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,…
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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…
Qureia: “Israel hace la solución de dos estados imposibleâ€
Primer negociador palestino Ahmad Qureia dijo que porque Israel continúa rechazar el establecimiento de un estado independiente palestino, Israel hace que el objetivo de tener una solución de dos estados…
Jewish taxi drivers resign after learning their new boss is an Arab
Israeli Ynet News reported on Monday that eighteen taxi drivers decided to resign from the Gilo taxi station after learning that their new boss and owner of the station is…
Taxistas judÃos dimiten, al enterarse de que su nuevo jefe es un árabe
La Agencia de Noticias Israelà 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 threatens to shut Gaza crossings
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…
Israel dice, que deberÃa cerrar el paso de Gaza el martes, en respuesta a los obuses Qassam
Fuentes IsraelÃes informaron el lunes, que Israel indicó, que se deberÃa cerrar, toda frontera de paso en la Franja de Gaza, el Martes, en respuesta a los obuses Qassam, disparados…
Palestinian and Israeli security officials meet in Jenin
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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Irish sources refute reports of assassination attempt on exiled Palestinian
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…
Israeli ministerial committee recommends release of 150 prisoners
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…
Ahmad Qureia : Israel may make two-state solution impossible
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…
Ahmad Qureia: Israel puede hacer imposible la solución de dos estados
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, City under siege
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 attempts to overturn arrest warrants for commanders accused of war crimes
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…
Three Palestinians seized
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…
Israeli military invades three West Bank cities
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…
Ministry of Health warns of the increasing number of deaths among patients due to the siege
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 de Salud, advierte del incremento del número de muertos entre los pacientes en Gaza
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…
Darwish to be laid to rest in Ramallah on Wednesday
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…
Velarán Restos de Darwish en Ramallah el Miércoles
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…
Three wounded, seven missing, in a tunnel collapse on Gaza-Egypt borders
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…
Hamas rejects Fayyad’s call for deploying Arab or International forces in Gaza
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,…
PCHR welcomes Spanish High Court ruling to apprehend six Israeli officials
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 PCHR satisfecho por la resolución del Tribunal Supremo Español de arrestar a 6oficiales IsraelÃes
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…
Hamas holds a rally , demanding reopening of Rafah crossing terminal
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 says no concession regarding Shalit case
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…
Al Qassam Brigades: “Prisoner swap will only be conducted by our termsâ€
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 intercambio de presos se realizará solamente según nuestras condicionesâ€
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 sources: “Qassam shell fired from Gaza into the Western Negevâ€
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 israelÃes: “Proyectil Qassam lanzado desde Gaza hacia el oeste de Negevâ€
Fuentes militares israelÃes 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…
Renowned Palestinian Poet, Mahmoud Darwish, dies in Houston
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…
Poeta palestino renombrado, Mahmoud Darwish, se muere en Huston
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…
Patients in Gaza call for the re-opening of Rafah crossing
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 in Israel to be released before September
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…
Army kidnaps a civilian from Bethlehem
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…
Hamas police in Gaza releases 60 Fateh men
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…
PolicÃa de Hamas en Gaza Libera a 60 Hombres de al Fateh
Fuentes de seguridad palestinas en la Franja de Gaza informaron que la policÃa de Hamas y las fuerzas de seguridad liberaron a 60 simpatizantes de Al Fatal, quienes habÃan sido…
Israel interrogates dozens of fleeing Fateh men on Shalit
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…
Dayton: “Israel agreed to transfer to the P.A bullet-proof vests, 145 military vehiclesâ€
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…
Dayton: “Israel acuerda con P.A, chalecos anti-balas, y hasta 145 vehÃculos militares’
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…
Press Release: “Israeli Authorities Continue Ethnic Cleansing Campaign against Bedouins and Farmersâ€
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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Weekly peaceful protest of the wall at Al Khader village
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…
Protesta pacÃfica semanal por el muro, en el pueblo de Al Khader
Un grupo de 150 manifestantes no-violentos, marcharon en protesta contra el muro ilegal, el viernes al mediodÃa, en el pueblo de al Khader, cercano a la ciudad de Belén, en…
The Israeli army attacks the nonviolent protest in Bil’in village
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 israelà ataca la protesta no-violenta en el pueblo de Bil’in
El ejército israelà dispersó la protesta en el pueblo de Bil’in al norte de Ramallah en Cisjordania el viernes a mediodÃa con gases, armas y granadas, reportaron fuentes locales.Después de…
The Israeli army attacks a non-violent protest at Al Ma’sara village
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…
El ejército israelà ataca una protesta no-violenta en el pueblo de Al Ma’sara
Fuentes locales reportaron que el ejército israelà atacó la no-violenta protesta semanal en el pueblo de Al Ma’sara al sur de Belén en Cisjordania el viernes a mediodÃa.Un grupo de…
Death toll 233 due to the Israeli siege on the Gaza strip
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…
233 Victimas mortales, debido al asedio IsraelÃ, sobre la franja de Gaza
Fuentes medicas, informaron el viernes por la mañana, que el número de pacientes que han muerto en la franja de Gaza, debido al asedio IsraelÃ, ha alcanzado la cifra de…
Israeli army invades West Bank cities, kidnapping 3 civilians
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…
Ejército israelà invade ciudades en Cisjordania secuestrándoles a 3 civiles
El ejército israelà invadió las ciudades de Jenin, Nablus y Tulkarem el viernes al amanecer, fuentes locales reportaron.En la ciudad de Jenin en Cisjordania, varios vehÃculos militares israelÃes invadieron la…
PRC: “Truce in Gaza could collapse in three weeksâ€
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…
CRP: “La tregua en Gaza podrÃa fracasarse en tres semanasâ€
La Comité de Resistencia Popular (CRP) dijo el jueves que la tregua débil entre Israel y Hamas, el partido gobernante en Gaza, podrÃa fracasarse en tres semanas. La tregua empezó…
Israel issues bids for 447 settler homes in Jerusalem
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…
Israel presta ayudas para 447 casas de colonos en Jerusalén
El Ministerio Israelà 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,…
PCHR Weekly Report: Palestinian youth killed, 2 injured in Israeli attacks
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…
Movie director acquitted of ‘incitement’ charges
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…
Small Plane crashes in Haifa airport, three Israelis killed
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,…
Barak: “A peace deal between Israel and the PA in 2008 is unlikelyâ€
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…
Israeli settlers attack British diplomats touring Hebron
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.…
Rice threatens more sanction on Iran
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…
Jenin, a city of strong women
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…
Dozens suffer from Gas inhalation, 3 injured in Nil’in non-violent protest
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…
Army kidnaps a civilian in Hebron
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…
Free Gaza Movement invites Israeli FM to welcome them as they sail to Gaza
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 kidnaps a Palestinian girl from Bethlehem
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…
Israeli troops invade West Bank cities, kidnap 6 civilians
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…
Palestinian escapes an assassinatioin attempt in Ireland, Palestinians accuse Israel
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…
Israeli settlers to seize a Palestinian home in Jerusalem
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…
Colonos IsraelÃes, se apoderan de una casa Palestina, en Jerusalén
Fuentes locales, informaron, que un grupo de colonos IsraelÃes, han intentado apoderarse de una casa palestina, de la ciudad de Jerusalén el jueves de madrugada. Hatem Abd Al Kader, el…
Israeli settlers prevent a prayer in Beit Sahour, assault worshippers
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…
Israeli human rights group: Officer who shot bound Palestinian should be punished
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,…
Grupo de derechos humanos israelÃ: El oficial que disparo al palestino atado, deberÃa ser castigado
Después de que la milicia IsraelÃ, anunciara el miércoles, que el oficial que disparo a un Palestino atado y amordazado, a quemarropa con una bala de acero cubierta de goma,…
Detainees in Huwwara on hunger strike in protest to medical negligence
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…
Soldiers kidnap a female member of Nablus city council
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 Minster pledges to release 150 Palestinian prisoners, says PA official
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 PM israelà promete poner en libertad a 150 presos palestinos según informa un oficial palestino
El primer ministro israelà 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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