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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,…

A Palestinian youth from the Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis has been reportedly shot dead by unknown assailants, medical sources said. The medics added that a bullet ripped through…

Palestinian medical sources reported on Tuesday at night that at twelve residents were wounded, four seriously, when the Israeli air force fired missiles at fighters who gathered near a local…

Fuentes médicas Palestinas informaron el martes por la noche que doce residentes fueron heridos, cuatro gravemente, cuando la fuerza aérea Israelí disparó misiles a combatientes que estaban reunidos cerca de…

On Tuesday, the Israeli High Court of Justice ordered a halt to the excavations in Silwan. This came after several months of excavations, which caused damages to building foundations and…

The political advisor of the European Union, Maya Szrdrab, visited on Tuesday several headquarters of Charitable Organizations in the southern West Bank city of Hebron. The organizations are slated to…

La consejera política de la Unión Europea, Maya Szrdrab, visitó el martes varios locales de las Organizaciones de Caridad de Hebrón, al sur de Cisjordania. Las organizaciones critican duramente que…

The Palestinian Popular (Folk) Committees issued on Tuesday a press release appealing the release of a Palestinian mother and her newly born child imprisoned at Hasharon Israeli detention facility.The Committees…

The Nafha Society for Defending the Detainees’ Rights and Human Rights, reported on Tuesday that the Israeli Prison Authorities issued orders extending the remand of eight detainees under administrative detention…

The Salem Israeli Military Court sentenced on Tuesday detainee Shabeeb Hasan, from Borqa village near the northern West Bank city of Nablus, to two years imprisoned and a 2000 NIS…

On Tuesday, the Israeli military establishment declared a total closure of the occupied Palestinian territories, starting from this morning until Sunday. Israeli media sources reported that in the wake of…

Los militares Israelíes declararon el martes un cierre total de los territorios Palestinos ocupados, empezando desde hoy por la mañana, hasta el próximo domingo. Debido a la valoración sobre seguridad…

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In a press release issued on Tuesday, Nabeel Abu Rudeineh, spokesperson of the Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas, denounced the continuation of the Israeli settlement activities in the Palestinian territories, saying…

Bassam al-Salhi discusses PPP vision for the near future and criticizes all involved parties for failing to work for a genuine peaceIn an interview with Bassam al-Salhi, Secretary General of…

The head of the Negotiations Department in the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), Dr. Sa'ed Erekat, stated on Tuesday that negotiations between the Palestinians and Israel can not continue with ongoing…

El jefe del Departamento de Negociaciones de la Organización para la Liberación de Palestina (OLP), Dr. Sa’ed Erekat manifestó el martes que las negociaciones entre los Palestinos e Israel no…

Palestinian sources reported that unknown gunmen opened fire at Abed Al Karem Al Abeet, 75, killing him in the village of Bein-Amein, near the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia…

Villagers of Al Khader, located south-west of Bethlehem city in the southern West Bank revealed on Tuesday that Israeli settlers have started to build a new settlement post on their…

Los habitantes del pueblo de Al Khader, localizado al sudoeste de la ciudad de Belén, revelaron el martes que los colonos Israelíes han empezado a construir un puesto de asentamiento…

Due to complaints from Israeli settlers over the selection of geographical location, the American based Facebook website will now allow a choice between stating one’s home in either Israel or…

A group of Palestinian resistance fighters, on Tuesday at midday, escaped an Israeli army ambush in the village of Zababda, located south of Jenin city in the northern West Bank.…

Un grupo de combatientes de la Resistencia, escaparon el martes al mediodía de una emboscada Israelí en el pueblo de Zababda, localizado al sur de la ciudad de Jenin, al…

An Israeli settler was stabbed on Tuesday morning near Damascus gate in Jerusalem’s old city, eyewitnesses said. Witnesses added that the man, reported to be a rabbi, was walking near…

The Israeli army targeted several areas of the West Bank on Tuesday at dawn, kidnapping at least 23 Palestinians, local sources reported. The sources stated that most of the kidnappings…

Head of the Palestinian negotiations teams, Ahmad Qorea’, stated on Monday at night that an unofficial meeting took place during evening hours between Palestinian negotiators and the Israeli Foreign Minister,…

Mayor of Ariel settlement bloc, Ron Nahman, stated that the Israeli government decided to allow him to carry a project to build 48 houses for settlers in Ariel settlement bloc…

The Nafha Society for Defending the Rights of the Detainees and Human Rights reported on Monday that nearly 100 detainees are currently under interrogation in Al Jalama Israeli interrogation facility…

Both Palestinian Prime Minister of Hamas, Ismail Haniya and President Mahmoud Abbas of Fatah, enjoy equal popular support among the Palestinian masses in the Gaza Strip and West Bank, a…

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The Palestinian popular committees of refugee camps in the West Bank organized on Monday protests in the various refugees populations over there, to voice objection to UN’s aid reduction. Member…

The Palestinian Authority security forces arrested five Palestinians affiliated with the Hamas movement from Bethlehem, Nablus and Tulkarem on Sunday, a Hamas source stated Monday.The source said that Taher Deriyeh…

Las fuerzas de seguridad de la Autoridad Palestina arrestaron a cinco Palestinos afiliados al movimiento de Hamas, de Belén, Nablus y Tulkarem, el domingo, según declaró una fuente de Hamas…

Head of the Egyptian intelligence service, Omar Suleiman has postponed his visit scheduled this week because Israel is not living up to commitment it has made to Egypt last week,…

The Israeli military tested lasted week a newly-manufactured interceptive missile, designed to block Palestinian homemade shells being fired by Palestinian resistance groups from Gaza onto nearby Israeli towns, Israel's channel…

Ahead of resumed Palestinian-Israeli negotiations, senior Palestinian negotiator, Saeb Eriqat, called yesterday on the European Union to pressurize the Israeli government to halt the military escalation and expansion of settlements.…

Ante la continuación de las negociaciones Palestino-Israelíes, el negociador senior de los Palestinos pidió ayer a la Unión Europea que presione al gobierno de Israel para que pare la escalada…

Emir of Qattar, Hammad Ben Jasem Al-Tani, pledged to the Palestinian Prime Minister, Ismail Haniya, whose government has been deposed by President Abbas in June of last year, that he…

Palestinian media sources reported Monday that representatives of the rival Palestinian parties , Hamas and Fatah will be heading for the Yemeni capital of San’a for talks over possible reconciliation.The…

Las Fuentes de los medios de comunicación Palestinos informaron el lunes que representantes de los partidos rivales, Hamas y Fatah se dirigirán a la capital del Yemen, San’a para conversar…

Israeli forces attacked northern and southern parts of the West Bank early Monday morning kidnapping five Palestinians, including two children. Local sources reported that a number of Israeli jeeps invaded…