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El diario Israelí online Haaretz, informó el lunes que la policía Israelí –del mando del distrito norte, arrestó el mes pasado a un soldado Israelí después de sospechar que pasaba…

Arab member of Knesset, Talab Al Sane', head of the United Arab Bloc at the Israeli Knesset, demanded on Monday that the Israeli government's legal counselor, Mini Mazouz, initiate a…

Senior Palestinian political sources in the Gaza Strip reported on Monday that the dissolved Palestinian government in the Gaza Strip, headed by Ismail Haniyya of Hamas, decided to reappoint its…

Fuentes políticas Palestinas de la Franja de Gaza, generalmente bien informadas, informaron el lunes que el disuelto Gobierno Palestino en la Franja, liderado por Ismail Haniyya de Hamas, decidió volver…

According to Israeli sources, top officials in the Israeli government have threatened to cut all ties with the Palestinian Authority if a "national unity" agreement is made between Palestinian factions.…

Según fuentes Israelíes, miembros del gobierno Israelí del máximo nivel han amenazado con cortar todos los lazos con la Autoridad Palestina si se llega a un acuerdo de “unidad nacional”…

The Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak announced on Monday that Israel will not remove the 700 checkpoints, roadblocks and earth mounds that have cut the West Bank into hundreds of…

El Ministro Israelí de Defensa Ehud Barak anunció el lunes que Israel no retirará los 700 puestos de control, los controles policiales de carretera ni los montones de tierra que…

Palestinian water experts warned on Monday that the Palestinian territories are approaching a hot summer with high risks of water-shortages due to Israeli obstacles and natural dryness. Experts also warned…

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Two Palestinian patients reportedly died in Gaza on Sunday after they had been delayed access outside of the coastal region, due to ongoing Israeli closure of the enclave. Medics confirmed…

Dos pacientes Palestinos se ha informado que murieron en Gaza el domingo después que se les retrasara el acceso al exterior de la región costera, debido al actual cierre Israelí…

The Israeli army shot and killed a Palestinian farmer on Monday midday in the southern part of the Gaza strip. Yousif Abu Thahier, was working his land located in the…

El ejército Israelí disparó y mató a un granjero Palestino el lunes al mediodía en la parte sur de la Franja de Gaza. Yousif Abu Thahier, estaba trabajando su tierra…

The Palestinian Prime Minster of the caretaker government, Dr. Salam Fayyad, stated on Sunday that Israel should stop its settlement activity in the West Bank including Jerusalem because the situation…

The Hamas movement stated on Monday that the security forces of the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas had arrested five Hamas activists from several parts of the West Bank on Sunday.…

Palestinian sources reported on Monday that Israeli settlers attacked a number of Palestinian homes in the old city in the southern West Bank city of Hebron on late Sunday night…

Fuentes Palestinas informaron el lunes que los colonos Israelíes atacaron unas cuantas casas Palestinas en la ciudad antigua de la ciudad de Hebron, al sur de Cisjordania, el pasado domingo…

Lawmaker Jamal Al-Khudary, chairman of the Gaza popular committee for breaking the Israeli siege, appealed to the upcoming Arab states summit in Damascus to focus on possible ways of lifting…

El Legislador Jamal Al-Khudary, Presidente del comité popular de Gaza para romper el asedio Israelí, hizo un llamamiento a la próxima cumbre de Estados Árabes en Damasco para centrarse en…

The Egyptian authorities released Sunday 34 Palestinian prisoners of Gaza, they detained in January, after hundreds of thousands of Palestinians flocked to the nearby Egyptian town of aL-Arish, in the…

US Vice-President Dick Cheney expressed the hope that a "viable, democratic and peaceful Palestinian state be born soon" and criticized Palestinian homemade shell fire in to Israeli areas. Cheney was…

El Vice-Presidente de los EEUU, Dick Cheney expresó la esperanza de que un “Estado Palestino viable, democrático y pacífico nazca pronto” y criticó el lanzamiento de cohetes caseros Palestinos a…

Rival Palestinian parties, Fatah and Hamas, agreed on Sunday to a memo of understanding, drafted by Yemeni mediators. Media reports stated that both parties signed a document of understanding that…

Los informes de los medios de comunicación dijeron que ambas partes firmaron un documento de entendimiento que dice: “Fatah y Hamas acuerdan volver a la situación anterior al incidente de…

Palestinian media reports on Sunday stated that the Israeli military, manning the Eretz checkpoint to the north of Gaza, have denied access to an Italian sports delegation since early Sunday…

Los medios de información Palestinos informaron el domingo que las fuerzas de ocupación Israelíes que controlan el “checkpoint” de Eretz, al norte de la Franja de Gaza, han estado denegando…

U.S Vice President, Dick Cheney, will arrive in Ramallah on Sunday for talks with Palestinian Authority President, Mahmoud Abbas, after completing a visit to Israel. The Palestine Radio station reported…

Events in the last few years suggest a qualitative change in the Palestinian cause at the regional level. No analyst or observer could fail to miss the resemblance between the…

Palestinian medical sources in Qalqilia, in the northern part of the West Bank, reported on Saturday evening that a Palestinian youth was shot and seriously injured by Israeli military gunfire…

The deposed Palestinian Prime Minister of Hamas movement, Ismail Haniyeh, stated on Saturday that he hopes that the current internal Palestinian talks in Yemen would achieve successful outcomes, and added…

El depuesto Primer Ministro Palestino del movimiento Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh, manifestó el sábado que confía que las conversaciones internas Palestinas en curso en el Yemen consigan resultados de éxito, y…

Chief Palestinian Negotiator, Dr. Sa'eb Erekat, stated on Saturday that the Palestinian Authority is on the verge of collapse as the government in Ramallah and its negotiations team are consumed…

El Jefe Negociador Palestino, Dr. Sa’eb Erekat, manifestó el Sábado que la Autoridad Palestina está al borde del colapso ya que el gobierno en Ramallah y su equipo de negociación…

Hatem Abed al Qader, the advisor of the Palestinian premier for Jerusalem affairs, affirmed on Saturday that Israeli authorities are confiscating Palestinian-owned homes in East Jerusalem as part of ongoing…

Talks between the Hamas and Fatah delegations over the Yemeni initiative had resumed on Saturday in the Yemeni capital of San'a.A'zam al Ahmad, head of the Fatah bloc in the…

Las conversaciones entre las delegaciones de Hamas y Fatah sobre la iniciativa Yemení continuaron el sábado en San’a, la capital Yemení.A’zam al Ahmad, titular del bloque de Fatah en el…

Consultations are held over expanding the Palestinian deposed government based in the Gaza Strip and headed by Isma’el Haniyeh by appointing ministers to its ministerial council, Palestinian sources said on…

Según informaron fuentes Palestinas el sábado, se están llevando a cabo consultas para ampliar el gobierno depuesto con base en la Franja de Gaza y liderado por Isma’el Haniyeh, nombrando…

On Saturday clashes erupted between Palestinian security forces and civilians from the Huwwara village located near Nablus city in the northern part of the West Bank.Witnesses stated that security officers…

The Central Council of Jews in Germany intends to file a law suit against Google based on claims of "citing racist anti-Jewish ideas." This action was a result of a…

La intendencia general de judíos en Alemania tiene la intención de presentar una demanda en contra de Google basado en la reivindicación de ‘’citando ideas de racistas antisemitas’’ Esta acción…

The Israeli Foreign Minister and head of the Israeli negotiation team, Tzipi Livni, states that all final statute issues will be discussed during current negotiations with Palestinians.Livni made her statement…

La Ministra Israelí de Asuntos Exteriores y titular del equipo Israelí de negociación, Tzipi Livni, manifiesta que todas las cuestiones del estatus final serán tratadas durante las negociaciones actuales con…

A spokesperson of the Al Quds Brigades, the armed wing of the Islamic Jihad, reported on Friday that a group of fighters survived an assassination attempt carried by under-cover forces…

Un portavoz de las Brigadas Al Quds, brazo armado de la Jihad Islámica, informó el viernes que un grupo de combatientes sobrevivió al intento de asesinato llevado a cabo por…

Sources close to the Hamas movement in the West Bank reported that Palestinian Security Forces, loyal to the Fateh movement, arrested five supporters of the movement in several West Bank…

Fuentes cercanas al movimiento Hamas en Cisjordania informan que las Fuerzas de Seguridad Palestinas, leales al movimiento Fatah, arrestaron a cinco de sus seguidores en varias zonas de Cisjordania, el…

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas stated on Friday that a peace conference should be held as soon as possible in Russia and added that peace requires a comprehensive truce and a…

El Presidente Palestino Mahmoud Abbas declaró el viernes que debería celebrarse una conferencia de paz tan pronto como fuera posible en Rusia y añadió que la paz necesita mientras tanto…

The administration of Efrat, an illegal Israeli settlement near Bethlehem, decided to launch a construction project to build a new “neighborhood” which will be added to the settlement by annexing…

Los administradores de Efrat, un asentamiento ilegal israelí cerca de Belén, ha decidido lanzar un proyecto de construcción de un nuevo “vecindario” que se añadiría al asentamiento a partir de…

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On Friday, a group of Israeli settlers attempted to confiscate a Palestinian-owned store in East Jerusalem. The Palestinian family who owned the store were surprised when a group of Israeli…

El pasado viernes, un grupo de colonos israelíes intentaron confiscar un comercio palestino en Jerusalén Este. La familia propietaria se vio sorprendida por el grupo de colonos, que apareció acompañado…

Scores of residents of Bil’in, a village near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, took to the streets on Friday to conduct their weekly nonviolent protest against the the…

Docenas de residentes de Bil’in, un pueblo cercano a la ciudad de Ramallah en el centro de Cisjordania, se lanzó a la calle el viernes para realizar su protesta semanal…

A number of Palestinians from the village of Al Khader, located near the southern West Bank city of Bethlehem, staged a protest midday Friday against the wall the Israel government…

Un grupo de palestinos, residentes en la localidad de Al Khaderm al sur de Belén, organizaron una protesta, el pasado viernes, contra el muro que Israel está construyendo en tierras…

A group of resistance fighters of the al Quds Brigade the armed wing of Islamic Jihad movement had escaped on Friday afternoon an Israeli assassination attempt by the under cover…

A few kilometers from where the Israeli army attacked Gaza’s coast, a coalition of 27 women’s organizations held a festival marking International Women’s Day. Organized by the Women’s Affairs Center…

At least one resistance fighter from the al-Qassam brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, has been killed and another wounded, apparently in an explosion at a training center in southern…

Al menos un combatiente de las brigadas de Al-Qassam, el brazo armado de Hamas, ha muerto y otro ha resultado herido, aparentemente, en una explosión en un campo de entrenamiento…

According to the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR)'s Weekly Report, during the week of 13 – 19 Mar. 2008, 4 Palestinians were killed by Israeli forces. 12 Palestinians, including…

Bulldozers belonging to the so-called Civil Administration Office, which is under the Israeli army control in the occupied territories, demolished on Wednesday three Palestinian houses in two villages near Jerusalem.Two…

The Christian Peace Maker Teams (CPT) stationed in the southern West Bank city of Hebron, reported that two extremist Israeli settlers attacked on Wednesday two international observers who attempted to…

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The Christian Peacemaker Teams, a human rights action group based in the area telephoned the office of IMEMC (the International Middle East media Centre) in Beit Sahour near Bethlehem.“Three houses…

Palestinian Preventative Security Forces in the West Bank apprehended on Wednesday at night 11 million NIS worth of medicine that was hidden in a wedding hall in the central West…

Sami Abu Zuhri, media spokesperson of Hamas affirmed on Thursday that the statements of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas over the withdrawing of the PLO delegation from Yemen contradict with the…

Five Palestinian factions of the Palestine Liberation Organization including ‘the Palestinian Arab Front, Palestinian Liberation Front, Popular struggle Front and Palestinian Democratic Union (Feda)’, had welcomed on Thursday the Yemeni…

Israeli media sources reported Thursday that Egypt and Israel have recently agreed to Egypt, providing the Gaza Strip with power supply. According to the Israeli online daily ‘Haaretz’, both parties…

Israeli newspaper The Jerusalem Post reported on Thursday that the Israeli army instructed troops deployed at the Gaza-Israel borders to do whatever it takes in order to foil any abduction…

Spokesman of the ruling Hamas in Gaza, Sami Abu Zuhri, stated on Thursday that his party is still considering the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), not to be the representative of…

El portavoz del movimiento gobernante Hamas en Gaza, Sami Abu Zuhri, declaró el jueves que su partido todavía considera que la Organización para la Liberación de Palestna (OLP), no es…

Director of the Negotiations Department in the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), Dr. Sa’eb Ereikat said on Wednesday that the Palestinian Authority may collapse if a Palestinian-Israeli peace agreement is not…

El Director del Departamento de Negociaciones en la Organización para la Liberación de Palestina (OLP), Dr. Sa’eb Ereikat dijo el miércoles que la Autoridad Palestina puede colapsarse si no se…

A group of Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian shepherds from Towani village, south of the southern West Bank city of Hebron on Thursday. Villagers told IMEMC that several boys and old…

Un grupo de colonos Israelíes atacaron el jueves a pastores Palestinos del pueblo de Towani, al sur de la ciudad de Hebrón, al sur de Cisjordania. La gente del pueblo…

Three Palestinians have been reportedly killed in separate incidents in the Gaza Strip, medics and media sources reported.Palestinians security sources said early on Thursday that farmer Hassan Abu Abed, 60,…

Se ha informado que 3 Palestinos han sido matados en incidentes separados en la Franja de Gaza, según informaron médicos y medios de comunicación. Fuerzas de seguridad Palestinas informaron a…

Israeli District Court judge decided to release a Palestinian female detainee from the northern West Bank city of Nablus after she spent one month under interrogation without charges.The detainee, Tasneem…

The Nafha Society for Defending Detainees Rights and Human Rights reported on Wednesday that the Israeli Authorities release Dr, Ghassan Hamdan, a lecturer at Al Najah National University in the…

Dozens of Arab and Israeli students of different leftist parties in Haifa University protested against a visit conducted by Avigdor Lieberman to the university campus on Wednesday. One Arab student…

The Christian Peace Maker Teams (CPT), stationed in the southern West Bank city of Hebron, issued a report on Wednesday revealing that the Israeli military demolished 11 Palestinian structures in…

The Mossawa Center released its annual racism report at a press conference in Nazareth today, detailing 169 incidences of racism against Arab minority of Israel, including the killings of Arab…

Israeli sources reported on Wednesday that the Chairman of the Yeshai rabbinical council, chief Rabbi at the Keryat Arba’ Israeli settlement in the Palestinian city of Hebron, Lior Dov, issued…

Fuentes Israelíes informaron el miércoles que el Presidente del Consejo rabínico Yeshai, el Rabino jefe Lior Dov, del asentamiento Israelí Keryat Arba’ del asentamiento Israelí en la ciudad Palestina de…

Head of the Israeli Defense Ministry’s political-security bureau, Amos Gilad, stated on Wednesday that Israel and Egypt are conducting intensive negotiations in an attempt to achieve a long-term truce deal…

El Jefe de la oficina de seguridad política del Ministerio de Defensa Israelí, Amos Gilad, manifestó el Miércoles que Israel y Egipto están llevando a cabo negociaciones intensivas en un…

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Yasser Abed Rabu, the General Secretary of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) on Wednesday – condemned the statement made by U.S. Republican presidential candidate John McCain, in which he supported…

Yasser Abed Rabu, Secretario General de la Organización para la Liberación de Palestina (OLP), – condenó el miércoles la declaración realizada por el candidato presidencial Republicano de los EEUU John…

Washington presented on Wednesday a sum of $150 millions to the Palestinian Authority, as a part of U.S’s financial commitment towards sustainability of the PA, following the last December’s Paris…

Israeli media sources reported on Wednesday that the Israeli government has given new orders to the army, which allow troops to use live rounds at Palestinian protesters near the illegal…

Medios de información Israelíes informaron el miércoles que el gobierno Israelí ha dado nuevas órdenes al ejército, que permite a las tropas utilizar munición letal contra los manifestantes Palestinos cerca…

The local popular committee for breaking the Israeli siege on Gaza staged yesterday a symbolic funeral procession in Gaza city for some thousand local industries, in protest of the ongoing…

U.S assistant Secretary of State, David Walsh has recently told his Israeli counterparts that Cairo is much more interested in a long-term ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinians, urging them…

On Wednesday, Israeli troops using military bulldozers stormed Um-Nizel, and Briet villages located to the south of Hebron city in the southern part of the West Bank and demolished four…

Ten days ago, the Israeli High Court of Justice issued a temporary decision to close route 443 to Palestinians, now the road is for Israeli use only. Six Palestinian villages,…