Central Gaza Strip, in April 2008. Soldiers fired a…
El ejército exculpa a los soldados que mataron al cámara de Reuters
La FiscalÃa Militar IsraelÃ, exculpo a los soldados israelÃes, que mataron al reportero Palestino, Fadel Shana’a, en el campo de refugiados Al Boreij, en la Franja Central de Gaza, en…
Palestine Today 081308
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Bulldozers demolish three Palestinian homes in Jerusalem
Israeli bulldozers accompanied by the Israeli army, demolished three houses in Jerusalem at midday on Wednesday.Eyewitnesses said that the bulldozers demolished the houses immediately, banning family members from rescuing any…
Bulldozers iIsraelÃes Demuelen Tres Hogares Palestinos en Jerusalén
Acompañados del ejército, bulldozers israelÃes demolieron tres viviendas en la ciudad de Jerusalén, hoy miércoles.Testigos oculares dijeron que los bulldozers demolieron las casas de inmediato, impidiendo a los miembros de…
The Palestine Liberation Organization (P.L.O) must go back to its roots
On Saturday the 9th of August we headed out to upper Nablus where we’d arranged an interview with the ex-mayor of the city, Bassam Shaka.Our taxi left us in front…
Israeli settlers assault a Palestinian child
A group of Israeli settlers attacked the West Bank city of Hebron on Wednesday, wounding a young Palestinian child.Eyewitnesses said that the Israeli settlers attacked civilians by throwing glass bottles…
Colonos israelÃes atacan a un niño palestino
Un grupo de colonos israelÃes atacó Hebron en Cisjordania el miércoles, hiriéndole a un niño joven palestino.Testigos dijeron que colonos israelÃes atacaron a civiles con botellas de vidrio y piedras.…
Palestinian businessman detained on return from Amman
According to Palestinian security sources, Israeli military forces rendited a Palestinian businessman from Nablus on his return to Palestine from Jordan. The sources said that Israeli forces seized fifty-five year…
Hombre de Negocios Palestino es Detenido al Regresar de Amman
Según las fuentes de seguridad palestinas, las fuerzas armadas israelÃes detuvieron a un comerciante palestino habitante de Nablus, a su retorno de Jordania.Agregaron que las fuerzas de seguridad aprehendieron a…
Palestinian Poet Mahmoud Darwish laid to rest in Ramallah
Thousands of Palestinians and internationals attend Darwish’s funeral on Wednesday in Ramallah, after his body arrived from the USA with a special Emirates airplane, then with special helicopters from Jordan…
Four civilians taken from Hebron
The Israeli army invaded Yatta village south of Hebron on Wednesday at midday. Four civilians were kidnapped. Eyewitnesses reported that Israeli military vehicles invaded the village and spread through the…
Israel to reopen four Gaza crossings
Local sources reported that Israel will reopen four crossing points with the Gaza Strip, including the Kerem Shalom border crossing. This will be the first time that the Kerem Shalom…
Military vehicles and bulldozers invade Hebron
Clashes occured as twenty Israeli military vehicles and a number of bulldozers invaded the West Bank city of Hebron on Wednesday morning. Eye witnesses reported that Israeli troops invaded Taffuh…
VehÃculos Militares y Bulldozers Ingresa a Hebrón
Veinte vehÃculos militares israelÃes y un grupo de bulldozers invadieron esta ciudad de la Ribera Occidental de Jordán el miércoles por la mañana. Testigos presenciales informaron que las tropas israelÃes…
Palestinian boy shot at by Israeli army
The Israeli army invaded Deheisheh refugee camp south of Bethlehem early Wednesday, and injured an unarmed Palestinian boy. Eye witnesses reported that a number of Israeli military vehicles invaded the…
The Israeli army invades West Bank cities
The Israeli army invaded on Tuesday dawn the West Bank cities of Bethlehem, Tulkarem and Salfit kidnapping one civilian as reported by local sources. Israeli army invaded Beit Jala a…
El ejército israelà Invade ciudades de Cisjordania
Fuentes locales señalaron que el ejército israelà invadió el martes las ciudades de Belén, Tulkarem y Salfit, y secuestraron a un civil.También invadió Beit Jala. Testigos oculares reportaron que varios…
P.A rejects Olmert’s “Shelf Planâ€
After the Israeli newspaper, Haaretz, published on Tuesday draft of a peace plan by Israel’s Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert, Palestinian officials rejected the plan and said that it disregards the…
Gaza Artists commemorate Darwish
In commemoration to Palestinian intellect and poet, Mahmoud Darwish, Palestinian artists lit candles on Tuesday in the Unknown Soldier Square in Gaza in respect to the life, work and character…
Artistas de Gaza, conmemoran a Darwish
En conmemoración del poeta e intelectual palestino, Mahmoud Darwish, artistas palestinos encendieron velas, en la Plaza al Soldado Desconocido, en Gaza, para honrar la vida, obra y personalidad de Darwish,…
Detained Legislators slam the arrest of the head of the Ahrar Center for Detainees Studies
Detained Palestinian Legislators, members of the Hamas’ Change and Reform Parliamentary Bloc, slammed the Palestinian security forces for arresting Fuad Al Khuffash, 34, a Palestinian human rights activist and the…
Legisladores Detenidos, critican duramente el arresto del director del Centro Ahrar
Legisladores palestinos detenidos, miembros del Bloque Parlamentario para la Reforma y el Cambio, de Hamas, criticaron duramente a las fuerzas de seguridad palestinas, por el arresto de Fuad Al Khuffash,…
Palestine Today 081208
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Despair among Egyptians stranded in Gaza
Local sources reported that 180 Egyptian citizens, many of them women and children have been stranded in the Gaza Strip since the demolition of the Rafah border wall in January.…
Israeli troops kidnap young boy
The Israeli army entered Hebron on Tuesday morning and kidnapped a local fourteen year old boy. According to local reports, Israeli troops surrounded the city, erecting several checkpoints at village…
Settler attacks in Hebron
A group of Israeli settlers attacked houses and a mosque in the West Bank city of Hebron, and attempted to set the mosque on fire, as reported by local sources.…
Israeli army invades West Bank cities kidnapping 18 civilians
The Israeli army invaded the West Bank cities of Nablus, Ramallah, Jenin, Tubas and Bethlehem on Tuesday morning, as reported by local sources. The Israeli army invaded Balata refugee camp…
El ejército israelà invade ciudades en Cisjordania, secuestrándoles a 18 civiles
El ejército israelà invadió Nablus, Ramallah, Jenin, Tubas y Belén en Cisjordania el martes por la mañana, según fuentes locales.El ejército israelà invadió el campo de refugiados Balata al este…
Israel seals Gaza crossings
The Israeli defense minister ordered the closure of all Gaza crossings on Tuesday, following a homemade shell landing in the nearby Israeli town of Sderot. The ruling party Hamas in…
Israel cierra todos los pasos a la Franja de Gaza
El ministro israelà de defensa demandó que todos los pasos a la Franja de Gaza se cierren el martes, después de que una bomba casera aterrizó en el pueblo vecino…
Qureia: “Israel is making a two-state solution impossibleâ€
Chief Palestinian negotiator, Ahmad Qureia, has stated that by continuing to reject the establishment of an independent Palestinian State, Israel is making a two-state solution an impossible aim. Qureia states…