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Israeli security sources reported on Tuesday that the Israeli army will start using alternative methods to protect the settlements in cases where roadblocks are removed. The army announcement came after…

Palestinian sources reported that two Palestinian fighters were killed and another two injured during armed clashes with Israeli troops in the village of Wadi Al Salqa in the southern part…

Fuentes Palestinas informaron que dos combatientes Palestinos fueron matados y otros dos heridos durante los enfrentamientos armados con las tropas Israelíes en el pueblo de Wadi Al Salqa en la…

The Israeli military invaded the Jenin refugee camp, Wadi Burqin and Deir Ghazala village in northern West Bank city of Jenin in the early hours of Tuesday morning. In the…

El Comité Local de Planificación y Construcción del Ayuntamiento de Jerusalén, aprobó el lunes un plan para construir 600 viviendas para colonos Israelíes en el asentamiento de Pisgat Zeev, en…

The Local Committee for Planning and Construction at the Jerusalem Municipality approved on Monday a plan to construct 600 homes for Israeli settlers in Pisgat Zeev settlement in Jerusalem. The…

The Palestinian Popular (Folk) Committees issued a press release on Monday slamming the Israel Army’s attack against an orphanage in Al Salaam Street in the southern West Bank city of…

La Comisión Popular de Palestina publicó en la prensa el lunes un comunicado criticando el ataque del ejército Israelí contra un orfanato en la calle Al Salaam, al suroeste de…

On Sunday a new Jewish leftist movement which opposes the Israeli occupation of Palestine was formed in Canada. The movement calls itself the Jewish Canadian Coalition, and officially announced that…

Palestinian medical sources in Ramallah city, north of Jerusalem, stated on Monday evening that one Palestinian resident was shot and killed by Israeli setters gunfire near Ramallah. The sources identified…

Fuentes médicas Palestinas en la ciudad de Ramallah, al norte de Jerusalén, informaron el lunes a primera hora de la noche, que a un residente Palestino le dispararon y mataron…

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The President of the Israeli right wing Shass movement and the Minister of the Israeli security cabinet, Eli Yishai, told Israeli army radio on Monday that he is willing to…

El Presidente del movimiento Israelí de derechas Shass y Ministro de Seguridad del Gabinete Israelí, Eli Yishai, declaró a la radio del ejército Israelí el lunes, que quiere mantener conversaciones…

Hamas spokesman in Gaza, Fawzi Barhoum, stated on Monday that his ruling part in Gaza is ready to welcome Palestinain President Mahmoud Abbas of Fatah in Gaza for reconciliation talks.…

El portavoz de Hamas en Gaza, Fawzi Barhoum, declaró el lunes que su partido, que gobierna en Gaza, está dispuesto a dar la bienvenida a Gaza al Presidente Palestino Mahmoud…

The President of the Public Servants Union, Bassam Zakarnah, stated on Monday that the Palestinian Court of Justice based in the central West Bank city of Ramallah, decided today against…

The National and International Relations Department at the Palestine Liberation Organization issued a report on Monday documenting the Israeli violations against the Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza during…

El Departamento de Relaciones Nacionales e internacionales de la Organización de Liberación de Palestina emitió un informe el lunes, documentando las violaciones israelíes contra los Palestinos en Cisjordania y Gaza…

Palestinian resistance groups in the Hamas-ruled Gaza, shelled early on Monday Israeli areas near the border lines with Gaza Strip. In a statement, faxed to press, the aL-Qassam brigades, the…

Ocho civiles Palestinos fueron secuestrados por el ejército Israelí el lunes, durante las invasiones Israelíes antes del alba, teniendo como objetivo varias partes de Cisjordania. En la parte sur de…

Eight Palestinian civilians were kidnapped by the Israeli army on Monday during Israeli army pre-dawn invasions targeting several parts of the West Bank.In the southern part of the West Bank,…

Two Palestinians have been reportedly moderately wounded early on Monday as the Israeli soldiers, stationed to the south of Gaza Strip, opened fire at them. Medics confirmed that the two…

Israeli defense minister, Ehud Barak, has informed the Palestinian side that Israel approved the construction of a Palestinian residential city, media sources reported. The planned residential buildings will be erected…

Palestinian media sources reported Sunday that Cairo has decided to allow tens of stranded Egyptians, who have been stuck on the Gaza side of border in January, back to Egypt.…

U.S Secretary of States, Condoleezza Rice, said Sunday that the U.S would observe implementation on the ground of Israel’s pledge to ease restrictions on Palestinian movement across the West Bank.…

On Sunday a Palestinian dug tunnel, on the Gaza-Egypt border line has reportedly collapsed , causing the death of one Palestinian. An Egyptian security official, speaking anonymously, told media outlets…

Se ha informado que un túnel Palestino bajo la línea fronteriza Gaza-Egipto se ha derrumbado el domingo, causando la muerte de un PalestinoUn oficial de seguridad Egipcio, hablando anónimamente, contó…

The aL-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, the armed of Fatah party of Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas, mourned Sunday in the Jabalya refugee camp of the Gaza Strip, two of their members killed…

A two-day Arab league summit was concluded Sunday in the Syrian capital of Damascus, with the participation of 11 Arab states’ leaders and the absence of Lebanon. Syrian president, chairman…

La cumbre de la Liga Árabe de dos días ha concluido el domingo en Damasco, capital de Siria, con la participación de los líderes de 11 Estados Árabes y la…

Israeli police detained on Sunday four Palestinians in the Israel city of Tel-Aviv, Israel says were suspected of plotting an attack in the Bet Yam locality to the south of…

La policía Israelí detuvo el domingo a cuatro Palestinos en la ciudad Israelí de Tel-Aviv. Israel dice que eran sospechosos de planear un ataque en la localidad de Bet Yam…

The Israeli army forces cracked down on Sunday on demonstrators in the West Bank cities, marking the Land Day anniversary. Hundreds of Palestinian demonstrators in various West Bank cities, including…

Las fuerzas del ejército Israelí reprimieron duramente el domingo por la mañana a los manifestantes de las ciudades de Cisjordania, que conmemoraban el aniversario del Día de la Tierra. Cientos…

The leftist Israel Member of Parliament, Yusi Belin, urged Sunday the Israeli Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert, to comply with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’s call for freezing the Israeli settlement activities…

Yusi Belin, miembro izquierdista del Parlamento Israelí, instó el domingo al Primer Ministro Israelí Ehud Olmert a acceder al llamamiento del Presidente Palestino Mahmoud Abbas de congelar las actividades de…

A joint group of fighters from the armed wing of the democratic front for the liberation of Palestine and the armed wing of the Fatah party of Palestinian President Mahmoud…

The Israeli occupation authorities will begin be removing a roadblock, separating the occupied east Jerusalem from the West Bank city of Jericho, Israeli media sources reported. According to Ma’areef newspaper,…

On May 15, Israel will celebrate its 60th anniversary. Palestinians around the world will commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Palestinian Nakba or the "Catastrophe." Among other things, Al-Nakba marks…

On Friday morning, Israeli forces invaded the al 'Eizariyah town east of east Jerusalem, broke into several homes, searched them and abducted three children The children were identified as Mohammad…

Docenas de residentes de Bil’in, un pueblo cercano a Ramallah, en la parte central de Cisjordania, junto con internacionales e Israelíes que les apoyan, se echaron a las calles el…

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In the Arab-Israeli city of Jaffa, just south of Tel Aviv in Israel, more than 1500 Arab-Israelis and Jewish Israeli activists gathered on Friday in the city center to protest…

Scores of residents from Bil’in, a village near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, took to the streets along with their international and Israeli supporters to conduct their weekly…

At least 250 Palestinians from the village of Al Khader located near the southern West Bank city of Bethlehem, joined by Israeli and international peace activists staged a protest on…

Al menos 250 Palestinos del pueblo de Al Khader situado cerca de la ciudad de Belén, al sur de Cisjordania, a los que se han unido activistas de paz Israelíes…

On Friday morning a group of Israeli settlers from the illegal settlement of Havet Ma'un, built on privately-owned Palestinian lands near the southern West Bank city of Hebron, attacked a…

Abu Mujahed, the spokesperson of the Salah Din brigade, the armed wing of the Popular Resistance Committees, stated in an interview on Thursday that there are no new developments in…

Abu Mujahed, portavoz de la brigada Salah Din, brazo armado de los Comités de Resistencia Popular, declaró en una entrevista el jueves que no hay ninguna novedad en un posible…

On Friday morning, 150 Palestinian residents of al Ma'sarah village near the southern West Bank city of Bethlehem, joined by around thirty International and Israeli peace activists, gathered in the…

Israeli forces invaded the central West Bank cities of Ramallah and al Beirah and a nearby town of Betunia on Friday.  No injuries or abductions were reported. Local security sources…

Khalid Masha’al, head of the Hamas’ political bureau, had called on Friday the Arab leaders and their representatives for the Arab summit that will convene on Saturday in Syria to…

A Palestinian resistance fighter of the aL-Qassam brigades, the armed wing of the ruling Hamas in Gaza, has been reportedly killed by the Israeli army early on Friday morning. Media…

Se ha anunciado que un combatiente de la Resistencia de las Brigadas de aL-Qassam, brazo armado de Hamas que gobierna en Gaza, ha sido matado por el ejército Israelí a…

According to the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR)'s Weekly Report, during the week of 19 – 26 Mar. 2008, 2 Palestinian farmers were killed by Israeli forces, and 2…

De acuerdo con el Informe Semanal del Centro Palestino por los Derechos Humanos (PCHR)’, durante la semana del 19-26 Marzo 2008, las fuerzas Israelíes mataron a 2 campesinos Palestinos, y…

Senior Egyptian sources reported on Thursday that Egypt conducted talks with Hamas and the Islamic Jihad in an attempt to achieve a truce agreement with Israel.Speaking on condition of anonymity,…

Fuentes Egipcias veteranas informaron el jueves que Egipto mantenía conversaciones con Hamas y la Jihad Islámica en un intento de conseguir un acuerdo de tregua con Israel. Amparadas por el…

Lawyer of Al Hoqooq Center for Detainees Studies reported on Thursday that detainee Noura Al Hashlamoon, 37, a mother of six children, from Aqbat Tafooh area in the southern West…

El Abogado del Centro Al Hoqooq para el Estudio sobre los Detenidos informó el jueves que la detenida Noura Al Hashlamoon, de 37años, madre de 6 hijos, del área de…

Member of the Central Committee of the leftist Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), Jamil Mizhir, stated on Thursday that the upcoming planned visit of president Mahmoud Abbas…

Detained head of the Palestinian Legislative Council, Dr. Aziz Dweik, called on the Arab leaders participating at the Arab Summit which will be held in the coming days in Damascus,…

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Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, held a meeting on Thursday with King Abdullah of Jordan, in Amman, and renewed his rejection of withdrawing or modifying the Arab peace initiative which he…

Spokesman of the ruling Hamas party in Gaza, Ayman Taha, was quoted by media sources today as saying that his party’s talks with Egyptian officials were fruitful. Taha was speaking…

Thursday afternoon a massive number of Israeli soldiers had invaded the al Balou’ neighborhood in the West Bank town of al Khader southern of Bethlehem.Local eyewitness reported that the soldiers…

The Israeli human rights group, B’Tselem issued a letter on Thursday addressed to Israel’s Attorney General and the Advocate General of the Israeli Military, demanding that they carry out criminal…

El grupo Israelí de derechos humanos B’Tselem hizo una carta el jueves dirigida al Fiscal General del Estado de Israel y al Abogado General del Ejército Israelí, requiriendo que lleven…

Israeli army tanks and bulldozers invaded the village of Al Qarrara in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, on Wednesday night. Tanks and bulldozers destroyed two homes owned by…

Tanques y buldózeres del ejército Israelí invadieron el pueblo de Al Qarrara en la parte sur de la Franja de Gaza, el miércoles por la noche. Los tanques y los…

The head of the Negotiations Department of the Palestine Liberation Organization, PLO, Dr. Sa’eb Ereikat, asked the EU, USA, UN, and Russia to but more pressure on Israel to commit…

Palestinian Prime Minister, Dr. Salaam Fayyad, met on Wednesday with the Israeli Defense Minister, Ehud Barak, and discussed with him the efforts to implement the commitments to the Road Map…

El Primer Ministro Palestino, Dr. Salaam Fayyad, se entrevistó el miércoles con el Ministro de Defensa Israelí, Ehud Barak, y comentó con él los esfuerzos para implementar los compromisos del…

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert stated on Wednesday during a press conference that Israel will resume negotiations with the Palestinian Authority, headed by Mahmoud Abbas, but at the same time…

El Primer Ministro Israelí Ehud Olmert manifestó el miércoles durante una conferencia de prensa que Israel continuará las negociaciones con la Autoridad Palestina, encabezada por Mahmoud Abbas, pero que al…

The Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert threatened ‘painful’ measures against the democratically-elected Hamas government of the Palestinian people, and refused the latest attempt at a ceasefire by Hamas. ‘We are…

El Primer Ministro Israelí Ehud Olmert amenazó con medidas “dolorosas” contra el gobierno elegido democráticamente del pueblo Palestino, y rehusó el último intento de un alto el fuego con Hamas.…

The Palestinian Legislative Council in Gaza, dominated by the Hamas movement, issued a press release on Wednesday slamming a recent decision by the Israeli High Court of Justice to withdraw…

El Consejo Legislativo Palestino en Gaza, dominado por el movimiento Hamas, emitió una nota de prensa el miércoles, criticando duramente una reciente decisión del Tribunal Supremo Israelí de retirar las…

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas stated on Wednesday that peace talks held between chief Palestinian negotiator, Ahmad Qorea’, and the Israeli Foreign Minister, Tzipi Livni, are tackling all important issues, including…

El Presidente Palestino Mahmoud Abbas declaró el Miércoles que las conversaciones de paz mantenidas entre el principal negociador Palestino, Ahmad Qorea’, y la Ministra de Asuntos Exteriores Israelí, Tzipi Livni,…

AMNESTY International issued a press release on Wednesday stating that the Israeli army barred resident Karima Abu Dalal, 34, from leaving the Gaza Strip in order to receive medical treatment…

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Scores of Palestinians, representing civil society organizations in Gaza, staged on Wednesday a demonstration at a public square, urging the rival Hamas and Fatah parties to unite. Participants who marched…

A senior Islamist leader was found dead in the Gaza Strip, on Wednesday morning, near the evacuated settlement of Nitzarim south of Gaza city, Palestinian sources and eyewitnesses reported.Mahmoud Basal,…

The ruling Hamas party in Gaza hailed Wednesday the Norwegian government’s call to the European Union to necessarily initiate dialogue with Hamas. Hamas’s spokesman in Gaza, Fawzi Barhoum, said in…

A group of Israeli settlers from illegal settlement of Havet Ma’on south of Hebron city, in the southern West Bank, opened fire at Palestinian shepherds and their sheep on Wednesday…

A Palestinian resistance fighter was pronounced dead on Wednesday at midday of wounds sustained during an Israeli attack targeting the Gaza Strip three weeks ago. Mohamed Abed Rabuh, 24, was…

Palestinian medical sources reported on Wednesday that an aged woman was pronounced dead after being prevented from leaving the Gaza Strip for medical care by the Israeli Armed forces. Jazyiah…

Tens of bakeries in the Gaza Strip have been reportedly stopped working today morning, demanding an increase of bread prices. Media sources said that the move came in protest against…

Se ha informado que decenas de panaderías de la Franja de Gaza han parado de trabajar esta mañana, pidiendo un incremento de los precios del pan. Los medios de información…

In pre-dawn invasion on Wednesday morning, the Israeli military kidnapped two men from the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia. Sources reported that Israeli jeeps invaded the city and kidnapped…

Israeli media sources reported that the Egyptian president Husni Mubarak has voiced concern over what he believes ‘growing Iranian influence’ in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip, which borders Egypt. The Israeli…

The Israeli military kidnapped, Omar Jaber,50, of the al-Qassam brigade, the armed wing of Hamas in Iktaba village, near Tulkarem. Security sources reported that Israeli forces kidnapped Jaber after invading…

Israeli media sources reported that a Palestinian sniper shot and wounded an Israeli farmer from the Ein Shlosha Kibutz (farm settlement) near the Gaza borders with Israel, Israeli media sources…

Israeli online daily, Haaretz, reported hat Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak approved the transfer of five more mobile homes into the illegal Israeli settlement of Teneh Omarim, in the southern…

The Israeli Police in Jerusalem barred the Palestinians in the city from holding a cultural festival which was entitled ‘Jerusalem, the Arab Cultural Capital for 2009’.Hundreds of Israeli policemen deployed…

Israeli daily newspaper, Haaretz, reported on Tuesday that senior Israeli military officials believe that Hamas movement is currently interested in maintaining the truce along the borders between the Gaza Strip…

The European Union decided on Tuesday to transfer 300 Million Euros in aid to the Palestinian Authority (P.A) as part of its December 2007 promise to transfer this amount to…