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Israeli media sources reported that the Israeli government approved the deployment of Palestinian Authority security forces in the northern West Bank city of Jenin on Monday. Online Haaretz said that…

Fuentes de los medios de información Israelíes informaron el lunes que el gobierno Israelí aprobó el despliegue de las fuerzas de seguridad de la Autoridad Palestina en la ciudad de…

Israeli Foreign Minister, Tzipi Livni, stated that there are 'red lines' she will refuseto  cross during Palestinian- Israeli talks.  Livni told Israeli radio that the 'red lines' are a generalised…

La Ministra israelí de Asuntos Exteriores, Tzipi Livni, ha dicho que hay «líneas rojas» que se niega a cruzar durante las conversaciones palestino-israelíes. Livni dijo a la radio israelí que…

The Al Aqsa Brigades the armed wing of the Fatah movement announced on Monday that one of their fighters sustained moderate wounds during clashes with the Israeli army occuring in…

Las Brigadas de Al Aqsa, el brazo armado del movimiento Fatal ha anunciado el lunes que uno de sus combatientes presenta heridas moderadas producidas durante un choque con el ejército…

An Israeli wrecking crew knocked down Shadi Hamdan's home in an Arab neighborhood of occupied Jerusalem in just a couple of hours, reducing the upholsterer's savings to a pile of…

Yuval Diskin, the head of the Israeli Security Service Shin Bet, stated that Israel must not remove any of the over 700 roadblocks and checkpoints that cover the Israeli-occupied Palestinian…

Female detainee Shereen Mohammad Hasan, from Bethlehem city, voiced an appeal to several human rights groups to intervene for her release in order to receive adequate medical treatment, as she…

La mujeres detenida Shereen Mohammad Hasan, de la ciudad de Belén, ha hecho un llamamiento a varios grupos de Derechos Humanos para que intervengan a favor de su puesta en…

Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, stated on Sunday that Israel rejected offers made by the movement for an Egyptian mediated temporary cease-fire. Israeli online daily, Haaretz, reported that the deputy head…

Senior Hamas leader, Mousa Abu Marzouq, who is based in Damascus, told an Arab newspaper Sunday that Israel has refused an Egyptian-mediated ceasefire. Speaking to the Al-Qabbas Kuwaiti newspaper, Abu…

El líder veterano de Hamas, Mousa Abu Marzouq, que vive en Damasco, informó el domingo a un periódico Árabe que Israel ha rehusado un alto el fuego a través de…

The Israeli military court of Salem in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin, remanded on Sunday custody of seven Palestinian detainees of the Jenin city. Lawyer Mustafa aL-Azmouti told…

El Tribunal Militar Israelí de Salen en la ciudad ocupada de Jenin en Cisjordania, decretó el domingo la prisión preventiva a siete detenidos en la ciudad de Jenin. El Abogado…

El tribunal militar israelí de Salem, en la ciudad ocupada de Jenin en Cisjordania, ha decretado el domingo prisión preventiva para siete detenidos palestinos de la ciudad de Jenin. El…

El tribunal militar israelí de Salem, en la ciudad ocupada de Jenin en Cisjordania, ha decretado el domingo prisión preventiva para siete detenidos palestinos de la ciudad de Jenin. El…

El tribunal militar israelí de Salem, en la ciudad ocupada de Jenin en Cisjordania, ha decretado el domingo prisión preventiva para siete detenidos palestinos de la ciudad de Jenin. El…

A number of assailants set early on Sunday morning the Gaza-based Fatah main office, known as the Marji'yya, was set on fire, causing a considerable damage to the building, located…

The Fatah Alyasser, a Gaza-based group, slammed Sunday underway meetings between Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert, as ‘security coordination with the occupation’. In a statement,…

Fatah AlYasser, un grupo con sede en Gaza, dio un portazo el domingo a las reuniones en marcha entre el Presidente palestino Mahmoud Abbas y el Primer Ministro de Israel,…

Palestinian medical sources in the central Gaza Strip town of Deir Elbalah, announced that a five-year-old child was killed on Sunday by Israeli army gunfire in the central Gaza Strip…

Fuentes médicas palestinas en la céntrica ciudad de Deir Elbalah en la Franja de Gaza anunciaron que un niño de cinco años ha sido asesinado el domingo por disparos del…

In a special report issued by the Gaza-based aL-Damir society for human rights revealed that the Israeli closure of the coastal enclave since June2007, has impacted the Palestinian environment in…

Un informe especial emitido por la sociedad para los Derechos Humanos de Al-Damir, con sede en Gaza, reveló que el cierre israelí desde junio de 2007 del enclave costero ha…

Scores of local Palestinian residents in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, organized on Sunday a human chain in protest of prices of goods , made high, because of…

Decenas de palestinos residentes de la sureña ciudad de Rafah en la Franja de Gaza, organizaron el domingo una cadena humana en protesta por los precios de los bienes, encarecidos…

The Palestinian health ministry of the ruling Hamas party in Gaza said today that 71 percent of Gaza’s children are suffering from malnutrition and that 35 children have died because…

El Ministerio de Sanidad Palestino del partido gobernante de Hamas en Gaza, ha dicho hoy que el 71% de los niños de Gaza sufren malnutrición y que 35 niños han…

Veteran Palestinian detainee and a Fatah MP, Marwan Barghouti, believed that Israel should admit the Palestinian people’s right to self-determination, if it really wants to reach a solution to the…

El veterano preso Palestino y Miembro del Parlamento de Fatah, Marwan Barghouti, cree que Israel debería admitir el derecho del pueblo Palestino a la auto-determinación si realmente quiere alcanzar una…

El veterano detenido palestino y diputado de Fatah, Marwan Barghouti, cree que Israel debe reconocer el derecho del pueblo palestino a la libre determinación, si es que realmente quiere llegar…

I still vividly remember my father’s face – wrinkled, apprehensive, warm – as he last wished me farewell fourteen years ago. He stood outside the rusty door of my family’s…

This weeks Indy Global Report was edited in a 600 year old Turkish bath in the West bank city of Nablus. Amidst shisha pipes and steam,and men watching football, awaiting…

This weeks Indy Global Report comes amidst the people of Bethlehem's, collective sorrow, at the loss of four of their community during an Israeli under cover operation. Israel claims the…

This weeks Indy Global Reports was recorded in the village of Marda, in the middle of the West Bank International activists and environmentalists from across the world, Palestine and Israel…

Israeli Infrastructure Minister, Benjamin Ben-Eliezer, stated on Saturday that the Palestinian Israeli talks are just “a Pretend", adding that if Israel wants to achieve peace it should free that Fateh…

El Ministro de Infraestructuras Israelí, Benjamin Ben-Eliezer, declaró el sábado que las conversaciones Palestino-Israelíes son únicamente “una Simulación”, añadiendo que si Israel quiere conseguir la paz debería liberar al líder…

On Saturday, the International Solidarity Society for Human rights, issued a report stating that 21 Palestinians were killed in internal conflict during the month of March 2008. The report stated…

El sábado, la Sociedad de Sociedad Internacional por los Derechos Humanos, emitió un informe manifestando que 21 Palestinos han sido matados en conflictos internos durante el mes de Marzo de…

Palestinian medical sources in the local hospital of Kamal Adwan, reported on Saturday that a Palestinian farmer who identified as Ra'fat Mohammad Mansur, 33, was killed and another was injured…

Fuentes médicas Palestinas en el hospital local de Kamal Adwan, informaron el Sábado que un granjero Palestino que fue identificado como Ra’fat Mohammad Mansur, de 33 años, fue matado y…

Palestinian sources reported that the son of Marwan Al Barghouthi, a Fatah leader imprisoned by Israel, was shot and mildly injured by the Israeli army gunfire on Friday at night…

Fuentes Palestinas informaron que el hijo de Marwan Al Barghouthi, un líder de Fatah, fue disparado y herido por el ejército Israelí el viernes por la noche cerca de la…

Friday night Palestinian medical sources in Gaza announced that  an ill Palestinian woman and her infant died afterbeing denied permission by Israeli Authorities to leave Gaza     for essential treatment.…

El viernes por la noche, fuentes médicas Palestinas de Gaza anunciaron que una mujer Palestina enferma y su hijito de 14 meses murieron después de haberles sido denegado el permiso…

Palestinian sources in Nablus city, in the northern part of the West Bank, reported on Friday evening that twelve fighters of the Al Aqsa Brigades, the armed wing of Fateh,…

Fuentes Palestinas de la ciudad de Nablus, en la parte norte de Cisjordania, informaron el viernes por la noche que doce combatientes de las Brigadas de al Aqsa, brazo armado…

Sources close to the Hamas movement reported that Palestinian Security Forces, loyal to Fateh movement, arrested on Thursday ten members and supporters of Hamas in several West Bank districts.The sources…

Secretary-General of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP), Nayif Hawatma, met on Friday with Amro Mousa, secretary-general of the Arab league, in the Egyptian capital, Cairo.During the…

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Several Human Rights groups and the family of detainee Yousef Al Shomaly,48, from Beit Sahour, near Bethlehem, voiced an appealed to release Al Shomaly after his health condition had sharply…

Palestinian medical sources in the Gaza Strip reported on Friday evening that an infant and a woman died in the Gaza Strip  after the Israeli Authorities barred their transfer to…

Ten non-violent protestors were reported injured during the weekly Anti-Wall protest at the village of Bil’in located near the West Bank city of Ramallah on midday Friday.As the case each…

Palestinians from a number of villages located near the central West Bank city of Ramallah protested in commemoration of Land Day on Friday. Villagers from Beit Uor, Beit Syira, Saffa,…

The assistant of the Israeli minister of interior, Avi Dechter, was injured by Palestinian resistance fighters on Friday near the separation fence north of the Gaza Strip. Israeli medical sources…

Two Palestinians including a child were injured when an explosive charge blew up on Friday, east of Al Qararah south of Gaza Strip. On thursday evening, after the Israeli army…

According to the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR)'s Weekly Report, during the week of 27 March – 02 April 2008, 6 Palestinians were assassinated by Israeli military forces, and…

En el 2º partido de tres, de cuartos de final de la Euroliga de Baloncesto celebrado en Barcelona, el jueves 3 de Abril, el Barcelona ganó al Maccabi de Tel-Aviv…

Israeli sources reported that Israel and the United States decided to boycott the Durban II Anti-Racism conference which will be conducted in early 2009. The Israeli and US decision was…

Fuentes Israelíes informaron que Israel y los Estados Unidos decidieron boicotear la II Conferencia Anti-Racismo de Durban que tendrá lugar a principios de 2009. La decisión Israelí y de los…

The "Boycott-Divest-Sanctions" National Committee has called for a boycott of celebrations planned by the state of Israel to commemorate the 60th anniversary of Israel's creation in 1948. 104 organizations have…

El Comité Nacional de “Boicot-Desinversión-Sanciones, (Boycott-Divest-Sanctions) llama a un boicot de las celebraciones planeadas por el Estado de Israel para conmemorar el 60 aniversario de su creación en 1948. 104…

The Palestinian Popular (Folk) Committees issued a statement on Thursday strongly denouncing an Israeli plan to construct nearly 2000 homes for Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank in 2008.…

The Popular Committee Against Siege (PCAS) issued a statement of Thursday accusing Israel of committing  war crimes against the patients of the Gaza Strip as those patients need medical treatment…

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A statement, faxed to press by the aL-Aqsa Martyrs brigades, the armed wing of Fatah party of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, read Thursday that seven members of the brigades have…

Una declaración mandada por fax a la prensa por las brigadas de los Mártires de aL-Aqsa, brazo armado del partido Fatah del Presidente Palestino Mahmoud Abbas, informaba el jueves que…

Dr. Mustafa al Barghouthi, Secretary General of the Palestinian National Initiative (PNI), warned on Thursday of the dangers of the ongoing deterioration of the human situation in the Gaza Strip.…

The Gaza-based popular committee for breaking the Israel-enforced siege accused on Thursday Israel of perpetrating a war crime against the patients of Gaza Strip, who are in need of medical…

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine refugees in Gaza (UNRWA), recieved Thursday a fund from the United Arab Emirates, worthy of $4 million dollars, to be allocated…

 Israeli media sources reported on Thursday that Dr Ahmad al Tibi, Arab member of the Israeli Knesset, and head of the Arab bloc (United Arab List, Ra'am-Ta'al) had challenged the…

The local Popular Committee for Resisting the Israeli attacks in districts in the northern part of the Gaza Strip issued a report on Thursday stating that the Israeli army has…

El Comité local Popular para Resistir los ataques Israelíes en los distritos de la parte norte de la Franja de Gaza emitieron el jueves un comunicado informando que el ejército…

The ruling Hamas party in Gaza slammed on Thursday what it termed ‘ignorance’ by the international community of Gaza conditions, calling on all concerned parties to take their responsibilities towards…

Yasser Abed Rabu, the Secretary of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization – PLO – and a member of the negotiations teem with Israel, demanded on Thursday a…

The Israeli army invaded the town of Al Biereh, located near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, on Thursday morning and broke into its municipality offices.  The municipality of…

El ejército Israelí invadió el jueves por la mañana la villa de Al Biereh, localizada cerca de la ciudad de Ramallah, en la parte central de Cisjordania, e irrumpió en…

Palestinian medical sources reported that ten Palestinians were injured during an on going Israeli army invasion targeting Al Qarrara village in the southern part of the Gaza strip. Al Qudes…

In testimony to the Israeli Knesset (Parliament) on Wednesday, Professor Mordechai Kremnitzer, a well-known Israeli legal expert, warned that if Israeli Arabs are allowed to participate in a referendum on…

En declaración al Knesset Israelí (Parlamento) el miércoles, el Profesor Mordechai Kremnitzer, un bien conocido experto legal Israelí, avisó que si a los Árabes Israelíes se les permite participar en…

The Israeli Radio reported on Wednesday that the Israeli Authorities decided to distribute gas-masks among the population in Israel starting in 2009. The step, the radio said, comes as a…

Israel second only to Iran in negative image worldwide, according to the results of a BBC poll released Wednesday.  54% of those polled viewed Iran negatively, and 52% viewed Israel…

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Former spokesperson of the Hamas-dominated government in Gaza, Ghazi Hammad, said on Wednsday that the rival Fatah party need to take a unified stance towards potential reconciliation with the Hamas…

El antiguo portavoz del Gobierno de Hamas, dominante en Gaza, Ghazi Hammad, dijo el miércoles que el partido rival Fatah necesita tomar una postura unificada hacia una reconciliación potencial con…

Israeli media sources reported on Wednesday that the Israeli government is planning to construct nearly 2000 units in Israeli settlements located in the West Bank during 2008. The Israeli daily…

On Wednesday, the Israeli police demolished the Hamdan family home in Anata, a Palestinian neighborhood in the city of Jerusalem. ICAHD, the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions, an Israeli human…

Hamas's exiled leader, Khaled Mash'al, who is based in Damascus, confirmed that his party can not claim responsibility for the late February deadly attack on a Jerusalem-based Jewish religous seminary.…

El líder exiliado de Hamas, Khaled Mash’al, ubicado en Damasco, confirmó que su partido no puede reivindicar la responsabilidad del ataque mortal del pasado Febrero a un seminario religioso Judío…

The Palestinian health ministry of the Hamas-rule Gaza warned on Wedensday of a humanitarian crisis across the Gaza Strip, because of continued Israeli closure on the coastal territory, since June…

Según una declaración hecha el miércoles por el Ministerio Palestino de Salud del Gobierno de Hamas que gobierna Gaza, se advierte de una crisis humanitaria en toda la Franja de…

The death toll of Gaza patients, who have been unable to get medication, due to the Israel-enforced closure since last June, mounted on Wedensday to 121, after the passing away…

The Israeli military kidnapped at least 17 Palestinians across the West Bank during a series of invasions across the West Bank on Wednesday morning. The cities invaded include Tulkarem, Nablus,…

El ejército Israelí secuestró al menos a 17 Palestinos en toda Cisjordania durante una serie de invasiones llevadas a cabo el miércoles por la mañanaLas ciudades invadidas incluyen Tulkarem, Nablus,…

An Israel army force invaded the northern Gaza Strip city of Beit Hanoun Wednesday morning, taking several prisoners. Palestinian media sources and witnesses said that an Israel infantry force, backed…

Una fuerza del ejército de Israel invadió la ciudad de Beit Hanoun al norte de Gaza, el miércoles por la mañana, cogiendo varios prisioneros. Fuentes de los medios de comunicación…

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, will hold talks today with the Egyptian President, Husni Mubarak, in Cairo. Abbas will be discussing latest developments in the region, including underway talks with Israel,…

El Presidente Palestino Mahmoud Abbas, mantendrá hoy conversaciones con el Presidente Egipcio Husni Mubarak, en el Cairo. Abbas comentará los últimos acontecimientos en la región, incluyendo las conversaciones en curso…

During an Israeli military operation on Wednesday morning in Jenin refugee camp, in the northern West Bank of Jenin, a Palestinian youth,17, named as Shuja' Qreiny was critically injured in…